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Topic: Blue tang Ich Posted: September 13 2012 at 11:39am |
I added a blue tang a few weeks ago and today he is showing signs of ich!!! He is eating great and I'm not sure what to do.
Tank Paramaters look good
Calcium 440 Alk 7 Ammonia 0 PH 8.4 Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Salinity 1.025 Temp 78
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Posted: September 13 2012 at 12:16pm |
A lot of people have good luck adding garlic drops to there food.
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Posted: September 13 2012 at 2:49pm |
Vitamin C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: September 13 2012 at 4:21pm |
Just keep everything stable and don't stress him out And he should be fine.
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Posted: September 14 2012 at 10:14pm |
larseb wrote:
Just keep everything stable and don't stress him out And he should be fine. |
I'd vote for that.
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Posted: September 15 2012 at 12:10am |
Agreed. Feed good don't mess with the tank or add anything new and it will go away.
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Posted: September 16 2012 at 4:52pm |
garlic!
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Posted: September 16 2012 at 11:11pm |
when my blue got ich I only started with some garlic in the food. Not sure if that made a difference but I added a UV about a week later. I did loose my sail fin but the hipp came around and was fine after. Garlic , UV who knows could have been less stress due the sailfin leaving the tank. Good luck hope it passes soon.
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Posted: September 17 2012 at 8:21pm |
I've never seen concrete evidence of garlic curing ich. I'm not saying it doesn't but my opinion is that the garlic triggers the fish to eat and that it's actually the fish eating that allows it to overcome the ich. Imo the only things that will truley "cure" ich is copper or hypor salinity. Good luck with your Tang!
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Posted: September 19 2012 at 5:36pm |
Garlic can rid humans of parasites (also helps you to not get bit by mosquitoes), in fish all the evidence is anecdotal but there are plenty of people that swear by it...
I used straight garlic powder when I had a couple delicate fish with Ich, they ate it like any other food and everyone survived, it for sure doesn't hurt.
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Posted: September 19 2012 at 7:14pm |
Been feeding and adding garlic tang is doing great! Thanks for the advise .
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Posted: September 19 2012 at 8:32pm |
how long has your tank been up?
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Posted: September 19 2012 at 8:33pm |
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