http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:56:35 +0000 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:44:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=47904 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=409057&title=ich-disaster#409057 Author: fyrmn14
Subject: 47904
Posted: April 04 2011 at 4:44pm

See i knew someone had more information about the eel than me 
]]> Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:44:50 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=409057&title=ich-disaster#409057 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408864&title=ich-disaster#408864 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 47904
Posted: April 03 2011 at 8:45pm

Eels are not inverts, they are just long skinny fish because they do have backbone, but they are not as susceptible to Ich.

FYI, Seahorses are also fish.

]]> Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:45:24 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408864&title=ich-disaster#408864 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408758&title=ich-disaster#408758 Author: fyrmn14
Subject: 47904
Posted: April 03 2011 at 5:23am

I got to this posting late and I hope you have not had any casualties yet. Here are a couple options.

http://www.novalek.com/kordon/ich_attack/index.htm

All herbal natural ich attack safe for corals, invertebrates, and your bacteria. I have seen it at Marine Aquatics and The Aquarium for $4-$7 a bottle. Haven't tested it so I cant speak on results.

Another option:

http://www.fishvet.com/no-ich.htm

Another completely coral, invertebrate, and bacteria safe product. This I have only found online so you would have to wait for it to get shipped, but I have seen this product used first hand in a reef tank with a sailfin tang that was covered. Over a year later and the fish is healthy and alive as he ever could be.

Oh, and someone correct me if I am wrong, but your snowflake is and should always be in the clear. Eels are considered invertebrates and therefore will never be able to contract that wicked ich disease, so he should be in the clear.
]]> Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:23:17 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408758&title=ich-disaster#408758 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408695&title=ich-disaster#408695 Author: gbarker
Subject: 47904
Posted: April 02 2011 at 4:30pm

sorry i dont get on here much. its a 75 gallon tank. I see him eat a lot of stuff off rocks he just wont eat any kind of algae i try putting in for him. he actually ate some of my birdsnest, i was pretty bummed about that. the ich is going away though, my lionfish if finally back to his original color, i dont see any ich spots on him but its also hard to tell.. my lunar wrasse is doing great i havent seen anything on him. same as the eel he's doing great. its just this sailfin i'm worried about.
]]> Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:30:11 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408695&title=ich-disaster#408695 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408628&title=ich-disaster#408628 Author: SGH360
Subject: 47904
Posted: April 02 2011 at 1:25am

how big is your tank? what are your water parameters? do you have a pic of your tank?]]> Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:25:36 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408628&title=ich-disaster#408628 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408596&title=ich-disaster#408596 Author: dc
Subject: 47904
Posted: April 01 2011 at 11:01pm

or you could try an ro dip, bring ro to about the same temp as the tank if you can try to get the ph about the same too but if you cant dont worry. put him in for about 3-4 min. if he seems super stressed pull him out sooner. sometimes it helps. he may pull through it in my experience sailfins are one of the easy tangs other than purples.]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:01:56 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408596&title=ich-disaster#408596 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408585&title=ich-disaster#408585 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 47904
Posted: April 01 2011 at 10:01pm

When they stop eating it's a bad sign that they are probably beyond help. The only other thing would be to catch the fish and place it in a medicated hospital tank which has been set up long enough to be a good biofiltered environment.

Don't feel bad. Sailfin Tangs are some of the hardest to keep eating. I've lost more of them than any other Zebrasoma species Tang.
]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:01:59 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408585&title=ich-disaster#408585 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408579&title=ich-disaster#408579 Author: gbarker
Subject: 47904
Posted: April 01 2011 at 9:50pm

i've been using the garlic with gel caps and all my fish other than the sailfin are doing fine. my sailfin isnt interested in any kind of food in the tank. i saw him muching on some chaeto that i had in there so i too the chaeto out and put garlic gel in it, hoping the sailfin will get to it. its been about 12 hours and it doesnt look like the sailfin is wanting to eat the chaeto. now what?]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:50:22 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408579&title=ich-disaster#408579 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408324&title=ich-disaster#408324 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 47904
Posted: March 31 2011 at 11:37am

Stinky Garlic oil in the gel caps works best for me, but when Ich has not gone in a day or two, I try another Garlic product.
Whenever I add or move a fish I use Garlic Oil when feeding once/day for 5 days. Marinate it into the frozen meaty food without water and feed small clumps a little at a time to be sure all the food gets eaten as quickly as it enters the water.
If necessary, I feed Garlic about every 2-4 weeks as a preventive measure.
]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:37:19 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408324&title=ich-disaster#408324 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408305&title=ich-disaster#408305 Author: wickedsnowman
Subject: 47904
Posted: March 31 2011 at 8:55am

Really all you can do is incourage him to eat by using garlic. If one brand doesn't work try another. Trying to catch him will probably do more harm than good. You could look into getting a uv to help prevent it in the future. I run one 24/7 and havent seen ich or any parasites since I started using it.]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:55:08 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47904&PID=408305&title=ich-disaster#408305