Ick wont go

[rkpetersen]

My local LFS recommended PolypLab Medic. It won't eradicate ick, but it's suppose to suppress them in the free floating stage. I've been dosing it for 10 days, and I haven't lost any fish (fingers crossed). 2nd round of ick (after they initial fall off and reproduce) was significantly less (only a few fish broke out and nowhere near as bad). .

I don't know this product but I'll play devil's advocate and mention that the progression you describe is often the case for ich/crypto, even without any medication.
For ich/crypto management, going that route successfully imo involves uncrowded nonstressful conditions, clean water, a strong UV sterilizer, and no new additions for a long time.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Not to hijack the thread, but specifically which fish would you hesitate to treat with 2 ppm copper?

Some wrasses, obviously a mandarin or dragonette, some puffers, eel, etc.

 

[1stNoel]

I don't know this product but I'll play devil's advocate and mention that the progression you describe is often the case for ich/crypto, even without any medication.
For ich/crypto management, going that route successfully imo involves uncrowded nonstressful conditions, clean water, a strong UV sterilizer, and no new additions for a long time.

I didn't know this product either. BRS doesn't even offer it (Marine Depot does).

Also read the 50/50 reviews and was skeptical, but 2 people I trust at the LFS said they've used it with success...so I gave it a try.

I understand that ick can give you a false sense of security when they fall off, only to reproduce in spades and come back with a vengeance. That's why I held back on commenting until I had an opportunity to go through a few weeks of treatment. As previously mentioned, it won't eradicate ich...but it supposedly reduces their numbers in the free floating stage to allow your fish a better chance to fight it off. To that end, it seems to be working.

I'll update in a few weeks...

 

[1stNoel]

I didn't know this product either. BRS doesn't even offer it (Marine Depot does).

Also read the 50/50 reviews and was skeptical, but 2 people I trust at the LFS said they've used it with success...so I gave it a try.

I understand that ick can give you a false sense of security when they fall off, only to reproduce in spades and come back with a vengeance. That's why I held back on commenting until I had an opportunity to go through a few weeks of treatment. As previously mentioned, it won't eradicate ich...but it supposedly reduces their numbers in the free floating stage to allow your fish a better chance to fight it off. To that end, it seems to be working.

I'll update in a few weeks...

Update:

This is purely anecdotal, but my fish were able to fight off the ich. I had one loss (ironically enough, he didn't even seem to have any spots on him), but the rest have recovered. My Blue Hippo that was constantly flashing against the rocks has stopped, all my tangs went from hiding in the rocks to their normal rock grazing selves, and, except for the occasional spec on a fish, the ich has seemed to subside.

Is ich eradicated in my tank? Definitely not.

Did this product give my fish a fighting chance? I'd have to say "yes".

To put it another way, there was the Round 1 outbreak followed by the Round 2 outbreak that claimed my Kole Tang. Round 3 outbreak was severely reduced, and Rounds 4 and 5 were so minimal that you wouldn't even know there was ich in the tank.

My 2 cents, for what it's worth...

 

[1stNoel]

Update:

This is purely anecdotal, but my fish were able to fight off the ich. I had one loss (ironically enough, he didn't even seem to have any spots on him), but the rest have recovered. My Blue Hippo that was constantly flashing against the rocks has stopped, all my tangs went from hiding in the rocks to their normal rock grazing selves, and, except for the occasional spec on a fish, the ich has seemed to subside.

Is ich eradicated in my tank? Definitely not.

Did this product give my fish a fighting chance? I'd have to say "yes".

To put it another way, there was the Round 1 outbreak followed by the Round 2 outbreak that claimed my Kole Tang. Round 3 outbreak was severely reduced, and Rounds 4 and 5 were so minimal that you wouldn't even know there was ich in the tank.

My 2 cents, for what it's worth...

Another ich outbreak. Treating with Medic again.

 

[Squidward]

Thats a longgg time [emoji23]

Yes it is. Been through it and I never want to again.. That's why I do TTM on all fish and QT my corals and a inverts as needed.