Are you ich management?

[NowGlazeIT]

I hate the name "Ich management". It is really immunity which is what I practice.

Ich management sounds like we keep parasites in stalls like on a farm ;Meh

My fish are familiar but not immune. I see the little bugs pop up somewhat often

 

[TheDragonsReef]

could try kick ich and metro w focus if you want

Nah i tried a few of those solutions 2 years ago when i had an outbreak and all it did was kill my microfauna and bristle worms which led to a small crash where i lost some 8-10year old colonies. Never again.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Nah i tried a few of those solutions 2 years ago when i had an outbreak and all it did was kill my microfauna and bristle worms which led to a small crash where i lost some 8-10year old colonies. Never again.

oh, okay.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

oh, okay.

Once ichs in the tank and you cant quarantine the best thing to do is make sure your waters in great shape and give vitamin supplemented food.

 

[Squidward]

I do TTM qurantine. 12 days only. Fast and no copper needed. I keep 13 tangs and can't afford to do ich management. I hate ich with a passion.

 

[ApoIsland]

That’s what I hear a lot that people sometimes don’t have room for another tank. It’s quite expensive to start up too, salt, more heaters, decent powerheads. I can understand.

It doesn’t have to be this way at all. The guys I know who quarantine only use a 5G bucket with an air stone and a small heater. Takes up less than one foot of space and costs less than $20 for the whole setup. Can keep tangs alive for months like that if you want.

cost and space should never be a reason not to quarantine. It’s just not a legitimate excuse.

 

[Arego]

Anyone who knows better won't answer this lol.

 

[jmichaelh7]

It doesn’t have to be this way at all. The guys I know who quarantine only use a 5G bucket with an air stone and a small heater. Takes up less than one foot of space and costs less than $20 for the whole setup. Can keep tangs alive for months like that if you want.

cost and space should never be a reason not to quarantine. It’s just not a legitimate excuse.

Tangs in a 5 gallon bucket ? It’s doable. But that’s a little inhumane . I guess we do what we have to do

Anyone who knows better won't answer this lol.

Lol why is that ? I just want to know who’s doing quarantine successfully and who’s not .

I was doing management until my UV broke and I had to quarantine

 

[SlugSnorter]

It doesn’t have to be this way at all. The guys I know who quarantine only use a 5G bucket with an air stone and a small heater. Takes up less than one foot of space and costs less than $20 for the whole setup. Can keep tangs alive for months like that if you want.

cost and space should never be a reason not to quarantine. It’s just not a legitimate excuse.

I don't have space or money, better spent on the main tank. I have a 15 gallon, I dont have much livestock, its cheaper and honestly less risky as theres less contamination risk for me to buy Pre-QTed fish, corals and inverts from places I trust. Do not try and get all high horse, the only space id have is in a damp, dirty basement with poor ventilation.

 

[jmichaelh7]

I don't have space or money, better spent on the main tank. I have a 15 gallon, I dont have much livestock, its cheaper and honestly less risky as theres less contamination risk for me to buy Pre-QTed fish, corals and inverts from places I trust. Do not try and get all high horse, the only space id have is in a damp, dirty basement with poor ventilation.

I think I might be ordering from those coral places who QT. 76 days for coral is ridiculous lol

 

[WVNed]

What is this ich stuff everyone talks about all the time?

 

[jmichaelh7]

What is this ich stuff everyone talks about all the time?

Are you new to the hobby?

It’s a common parasite that kills

 

[Jubei2006]

Don't have space for a QT, I only buy from places that I know have good QT, its a little expensive and limiting but worth it

I buy from TSM, they are on par or cheaper than Live Aquaria and other online vendors and maybe a little more expensive than the LFS around me? But with all the death loss from the LFS in my area, TSM has been a heck of a lot cheaper and definately worth the small increase in price to get a healthy, fully quarantined, conditioned fish.

 

[jmichaelh7]

I buy from TSM, they are on par or cheaper than Live Aquaria and other online vendors and maybe a little more expensive than the LFS around me? But with all the death loss from the LFS in my area, TSM has been a heck of a lot cheaper and definately worth the small increase in price to get a healthy, fully quarantined, conditioned fish.

Tsm website please

 

[WVNed]

Are you new to the hobby?

It’s a common parasite that kills

Sounds scary
I hope my fish don't get it. All 40 of them are in there now and seem fine.

 

[Jubei2006]

Tsm website please

Put TSM Aquatics in you search engine bar, pops up immediately. They are also a sponser here.

 

[jda]

For me, mature tank with real live rock and sand. Ich tomont stands no chance with all of the critters on the surfaces of my tank - free meals. I am under no illusion that this is eradication, but I learned long ago that this is mostly a pipe dream for nearly all and that I would never be one of the otherwise... just not intent on QTing every invert, coral, rock, etc... and something is going to slip by for nearly everybody and especially me.

I do isolate fish when I get them, make sure that they are not skittish and eating everything... then into the large tanks they go.

I would never do this since it is not responsible, but if you put an ich covered Powder Blue Tang in my tank, there would be nary a spot on any of the other fish...and if there was, it would soon be gone never to be seen again. I have no idea if the PBT would make it, but the healthy fish would be fine.

All of the people who start with sterile tanks with bare bottom, dead/dry rock, etc. are creating a perfect petri dish for fish disease. Yet another thing that the proponents of dead/dry rock tend to leave out.

 

[BWV]

I just got done with 11 weeks fallow. It's nice to know ich and velvet are no longer an option.

 

[MinnieMouse2]

I just deal with it. I feed vitamins to my fish. When I see a spot or two I feed garlic. I do not sweat it. The copper is real poison to fish, weakens them. I work on nutrition and their own immune systems. I get it here and there. Nothing not manageable. I do water changes as I see it and vacuum the floor, but I do not lose sleep over it.

 

[Squidward]

For me, mature tank with real live rock and sand. Ich tomont stands no chance with all of the critters on the surfaces of my tank - free meals. I am under no illusion that this is eradication, but I learned long ago that this is mostly a pipe dream for nearly all and that I would never be one of the otherwise... just not intent on QTing every invert, coral, rock, etc... and something is going to slip by for nearly everybody and especially me.

I do isolate fish when I get them, make sure that they are not skittish and eating everything... then into the large tanks they go.

I would never do this since it is not responsible, but if you put an ich covered Powder Blue Tang in my tank, there would be nary a spot on any of the other fish...and if there was, it would soon be gone never to be seen again. I have no idea if the PBT would make it, but the healthy fish would be fine.

All of the people who start with sterile tanks with bare bottom, dead/dry rock, etc. are creating a perfect petri dish for fish disease. Yet another thing that the proponents of dead/dry rock tend to leave out.

Never heard of critters eating ich. No such thing.