Scopas Tang with severe Ich

[jaredrah777]

Hi, Im currently treating the tank with “Kordon Ich Attack Herbal” which is 100% natural and wont hurt the inverts… I also raised my tank temp to 86… theres also a rabbitfish in my tank with a few spots…. im also having a tough time getting then to eat…any other recommendations on what to do?? here’s some pictures/videos of my fish (below)

 

[jaredrah777]

ive also been giving my scopas daily FW dips

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

ive also been giving my scopas daily FW dips

Hi, welcome to Reef2Reef!

I wish we could have met under better circumstances, I’m not sure I can help your fish, they have very advanced ich.

Herbal remedies have a very poor track record for treating severe cases of ich.
Raising the temperature is the wrong thing to do. It works for freshwater ich, but not marine ich.
Freshwater dips don’t kill the ich trophonts either.

You’ll need to treat these fish with copper or hyposalinity tonight, and that may be tough to do given it’s late. You could also try the tank transfer method. The trouble is that all three of these treatments take time to work (2 to 3 days) and the fish don’t look like they can last that long.

Jay

 

[jaredrah777]

Hi, welcome to Reef2Reef!

I wish we could have met under better circumstances, I’m not sure I can help your fish, they have very advanced ich.

Herbal remedies have a very poor track record for treating severe cases of ich.
Raising the temperature is the wrong thing to do. It works for freshwater ich, but not marine ich.
Freshwater dips don’t kill the ich trophonts either.

You’ll need to treat these fish with copper or hyposalinity tonight, and that may be tough to do given it’s late. You could also try the tank transfer method. The trouble is that all three of these treatments take time to work (2 to 3 days) and the fish don’t look like they can last that long.

Jayi

thanks for the response… it happened so fast i did not notice ich till late last night woke up this morning and it was severe… so you think there done for?

 

[jaredrah777]

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[jaredrah777]

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[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

thanks for the response… it happened so fast i did not notice ich till late last night woke up this morning and it was severe… so you think there done for?

Sorry, I'm on the east coast and was asleep after my last post....

If you can start a hyposalinity or copper treatment, you should do so. These cannot be done with invertebrates present.

Although I prefer copper, hypo can work as well. I recently posted an article on hypo here:

Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity Jay Hemdal 2024 This term refers to a long-term bath treatment for marine fishes in which the salt content of the water is lowered and held below the point that certain parasites can survive. The salt level reached, and the time of the treatment are the two variables...

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Jay

 

[jaredrah777]

Sorry, I'm on the east coast and was asleep after my last post....

If you can start a hyposalinity or copper treatment, you should do so. These cannot be done with invertebrates present.

Although I prefer copper, hypo can work as well. I recently posted an article on hypo here:

Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity Jay Hemdal 2024 This term refers to a long-term bath treatment for marine fishes in which the salt content of the water is lowered and held below the point that certain parasites can survive. The salt level reached, and the time of the treatment are the two variables...

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Jay

thank you i woke up today both fish were dead … im gonna keep treating the tank and take a 2-3 month break i cant seem to get anything right in this hobby yet

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

thank you i woke up today both fish were dead … im gonna keep treating the tank and take a 2-3 month break i cant seem to get anything right in this hobby yet

As I suspected, they were pretty close to death, sorry. You should leave the tank empty of all fish for 76 days. If your invertebrates can tolerate it, doing this at a temp of 81 F. helps.

You should discontinue the herbal medication at this point.


Jay