Both my blue hippo tangs and puffer have ich?????

rosek007 · 09/03/2013, 06:03 PM

Came home today and both my blue hippo tangs and puffer fish seems to have ich. White sports all over,they don't seem or act sick and eat like 10 fish combined, I immediately started my instant ocean lifeguard treatment, Instructions say Treat that for five days so today is day one. Any suggestions anyone?

Hokies83 · 09/03/2013, 06:28 PM

If u did not QT good chances they have ICH.

I did not QT ich is in my tank..

All you have to do is keep them happy and healthy and ICH should never be a prob.

Reefmedic79 · 09/03/2013, 09:19 PM

I don't suggest treating your fish in your display tank, especially if you intend on it being a reef tank.

It's nearly impossible to determine your exact water volume when its full of LR. Also, LR can absorb some medications skewing the dosage, and due to the absorbtion, most medications are toxic to inverts preventing you from ever using the tank as a reef.

JDMR2 · 09/04/2013, 01:27 AM

How long have you had the fish? Their eating habits are a good sign. Keep them eating and try to feed the tangs nori as well. Are there other tank mates bothering them? I would say only quarantine them if you plan on medicating, otherwise keep them eating and it should pass.

rosek007 · 09/12/2013, 06:05 PM

So the very next day the spots were gone, not sure If It wasn't ich or the meds are just that good, either way they've been In quarantine now for a little over a week and doing great no sign of ich or any disease and eating me out of house and home. this weekend i plan on putting them In my display as I need the quarantine tank for a new blue hippo and powder blue.

Deahttub · 09/12/2013, 06:09 PM

Tangs are suceptible to ick....once they get past it alls good......

owenspackman · 09/12/2013, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by rosek007

So the very next day the spots were gone, not sure If It wasn't ich or the meds are just that good, either way they've been In quarantine now for a little over a week and doing great no sign of ich or any disease and eating me out of house and home. this weekend i plan on putting them In my display as I need the quarantine tank for a new blue hippo and powder blue.

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Originally Posted by Deahttub

Tangs are suceptible to ick....once they get past it alls good......

I would suggest both reading the Ich threads in the disease section of the forum, there is wonderful information, especially the stickies.

The spots will disappear but that does not mean the ich has gone, if it was Ich, it's still in your tank. Just because the fish seem happy now and the spots aren't showing it doesn't mean 'alls good' as Deahttub has suggested.

Please read about the lifecycle of the parasite. Good decision to place them in to quarantine, make sure you remove ALL fish from the tank even if they have not shown signs of ich, as they're carrying the parasite. Leave the tank empty (fallow) for 9-12 weeks to ensure the display tank is parasite free. Treat the fish in your quraantine tank during this period to ensure they're ich free.

Then quarantine every new addition.

I have just had to go through the samething. 9 weeks is a long time to wait, but its worth it not having to deal with Ich.

Good luck!

JDMR2 · 09/12/2013, 07:17 PM

I would say every tank has ich. As long as your fish are happy and eating, they won't be susceptible to it. The more stressed they are, the more easily the can get it. Which is why I believe if a fish already has signs of ich in the main display, I would leave it there and let it run its course and keep it fed. No point in stressing it more by catching it, QTing it, then catching it again.

Btw, Powder Blues are ich magnets even just by looking at it wrong =)

r1racer · 09/13/2013, 07:49 AM

Mine do too. IMO, if your tank paramaters are stable and you feed them well (sea veggies especially) they will probably be fine carrying it.

cakemanPA · 09/13/2013, 10:42 AM

Please please please read the Ich stickies. You will get a ton of good and 10 tons of BAD advice here on ich and QT

chirojosh · 09/13/2013, 12:21 PM

Yeah lots of bad advice here, hit up the disease forum

r1racer · 09/13/2013, 01:20 PM

I agree it's a good idea to read the stickies but I wouldn't call someone's advice bad because they choose not to QT. In fact, treating a fish for ich may not work (for many reasons) and it can possibly stress the fish further and ultimately kill it.

cakemanPA · 09/13/2013, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by r1racer

I agree it's a good idea to read the stickies but I wouldn't call someone's advice bad because they choose not to QT. In fact, treating a fish for ich may not work (for many reasons) and it can possibly stress the fish further and ultimately kill it.

Did not say what the bad advice was... Just saying there is a lot of bad advice on this subject. Not QTing will bite you sooner or later. That is just fact!

rosek007 · 09/13/2013, 05:00 PM

yeah I figured If It Is actually Ich it Isn't gone, either way they're In quarantine for a while.

owenspackman · 09/13/2013, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rosek007

yeah I figured If It Is actually Ich it Isn't gone, either way they're In quarantine for a while.

