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Posted: September 02 2004 at 11:56am |
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My pbt has a little ich on its face and I lowered the salinity,highered the tempature and tommorrow I am going to add a cleaner shrimp but it is still eating. Anything else I should do?
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Posted: September 02 2004 at 12:02pm |
How low did you lower the salinity?
Small drops usually do little to fight off ich and a large drop will kill the cleaner shrimp you are going to add.
As many people have mentioned on the board before. Garlic is one of the best ways to fight off ich.
I would click on the Search button  above. There should be plenty of info on the message board about treating ich.
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Posted: September 02 2004 at 1:57pm |
I have lowered my salinity to 1.018 is that to low to keep a cleaner shrimp
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Posted: September 02 2004 at 4:51pm |
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Do you mean a Blue Tang? They are prone to ich.
That salinity is not even low enough to bother the parasite!
And don't be fooled by the old idea that you should raise the temperature.
Garlic works like a charm if your tank environment is in good shape. Do the search and read what we've already discussed.
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Posted: September 03 2004 at 8:59am |
 Mark Peterson wrote:
And don't be fooled by the old idea that you should raise the temperature. |
Raising the temperature is a good idea if you are treating with copper. It speeds up the life cycle of the parasite killing them off faster.
If you are not treating with copper (or something similar), then raising the temperature will only worsen the problem.
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Posted: September 03 2004 at 9:38am |
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Isn't ich often present in an aquarium and the fish become "susceptible" when they are stressed out? If so, would altering the water chemestry and temperature further stress the fish?
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Posted: September 03 2004 at 11:28am |
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If by "pbt" means blue tang, my blue tang just recovered from a hard case of ich. I tried garlic, but the ich was just too strong. I thought I was going to lose the tang. So I went to The Aquarium and picked up some medication called Marine No-Ich. I have a 46 gal tank, and I got the 50 gal bucket. (They come in two sizes, 50 gal and 100 gal) I used that for about a week and it cleared it up very well. I am pleased to say that he completely recovered. Garlic is great stuff, but only as a preventative or if the ich is very small and not a bad case. Otherwise I would use this medication, and yes its reef safe in case you were wondering. I have a ton of corals/inverts and they are all happy, healthy and growing! Try Marine No-Ich
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Posted: September 03 2004 at 12:09pm |
Jake Pehrson wrote:
If you are not treating with copper (or something similar), then raising the temperature will only worsen the problem.
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I got a 150g acylic tank that my office used to own...The guy maintaining it coppered every time the fish sneezed. To this day, I can't get any coraline growth in it.
Most people know this, but for those brand new to reefs...STAY AWAY FROM COPPER!
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Posted: September 03 2004 at 12:24pm |
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It seems that No-Ich Marine is hit or miss. It worked well for me both times I moved the tank, but it has not worked for some others. The best remedy is prevention IMO. Keeping this stress-related parasitic infection from raising its ugly head is generally related to overall system conditions. But, that's MOO.
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Posted: September 03 2004 at 12:32pm |
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Most people know this, but for those brand new to reefs...STAY AWAY FROM COPPER
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Posted: September 03 2004 at 1:45pm |
I used to do the medication/raised temperature remedy on my FW tanks and it works there, but seems far less effective on SW tanks.
I just finished winning a battle with ICH in my tank this month and I can tell you what worked for me.
IMHO, forget about changing your temperature or your salinity, that only stresses the fish out and makes them more susceptible to sickness. Leave everything alone, feed then food dipped in garlic and add more cleaner shrimp and blue wrasses. It'll be gone in 2-3 days.
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