ICH TREATMENT!

[AydenLincoln]

Don't add vitamins to the water. All that does is feed the bacteria. The small amount of water that marine fish drink makes the amount of vitamin ingested minimal to none. Even be careful adding vitamins to food - it can rinse off into the water. Also, vitamins don't cure any diseases, and fat soluble ones are toxic at too high doses.

Jay

Thanks. I know they don’t cure diseases.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Does this test read as high as 3 ppm? If so, you can use it for coppersafe or copper power. If it only reads from 0 to 0.3 then it is good for ionic copper only. Their web site just says "good for all types of copper".

Jay

It reads up to 1.0 I just realized. So it’s not going to work. I’m planning on picking up a Salifert test kit today.

 

[Spare time]

Noted! I did add some vitamins to the water though. And I’ve heard mixed things about garlic. But I thought about it.

If you ever add a vitamin mix, I recommend doing it to flakes since they absorb it like paper towels. I occasionally add a bit to my fish food. As jay said, it often just rinses off of frozen foods and alike.

 

[AydenLincoln]

I picked up some Garlic Xtreme. I know there’s mixed feeling on it. It smells delicious though lol like garlic bread. I actually think you could eat it….I looked the ingredients haha. Once I put it in the tank though I swear it smelled like burning garlic or this weird smell. I assume it’s normal.

 

[AydenLincoln]

I picked up some Garlic Xtreme. I know there’s mixed feeling on it. It smells delicious though lol like garlic bread. I actually think you could eat it….I looked the ingredients haha. Once I put it in the tank though I swear it smelled like burning garlic or this weird smell. I assume it’s normal.

@vetteguy53081 @Jay Hemdal

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

@vetteguy53081 @Jay Hemdal

Garlic (Allicin) can be toxic if overdosed. It works as a purgative, but it’s affect on external parasites is limited. Like vitamins, it’s organic components just become bacteria food. I don’t use it except in cooking.
Jay

 

[vetteguy53081]

I picked up some Garlic Xtreme. I know there’s mixed feeling on it. It smells delicious though lol like garlic bread. I actually think you could eat it….I looked the ingredients haha. Once I put it in the tank though I swear it smelled like burning garlic or this weird smell. I assume it’s normal.

Put it in tank ? Its added to food at 1-2 drops OCCASIONALLY to help with fishs' immunity system.
Overdosing is a no-no. Get the carbon and hose ready.

 

[tinyfellows]

Is your little buddy eating?

 

[AydenLincoln]

Is your little buddy eating?

Not really. I kind of removed him for a bit so I could do a 100% water change and rinse the tank out. So he’s still stressed.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Is your little buddy eating?

Update…he’s eating! I just fed him and the spots are gone. Few more weeks (ish) and he’ll go into the main tank. I think he may only eat mysis too because I tried pellets.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Put it in tank ? Its added to food at 1-2 drops OCCASIONALLY to help with fishs' immunity system.
Overdosing is a no-no. Get the carbon and hose ready.

Well it stinks in the tank lol. So I removed him and did a 100% water change and added more copper lol. Little guy is back in quarantine and just ate.

 

[AydenLincoln]

He’s so entertaining to watch and already full of personality even though I know he’s scared and still adjusting. But the way he pokes his little head out of the water and perches himself on things is so cute! And I know turning on the lights and staring at new fish stresses them out but it’s so hard not to just start at your new little buddies.

 

[vetteguy53081]

He’s so entertaining to watch and already full of personality even though I know he’s scared and still adjusting. But the way he pokes his little head out of the water and perches himself on things is so cute!

Perching definitely typical

 

[AydenLincoln]

His spots haven’t reappeared since adding copper and introducing him. I will leave him in qt for about two weeks treating with copper and into the display he goes.

 

[KQuillan]

So you bought a fish with a known ich outbreak, put it in an unestablished q tank, and then did a 100% water change and you know this fish is stressed?! I hope the fish makes it.

 

[AydenLincoln]

So you bought a fish with a known ich outbreak, put it in an unestablished q tank, and then did a 100% water change and you know this fish is stressed?! I hope the fish makes it.

That’s all he is now but he’s better than before. I felt bad for him at the store. Moving stresses fish out regardless.

 

[Sharkbait19]

His spots haven’t reappeared since adding copper and introducing him. I will leave him in qt for about two weeks treating with copper and into the display he goes.

You should run copper for 30 days to ensure all parasites are killed. After that you should also do a prazi treatment to knock out flukes. Last thing you want to do is introduce disease to the display tank.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

His spots haven’t reappeared since adding copper and introducing him. I will leave him in qt for about two weeks treating with copper and into the display he goes.

Should be 30 days, 21 days after all spots are gone at the absolute minimum.
Jay

 

[AydenLincoln]

Should be 30 days, 21 days after all spots are gone at the absolute minimum.
Jay

Okay thanks.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Little guy is doing great…swimming about and eating!