Help-ich

[X.M.Chen]

I'm Battle with ich in my reef tank for about one month. And every time I think I won the battle. The ich come back again. I m use kick ich right now. Seem to Control the ich but not break up the cycle. Any one have other reef-safe products that can treat ich. Please let me know. I very need help.

 

[melypr1985]

I'm Battle with ich in my reef tank for about one month. And every time I think I won the battle. The ich come back again. I m use kick ich right now. Seem to Control the ich but not break up the cycle. Any one have other reef-safe products that can treat ich. Please let me know. I very need help.

No. there are no reef safe meds that will completely eradicate ick from your tank. The best you can hope for is something to help you "manage" it in your tank. You must take the fish out and treat them in a QT while you leave the display fallow (meaning without fish) for 76 days to kill it off. Treatment options for the fish range from Tank Transfer Method to Copper to Chloroquine Phosphate to Hyposalinity. Pick what fits you and your fish best. Leaving the display fallow will starve out the parasite and leave it ick-free afterward.

 

[Humblefish]

First and foremost, I recommend treating ich/going fallow as outlined here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-cryptocaryon-irritans.191226/

However, in the interest of presenting all the information and letting you decide which path to take, check out the links below:

Ich eradication vs. Ich management

A discussion regarding herbal remedies

 

[Vincent100]

i had it real bad in my tank , lost lots of fish all because i didnt use a qt , i tried a few different meds with no luck
than i gave polyp lab medic a try , had to use 3 times the dose it say on the bottle 2 times aday for 18 days and it worked .
that was a long while ago now and iv not seen abit since ......and i have a regal tang
i know its still in the tank but iv added a few more fish since ....a few months ago and still no sign
its not for everyone but it worked for me , i cant rate it enough

 

[X.M.Chen]

May be I have to setup a QT.. I have 12 fish in my tank. How many gallon QT do I need?

 

[melypr1985]

May be I have to setup a QT.. I have 12 fish in my tank. How many gallon QT do I need?

What kinds of fish do you have and what size are they?

 

[X.M.Chen]

What kinds of fish do you have and what size are they?

1 purple tang
3goby
2 black ice clownfish
2 lighting mroon clownfish
2 tailspot
1 foxface

 

[melypr1985]

1 purple tang
3goby
2 black ice clownfish
2 lighting mroon clownfish
2 tailspot
1 foxface

Personally I would QT the two clown pairs together, but for all those fish (assuming they are mostly small) a 40 breeder would be ok. The clownfish make me nervous.