ICH treatment for big tank??.

[hermesfansf]

There is an unexpected ICH outbreak on my 400 gallon tank today. 50% of my fish got ICH, angelfish and wrasse. There is good amount of corals in my tank, sps, LPS and zoas. I can either move the corals to my other tank and start hypo salinity in the big tank or move all the fish to QT and start cupramine treatment. If I move the corals to my other tank, will ICH spread to the other tank? Please advice.

 

[revhtree]

I would recommend moving the fish. So sorry about the ich!

 

[Saltgator]

Qt fish and hypo treatment IMO. Transferring anything (IMO) to another system could bring unwanted transferees. I believe hypo on all my tangs and angel saved them. Good luck wish ya the best.

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[FaviaFreak]

if you can get the fish out than QT and hypo

 

[GrahamR]

I agree with the above statements. If you can remove the fish into a quarantine tank and treat with hyposalinity (1.09-1.010) until you stop seeing clinical signs(white spots) then maintain at hyposalinity for a further 2 weeks. If all looks good you can return to normal salinity. I would recommend leaving the display tank fishless for 6-8 weeks to ensure that any encysted (tomont) stages are given enough time to develop and release the infective stages (theronts). Without a fish host the theronts will die. We've done this and had success. We learned quickly to never trust any source of fish and that quarantining with hyposalinity &/or formalin baths is the key to keeping an ich free tank. In short, be suspicious of anything you are putting into your tank. This included live rock, corals, shelled inverts, marine plants, etc as they can potentially be contaminated with encysted tomont stages in the Ich/Cryptocaryon life cycle and should be quarantined. Even if the fish appears to be spot free, it is important to remember that the gills are also a site of infection and this is often overlooked. Hope this isn't too crazy confusing.