Sick Fish with ICH Treatment

hyeclass · Mar 19, 2020

I run not only QT also UV 55 watts plus the tank was fishless for 2 months i put my QT fish in my display tank after having them in my QT for almost 2 months i noticed my powder blue has ick on em. i went got a new tank 71 gal plastic really nice tank with a back chamber that i can put filters now i got a wait till the tank is cycled, i took the sponge out of my display tank and put that in there i check the nitrite it's good ammonia is bad 1 or 2. need to do a quick cycle.. how long can the fish survive with ICH?

it's going to be very stressful for the fish to go to QT tank again goodness. i am going to keep them in qt for 2 months any recommendations will be great. also i am going to put
"copper and ich x" which copper should i get, currently i am using FRITZ

so i got biocube 32 gal trying to see which fish is going to 32 gal

2 gem tang 2"
2 purple tang 2-3"
1 desjardini tang 4"
1 Sailfin tang 3"
1 Kole tang 3"
1 yellow tang 4"
5 mocha clownfish
2 frostbite clownfish
1 red hawk
4 cleanup shrimps <-- they staying
1 red shrimp <-- his staying
1 powder blue tang 4" <-- his in 32 Gal QT
1 yellow wrasse fish 2" <-- his in 32 Gal QT
1 Copperband butterflyfish 2" <-- his in 32 Gal QT

Badilac · Mar 19, 2020

First 2 months fallow is not long enough. needs to be 76 days for good measure. I recommend Copper Power (Blue) it can be purchased on Amazon. 9 tangs is a lot to QT and I think way too many for a 71 gallon tank but it may work....

hyeclass · Mar 19, 2020

Badilac said:
First 2 months fallow is not long enough. needs to be 76 days for good measure. I recommend Copper Power (Blue) it can be purchased on Amazon. 9 tangs is a lot to QT and I think way too many for a 71 gallon tank but it may work....

Badilac thanks for getting back to me, so ya, i am going to put the gems in 32 cube not sure what else i should put in the 32 cube clownfish. i just setup the tank like 3 days ago water condition is bad 1 or 2 ammonia put my display tank sponge in the tank so i can get it cycle, now sure how long it should be before i put the fish in the 71 gal tank.

should i do a water change, take my water from my display tank 30 gal out and put that in 71 gal ? how to quickly do a cycle

Badilac · Mar 19, 2020

Do you have medications (Copper) in the tanks now? If no copper is in the tank I suggest using Seachem Prime to bind the Ammonia and make it non-toxic to the fish. You must dose every 12-24hrs. Water changes are always good too. Did you add bottled bateria to the tank? if not go buy some Biospria and use that to help get the cycle going faster. I think 2 tangs and a few other small fish should be ok in the 32 as long as the Gems are small. I personally add fish into a new QT on the same day that it was setup. I use biospria, prime and WC's to manage ammonia.

hyeclass · Mar 19, 2020

Badilac said:
Do you have medications (Copper) in the tanks now? If no copper is in the tank I suggest using Seachem Prime to bind the Ammonia and make it non-toxic to the fish. You must dose every 12-24hrs. Water changes are always good too. Did you add bottled bateria to the tank? if not go buy some Biospria and use that to help get the cycle going faster. I think 2 tangs and a few other small fish should be ok in the 32 as long as the Gems are small. I personally add fish into a new QT on the same day that it was setup. I use biospria, prime and WC's to manage ammonia.

waste of money buying the bottle of batria. "quick cycle" i need to put the sponges in the tank after that crank up the heat 93 for 1 day i am hoping the ammonia will go down, I don't wanna kill the fish, i kill so many fishes now i don't wanna lose none of them I do have Seachem Prime. i am just so stressed out i am panicking.

Badilac · Mar 19, 2020

hyeclass said:
waste of money buying the bottle of batria. "quick cycle" i need to put the sponges in the tank after that crank up the heat 93 for 1 day i am hoping the ammonia will go down, I don't wanna kill the fish, i kill so many fishes now i don't wanna lose none of them I do have Seachem Prime. i am just so stressed out i am panicking.

I would not turn up the heat! all you need to do is relax and dose Prime every 12-24 hours... thats it! If you have the ability to make fresh saltwater do some water changes also.