Porcupine puffer with ich

[Reeferboy92]

Hey everyone I have a porcupine puff that has ich and I’ve tried everything. I do weekly 15 gallons water changes. I add vita chem with their food every other day, ammonia is 0ppm nitrite 0ppm nitrate is at 5ppm ph8. I’ve used kick ich and ruby reef rally velvet and polyp lab, I’ve tried small dosage of coppermine in a separate tank but mad him worse. He is swimming and eating healthy I have a foxface in the tank with him and no ich on the foxface. Equipment is a reefer octopus int 150 skimmer,25 watt uv Sterilizer, Clearwater scrubber I use the filter pads and filter socks I have 2 maxspect gyre for water flow and idea what I can do

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Sorry about your troubles. At least the water quality is great, thats goes long way.

Ich has a known life cycle that can be disrupted by removing its food source. All fish would need to be removed and treated. In addition, to eradicate the parasite from the display tank, it needs to be fallow for 76 days. All fish go in even if they don't show symptoms. See your fox face has built an immunity to the parasite and doesn't show signs but is still infected.

Kick ich, Rally, and all reef safe options aren't effective with eradication. Puffers are known to be sensitive to ich so it's recommended to use cupramine copper because its ionic vs. chelated like many brands out there. You'll need to ramp up the levels over 4-5 days before hitting therapeutic levels and maintain them for 2-4 weeks. Get yourself a solid test kit. The salifert, seachem, and hanna checkers work well... hanna being the best and easiest option.

I have some questions if you don't mind.

- How long have you had the fish and is he the newest addition?
- How long have these symptoms been going on? and your certain you ID ich correct?
- Do you have everything for QT ready to go?
- How big is your tank?

 

[Reeferboy92]

Sorry about your troubles. At least the water quality is great, thats goes long way.

Ich has a known life cycle that can be disrupted by removing its food source. All fish would need to be removed and treated. In addition, to eradicate the parasite from the display tank, it needs to be fallow for 76 days. All fish go in even if they don't show symptoms. See your fox face has built an immunity to the parasite and doesn't show signs but is still infected.

Kick ich, Rally, and all reef safe options aren't effective with eradication. Puffers are known to be sensitive to ich so it's recommended to use cupramine copper because its ionic vs. chelated like many brands out there. You'll need to ramp up the levels over 4-5 days before hitting therapeutic levels and maintain them for 2-4 weeks. Get yourself a solid test kit. The salifert, seachem, and hanna checkers work well... hanna being the best and easiest option.

I have some questions if you don't mind.

- How long have you had the fish and is he the newest addition?
- How long have these symptoms been going on? and your certain you ID ich correct?
- Do you have everything for QT ready to go?
- How big is your tank?

I’ve had him since the beginning of the year he’s been like this for 3 months and yes I’ve tried QT AND HAVE TANK READY FOR QT AND I HAVE THE RSR 425 112 gallons

 

[Reeferboy92]

Sorry about your troubles. At least the water quality is great, thats goes long way.

Ich has a known life cycle that can be disrupted by removing its food source. All fish would need to be removed and treated. In addition, to eradicate the parasite from the display tank, it needs to be fallow for 76 days. All fish go in even if they don't show symptoms. See your fox face has built an immunity to the parasite and doesn't show signs but is still infected.

Kick ich, Rally, and all reef safe options aren't effective with eradication. Puffers are known to be sensitive to ich so it's recommended to use cupramine copper because its ionic vs. chelated like many brands out there. You'll need to ramp up the levels over 4-5 days before hitting therapeutic levels and maintain them for 2-4 weeks. Get yourself a solid test kit. The salifert, seachem, and hanna checkers work well... hanna being the best and easiest option.

I have some questions if you don't mind.

- How long have you had the fish and is he the newest addition?
- How long have these symptoms been going on? and your certain you ID ich correct?
- Do you have everything for QT ready to go?
- How big is your tank?

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Okay, thanks. Can you please walk me through the details of your last QT and what copper and test kit did you use?

How is appetite right now?

I'd get the QT ready if you cause thats def priority.