HOW DO I TREAT POPEYE!?!??!??!?!?

Sharkbait19 · Jan 20, 2022

I’ve heard of hermits tolerating brackish for a bit, so I wouldn’t be too afraid there.
I have no experience with hyposalinity, so I couldn’t tell you how effective it really is.
Copper does kill ich. I believe that live rock absorbs it though, causing problems later on.

Unitylover · Jan 20, 2022

huh, ill try hypo, and just in case, ill keep the hermits in a seperate container

Sharkbait19 · Jan 20, 2022

Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity (Osmotic Shock Therapy) What It Treats – Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) and Flukes (Monogeneans). How To Treat – Place the fish you wish to treat in a quarantine tank with SG & temperature matching the tank they came from. Over a period of 48 hours, gradually lower the SG...

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Honestly it looks like a 50/50 whether it works. Humble fish does say to remove all fish and inverts, so go with that. Of course this method is still best in a qt.
What’s the full stocking? A 10 gallon qt may be all you need, and can really save you in the future.

Unitylover · Jan 20, 2022

all i have is 2 clowns and 2 hermits
they're in a 10 gallon tank because ive heard that a pair can go in a 10 gal as long as they are the only fish in the tank.

Sharkbait19 · Jan 20, 2022

With only 2 clowns, a 10 gallon qt wouldn’t be too hard. You might even get away with a 5 if they are super small (and not already aggressive).

Unitylover · Jan 20, 2022

I dont have any quarantine tanks lol, so could I do hypo in the main tank? Its the 10 gallon I was talking about btw.
(that is, of course, after I put the hermits in a separate container)

Sharkbait19 · Jan 20, 2022

You can try hypo, but I can’t guarantee it will work.
Qting the fish is one just about the only way to 100% kill of the ich in the dt.

Unitylover · Jan 20, 2022

yes, also can ick latch on to inverts? because if they can that will be a problem

Sharkbait19 · Jan 20, 2022

The eggs will sit on inverts, rocks, sand, and corals, but does not feed off of them, so essentially they cannot. Ich can only feed off of fish, and will starve in their absence.

Unitylover · Jan 20, 2022

Sharkbait19 said:
The eggs will sit on inverts, rocks, sand, and corals, but does not feed off of them, so essentially they cannot. Ich can only feed off of fish, and will starve in their absence.

how long does it take for them to starve?

PeterEde · Jan 20, 2022

My Flamehawk got ICH and eye damage. I seem to have kicked ICH but he lost an eye

$140 fish ICH in first few days which I put down to being stressed by a very dominating Chromis and probably injured his eye trying to evade the Chromis.
He's now been spot free over a week but his eye looks to be gone.
My recommendation is DONT make Chromis your first fish.

Sharkbait19 · Jan 20, 2022

76

Unitylover said:
how long does it take for them to starve?

76 days is the typical fallow period.

Unitylover · Jan 21, 2022

Mbritt · Jan 21, 2022

I had a Royal Gramma that had popeye. Unfortunately he was in my reef tank and i couldn't really catch him or do much. I made sure to keep the water very clean and that he was eating good and he eventually recovered and seems to not have any permanent damage. At least not that i can tell. I dont think my case is typical however.