Ick and dying fish

[Zigaz]

Hi,

I would like someones help and knowledge as i am quite new to this hobby ive had my tank about 6 months and since adding my blue regal to my tank she had ick going on and off didnt really think much about it as i thought she was immune to it about 2 weeks ago ive added my long nose butterfly and past 2 days shes not been eating and probably is dying as she is not moving i have a 400ltr system. Ive been using polyplab medic but its not working i do have a uv,
I will be setting up quarantine tank but not sure how big and what equipment i will need? Also i heard i need to let me tank fallow for 3 months i really dont want to wait that long can i just do 100% water change or something and treat my fish in qt for couple of weeks and then add them back? Yes i do have corals and also do i have to qt my cuc? Thanks

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Hi,

I would like someones help and knowledge as i am quite new to this hobby ive had my tank about 6 months and since adding my blue regal to my tank she had ick going on and off didnt really think much about it as i thought she was immune to it about 2 weeks ago ive added my long nose butterfly and past 2 days shes not been eating and probably is dying as she is not moving i have a 400ltr system. Ive been using polyplab medic but its not working i do have a uv,
I will be setting up quarantine tank but not sure how big and what equipment i will need? Also i heard i need to let me tank fallow for 3 months i really dont want to wait that long can i just do 100% water change or something and treat my fish in qt for couple of weeks and then add them back? Yes i do have corals and also do i have to qt my cuc? Thanks

The two best treatments for ich are coppersafe of hyposalinity. Both need to be done in tanks without any invertebrates. Polyp Lab Medic often fails to control active infections, as do most other methods.

There is no way to eliminate ich from an invertebrate tank in less than 45 days, and 60 days is more typical:

45 Day Fallow periods

I've been doing some research into the "76 day fallow period". I never heard of that prior to coming to Reef2Reef this past summer. I had always used 32 days as the maximum time for a tomont to remain viable under tropical conditions, and then I would round up to 45 days to help ensure that...

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Here is a basic treatment protocol (you might only need to do the copper portion):

Current Quarantine Protocol

2023 Quarantine Procedures Jay Hemdal David Scarborough Protozoans (Cryptocaryon/ich, Amyloodinium/velvet) and Metazoan trematodes/flukes are by far the most common parasites found on newly acquired fish. A carefully managed quarantine process can effectively eliminate these parasites before...

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Here is a post about Hyposalinity:

Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity Jay Hemdal 2021 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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