cure my iche

I don't have a qt tank. So what is the fastest way to get rid of it?

I said besides that ;)

Aloha Tyler,

Your topic created quite a bit of controversy when it came up a few weeks ago for another hobbyist. I would like to avoid controversy again so soon.
The simple treatment I use has caused the Ich to all but disappear from the fish by the next day. You want this done quickly, right? I would be happy to help. Please call me at 808-345-1049.

Mark
808-345-1049

P.S. It's not a cure any more than there is a cure for mosquito bites, but just the same, it's a simple method of prevention.

Its not only putting fish into a qt you have to let the tank sit fishless for 7 to 8 weeks to let the ich die off in the tank. I am currently letting mine sit fishless , it sucks but if you don't do it once you put any fish that were treated into the main they will get ich again.

I feed with garlic and has work several times. When I stop feeding with garlic things got out of control and had some losses. But if you fees with garlic it would help them

I know that garlic doesn't kill ich but it helps the fish fight it off. I know that my tank will always have even know that my fish won't show it but at least it's able to keep them alive in the circumstances of not having a having a qt system

I cant say whether the ich did the trik or not but im sure it helped. I left the fish in my tank both times btw but im told by people on here i got lucky that nothing else got it. just sharing my experience.

I went to the Olive Garden and ordered Baked garlic and shallots with fino threw it in my tank and my ich was gone! Totally kidding! although Im sure some will find no humor in it. I'm not an experienced aquarist, in fact I am a total newbie, but I have been through 3 bouts of ich (not a scientific diagnosis but visually I believe thats what is was based on comparing my fishes appearences and symptoms and behavior to documented ich info) and I tried the garlic soaked food, even dosed some, and guess what, 3 times it didnt do Jack Shizzle, the fish all died, the ich lived on, as evidenced by 3 rounds of it because I didnt go fallow. What did work, and the only thing that did work was fallow for 72+ days, quarantining and copper. This being said, many people have ich in their tank and fish live so long as they eat, have low stress, room to swim, but it doesnt mean the ich is gone and will not come back right after you bought that candy basslet.

Aloha,

Certainly the elimination of the Ich parasite using quarantine and a fallow tank is the one sure way to keep it away from our fish. Yet most hobbyists have not set up the equipment and procedures to quarantine and medicate their new or sick fish. These hobbyists need to know the other ways that Ich can be controlled, including Ozone, UV and GO.

Copied here is an excerpt from http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31578 regarding how to get the best results with the right Garlic Oil. That thread is a really good read.

Mark wrote: ...all Garlics are not the same. If one Garlic fails to work within a day or two, quickly switch to another... I've had dismal results with some brands of Garlic Oil and my brother had disastrous results with raw garlic, though it has worked for some hobbyists... Garlic can only be a temporary fix in some situations [where the tank is not completely healthy]...

I have to say that even after 20 years of intimate involvement in this hobby and the WMAS, there is still so much for me to learn.
Everyone has different opinions, different tank setups and different ways of caring for their fish. This is usually the reason why what works for one does not work for another.

Ich can appear overnight from stress brought on by:
1. change;
2. lack of familiar foods in an unfamiliar environment;
3. deteriorating tank conditions;
4. crowded conditions;
5. active aggression; and
6. covert aggression.
Because of these six stressful conditions, most of which is present when new fish are introduced, to me it is extremely important to prepare the aquarium environment to receive the new fish and to keep the ongoing environment fish friendly. This can be an entire topic of it's own - worthy of discussion.

Mahalo,
Mark
808-345-1049 Please feel free to call or text any time