[reefnoob1991]

Marine Ich - Myths and Facts - Reef Sanctuary

Read and be amazed.

[crxman]

ok well the qt tank is setup and i had to put some crushed coral in there because the fish was freaking out. i put the copper in there and some live rock from my main tank because we couldnt go get anything to put in the tank for the fish. when i got home the tang was layin flat on the crushed coral what does that mean?

[Mr. Tang]

OK so I was wrong about one thing Temp. Thats not bad!!

[crxman]

the temp is 80

[reefnoob1991]

It pretty much disproves anything anyone ever thought about ich lol! Well the crushed coral isn't good for the copper (shoulda read the marine ich facts article!) and the live rock will be killed by the copper

[crxman]

why is crushed coral not good for copper? and the rock i put in there was nothing special

[reefnoob1991]

it absorbs it all

[crxman]

oh great the only reason i put that in there is because the fish was freaking out and once i put the crushed coral in there he was alot better

[reefnoob1991]

Because copper is poisonous to the fish and stresses it out. It all states it in that marine myths and facts article.

[reefcouple]

I am not entirely following mr. Tang's post but he sounds like he knows what he's talking. If I am reading it correctly it sounds as if ick can only survive in a sand bottomed tank. I beg to differ, my ick issues were all in a crushed coral bottom...

But that may not be what mr. tang is saying...

Either way, just start doing something and learn, thats the only real way to get through it...

[crxman]

it has worked for me in the past, its a copper med from seachem
and the copper was not in there when i put the fish in

[Mr. Tang]

When I said sandbed, I was actually talking any substrate. Sand or crushed coral. Barebottom QT

How's the Tang?????

[crxman]

hes looking ok hes flat on the bottom of the tank when i walked up to him but when i got to him he started to swim around

[BlueCornerPalau]

More trippy info.
I'm using Metronidazole from SeaChem in my display tank.
every 2 days for 3 weeks.
Seems to be slowly reducing the Cryptocaryon occurances on my Regal BLue Tang but not all are gone yet.
No one has died yet. LTA,GSP,SPS,Shrimp
We shall see.

[reefnoob1991]

Be careful...just because its gone out of sight doesnt mean its not still there.

[reefcouple]

Yes i agree and hippo's are prone to irritations, as you have probably already noticed alot of scratching...

they seem pretty resieliant tho.

[reefcouple]

Hows "blue" doing?

[crxman]

most of the spots are gone but there are some new larger spots or spots that are just larger on him

[reefcouple]

Good to hear that Chris, hang in there and blue will be "right as rain".....

From my experience with my hippo was, he lived thru all of it, my others didnt so it would seem they are prone to "issues" but "hardy" at the same time.

[kayaking2]

A week after I got my blue tang it too had ick. I went to my local saltwater fish store and the owner recommended getting a cleaner shrimp which will eat the ick parasite.
I bought one for my 90 gallon tank and the ick it gone on the blue tang and its not been back.
I also bought some vitamin liquid food so once once I soak some brine shrimp in it and feed the fish the next day. this helps keep thier strength up.

Hope this helps

[reefnoob1991]

If you read the article you'd see the cleaner shrimp is a gimmick and doesn't eat ich...it's burrowed under the skin therefore can't be reached.

[crxman]

ok i got a copper test but the seachem bottle doesnt say what the copper should be it juse says how many drops to put in the tank. does any1 know what the copper should be in the tank?

[reefcouple]

Great article you posted Brandon!!

[reefnoob1991]

I used it for my hypo treatment...that man is a genius and I stand by that article

[reefcouple]

It definately educated me on the subject, and every person i ever asked about ick was for the most part wrong, including my LFS's....

I saved the article, thanks...

I wonder tho, sometimes it almost doesnt seem worth the trouble, and just tossing the fish seems easier, (im sure i'll catch hell for saying that lol)