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First and foremost I'm new to the aquarium life. I currently have a gooby, blue throat tang, 2 clowns, foxnose, and a damsel I'm trying to catch and get rid of. My tank is 75g. My parameters are : ph- 8.2, amm. - 0 , nitrite - 0 and Nitrate- .25. Just did a 30% water change 1 week ago with RO. Within that week I've lost my angel and my sailfin. 2 days ago I found out my foxnose has ich. I'm currently treating my tank twice a day with Kordon ich attack. Now today one of my clowns are acting real funny staying at the bottom of the tank and appearing to be breathing heavy but still eats. I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO...PLEASE HELP.
 
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Firstly, welcome to R2R!

Second.
Are you certain it is ich? That picture looks like the clown has quite a few spots. Have you ruled out velvet and flukes, both of which present with spots and are deadly.

As for what to do, the best course of action would be to remove all the fish from the tank and treat them in a separate quarantine with something like coppersafe, cuprimine, chloroquine phosphate, tank transfer, etc. From there, keep them in the quarantine for 76 days before reintroducing to the display. Unfortunately that's about your only option with ich at such an advanced stage. I would highly recommend perusing the fish disease and treatment section to get more information.
 
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Hugh Mann said:
Firstly, welcome to R2R!

Second.
Are you certain it is ich? That picture looks like the clown has quite a few spots. Have you ruled out velvet and flukes, both of which present with spots and are deadly.

As for what to do, the best course of action would be to remove all the fish from the tank and treat them in a separate quarantine with something like coppersafe, cuprimine, chloroquine phosphate, tank transfer, etc. From there, keep them in the quarantine for 76 days before reintroducing to the display. Unfortunately that's about your only option with ich at such an advanced stage. I would highly recommend perusing the fish disease and treatment section to get more information.
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Yes I'm pretty certain. I went to my fs store and they verified
 
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hi welcome to the reef going to love it here!!
lots of fun/info/fun/help/fun..
i would suggest read sticky top of disease forum ,and the post your params, pics, and use emergency tag,best wishes
 
Dreamkiller said:
First and foremost I'm new to the aquarium life. I currently have a gooby, blue throat tang, 2 clowns, foxnose, and a damsel I'm trying to catch and get rid of. My tank is 75g. My parameters are : ph- 8.2, amm. - 0 , nitrite - 0 and Nitrate- .25. Just did a 30% water change 1 week ago with RO. Within that week I've lost my angel and my sailfin. 2 days ago I found out my foxnose has ich. I'm currently treating my tank twice a day with Kordon ich attack. Now today one of my clowns are acting real funny staying at the bottom of the tank and appearing to be breathing heavy but still eats. I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO...PLEASE HELP.
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Hello and welcome to the channel. Here are a few articles that may help.

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Fish and Treatment Guidelines (with chart)

Fish and Treatment Guidelines (with chart) The following chart is a quick reference guide on what QT protocol should be used according to which type of fish you are running through QT. It will give you an idea of which methods are generally safest with certain species but is not meant to be...
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Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans)

Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) What You Need To Know: * Mild fish parasite which is often managed by using a UV Sterilizer, Ozone, Diatom Filter, Oxydator, herbal remedies, enhanced nutrition, etc. etc. * Can be treated in a quarantine tank using Hyposalinity, Chloroquine, Copper or...
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