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03-17-2009, 11:06 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Ich?
My ocellaris clown has'nt eaten since 3/13 and has spots my coral beauty now has small white spots. Would a cleaner shrimp help, will my blenny get them also? I have a 5gal quarantine tank that I just setup. I have a pic but it wont let me put it up.
29gal,mixed reef,20lb LR,20lb LS,aquaCremora HOB PS,2 koralia #1 powerheads,PC 2-65w, actinic420nm/460nm,daylight6,700/10,000,2moonlights,1 alage blenny, 1 clown, 1 coral beauty angel,1RBTA,a sexy anemone shrimp, hammer coral,some colony and button polyps,xenia,2turbo snails,5bumblebee,1conch.
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03-17-2009, 11:28 PM
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originally original
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Location: Alabama
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Cleaner shrimps will work on it, but can't cure ick. The blenny may be OK if he's happy, they're pretty tough. I'd get the clown and the angel in the quarantine tank and do copper treatment on the quick. Keep everybody happy and well fed and you'll beat it on the first time.
Make sure you feed the right foods and lot's of them, balanced nutrition is 95% of preventing ick IMO. I beat an ick outbreak in my main display last month, no drugs, no quarentine, just reaserch on the proper foods and feeding schedules, along with an immaculately clean tank.
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03-17-2009, 11:41 PM
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Son of Jor El
 
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Some tanks can let the immune systems of their fish fight back ich. Fish will still have ich just not visible and not apparently bothering the fish. This is basically just keeping the fish from ever being stressed. The bioload is going to be pretty high when those fish get full sized IMO. I think if you plan on keeping these three fish long term then you are going to need an ich free tank.
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03-18-2009, 09:35 AM
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Shark
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Location: Long Island NY
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After you cure the fish in a Q/T you will just cause a reinfection if they go right back into the display. You have to keep the fish in the Q/T for a minimum of 4 weeks. This way, all of the ich that is already in the main tank can die off. For 10-15 dollars you can get a 10g tank at petco and they will do fine for a month(the 5g may be tight). Just keep a close eye on the water parameters.
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03-18-2009, 09:37 AM
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Shark
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If you are gonna go thru all that trouble, make sure you remove and Q/T all of the fish.
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03-19-2009, 03:44 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2009
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I got the 10 gal with filter and top for $35. The incadescent bulbs will be ok for just fish right. Should I quarantine all my fish including my blenny? I'm going to try hyposalinity to rid the fish of the parasite and quarantine every fish for 8 weeks I don't want any chance of this happening again. I found this good site reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.php
Thanks for all the help everyone.
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03-19-2009, 03:54 PM
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Shark
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn
I got the 10 gal with filter and top for $35. The incadescent bulbs will be ok for just fish right. Should I quarantine all my fish including my blenny? I'm going to try hyposalinity to rid the fish of the parasite and quarantine every fish for 8 weeks I don't want any chance of this happening again. I found this good site reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.php
Thanks for all the help everyone.
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That is a great link. I have passed it on more than once.
Yes, you MUST remove all of the fish from the display.
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03-19-2009, 10:35 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2009
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I want to do the hyposalinity to treat my fish. Do I start my quarantine tanks SG at 16ppt or what my display tanks at? Do I need to do water changes alot?
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04-06-2009, 10:41 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Thought I put an update. My fish are doing good and have been in hypo for 19 days. My clowns spots are all gone and is finally eaten. The blenny or angel have not shown any spots but the blenny dosent seem to eat anymore? I been keeping a good eye on my parameters and keep the tank clean. Look like I might beet this thanks for all the help Mr. Peanut
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04-06-2009, 10:50 PM
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Do you have any good red or brown seaweed? That may work for your blenny, not many herbivores can resist that stuff.
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04-06-2009, 11:48 PM
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Shark
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn
Thought I put an update. My fish are doing good and have been in hypo for 19 days. My clowns spots are all gone and is finally eaten. The blenny or angel have not shown any spots but the blenny dosent seem to eat anymore? I been keeping a good eye on my parameters and keep the tank clean. Look like I might beet this thanks for all the help Mr. Peanut
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That's great news. I am glad I was able to help.
I agree with Neuticle, try wrapping a rock with nori.
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