Good to hear. Let us know how they get on!

09/03/2013, 06:03 PM	#1
rosek007 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 52	Both my blue hippo tangs and puffer have ich????? Came home today and both my blue hippo tangs and puffer fish seems to have ich. White sports all over,they don't seem or act sick and eat like 10 fish combined, I immediately started my instant ocean lifeguard treatment, Instructions say Treat that for five days so today is day one. Any suggestions anyone? __________________ 150 gallon 40 gallon sump w/ refugium. Bubble MAGUS curve 9 reef breeder photon48 Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Double overflow

09/03/2013, 09:19 PM	#3
Reefmedic79 Life and Reef Saver Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tavares, Florida Posts: 6,202	I don't suggest treating your fish in your display tank, especially if you intend on it being a reef tank. It's nearly impossible to determine your exact water volume when its full of LR. Also, LR can absorb some medications skewing the dosage, and due to the absorbtion, most medications are toxic to inverts preventing you from ever using the tank as a reef. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> How much deeper would the ocean be if it didn't have sponges? P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sid Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder, 20L Sump, 10G Fuge, JBJ A.T.O, 4" Reef Octopus, DIY Stand & Canopy, RapidLED Dimmable 36 Kit on 3 6" MakersLED Heatsink, MP10es

09/12/2013, 06:05 PM	#5
rosek007 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 52	So the very next day the spots were gone, not sure If It wasn't ich or the meds are just that good, either way they've been In quarantine now for a little over a week and doing great no sign of ich or any disease and eating me out of house and home. this weekend i plan on putting them In my display as I need the quarantine tank for a new blue hippo and powder blue. __________________ 150 gallon 40 gallon sump w/ refugium. Bubble MAGUS curve 9 reef breeder photon48 Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Double overflow

09/13/2013, 07:49 AM	#9
r1racer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD Posts: 418	Mine do too. IMO, if your tank paramaters are stable and you feed them well (sea veggies especially) they will probably be fine carrying it. __________________ 125g In Wall, Vertex Omega 150, Maxspect Gyre 150, Tunze ATO, 2-27" 16k Maxspect Razors, Red Sea Coral Pro, 33g QT, Mixing Station, Glass Holes 1500, BRS reactors & RO/DI 1.025/430ca/1300mag/9alk/80t

09/13/2013, 01:20 PM	#12
r1racer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD Posts: 418	I agree it's a good idea to read the stickies but I wouldn't call someone's advice bad because they choose not to QT. In fact, treating a fish for ich may not work (for many reasons) and it can possibly stress the fish further and ultimately kill it. __________________ 125g In Wall, Vertex Omega 150, Maxspect Gyre 150, Tunze ATO, 2-27" 16k Maxspect Razors, Red Sea Coral Pro, 33g QT, Mixing Station, Glass Holes 1500, BRS reactors & RO/DI 1.025/430ca/1300mag/9alk/80t

09/03/2013, 06:28 PM	#2
Hokies83 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Roanoke Va Posts: 347	If u did not QT good chances they have ICH. I did not QT ich is in my tank.. All you have to do is keep them happy and healthy and ICH should never be a prob.

09/04/2013, 01:27 AM	#4
JDMR2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 51	How long have you had the fish? Their eating habits are a good sign. Keep them eating and try to feed the tangs nori as well. Are there other tank mates bothering them? I would say only quarantine them if you plan on medicating, otherwise keep them eating and it should pass.

09/12/2013, 06:09 PM	#6
Deahttub Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Longwood,Fl Posts: 171	Tangs are suceptible to ick....once they get past it alls good......

09/12/2013, 07:17 PM	#8
JDMR2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 51	I would say every tank has ich. As long as your fish are happy and eating, they won't be susceptible to it. The more stressed they are, the more easily the can get it. Which is why I believe if a fish already has signs of ich in the main display, I would leave it there and let it run its course and keep it fed. No point in stressing it more by catching it, QTing it, then catching it again. Btw, Powder Blues are ich magnets even just by looking at it wrong =)

09/13/2013, 10:42 AM	#10
cakemanPA Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hummelstown, PA Posts: 2,353	Please please please read the Ich stickies. You will get a ton of good and 10 tons of BAD advice here on ich and QT

09/13/2013, 12:21 PM	#11
chirojosh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 229	Yeah lots of bad advice here, hit up the disease forum

09/13/2013, 05:00 PM	#14
rosek007 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 52	yeah I figured If It Is actually Ich it Isn't gone, either way they're In quarantine for a while. __________________ 150 gallon 40 gallon sump w/ refugium. Bubble MAGUS curve 9 reef breeder photon48 Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Double overflow