Ich

[Vern212]

Hi everyone I just put a lipstick tang in my 75gal and he got ich does anyone no if kick ich works

 

[Pablo]

It worked for me a few years back.

 

[Vern212]

Thanks I just put a lipstick tang in my 75gal and a day later I notice he had white spots went tru the same thing with my hippo tang but it comes and go evey thing else doing good does that mean that the ich is just floting around my tank

 

[marrone]

It doesn't work and in the end there is a good chance that your fish is going to die. The only things that will work are copper and Hypos. If you go the route of copper you need to make sure you have a good test kit, as you need to treat at the correct level, otherwise it doesn't work. If you go the route of Hypos, you need a good refractometer, as you need to treat at the correct level for it to work. Also, with Hypos you need to make sure you have ich, as it works only on ich. You also can't do Hypos with Corals and Inverts.

 

[Vern212]

I have a lot of corals in my tank I dont have qt what should I do you said it a good chance my fish might die in the end does that mean all my fish or just the one with ich

 

[marrone]

Depending on how bad the outbreak is, and if your fish can fight it off, there is a chance you could lose fish unless you treat. It's always best to QT all your fish before you place them into your main display tank.

 

[m28cruiser]

I read that hypo salinity does not work all the time and copper treatment is the best way to go. Google Marine Ich Myths and Facts, there are plenty of good info about ich.

I used Seachem Cupramine in a hospital tank to treat 5 fishes. The treatment was for 2 weeks. It worked like it was supposed to, but my Kole tang did not eat much since the treatment and eventually died 1 wk after I put him in another uninfected tank. The other 4 fishes are doing fine (F.O.clowns, purple firefish, orchid psudo) . It's recommended that you leave the infected tank fallow for 2 mths. Be careful with cross contamination if you have multiple tanks.

Good luck. It will be a long battle.

 

[marrone]

Hypo will work but only if it's ich, also you need to keep the SG at below 1.009, otherwise it will just start over again.

 

[gatopreto]

i had ick in my tank and i used kick ick and got rid of it. i just followed the directions and a couple of days later ick was all gone. that is my experiance with it.

 

[KathyC]

i had ick in my tank and i used kick ick and got rid of it. i just followed the directions and a couple of days later ick was all gone. that is my experiance with it.

Kick Ich does not KILL Ich. It will only irritate the 'skin' of the fish and the Ich may fall off. That does not mean the ich is dead, nor does it mean you no longer have it in your tank.

 

[gatopreto]

Thanks for informing me.


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