Hexadron Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I recently purchased two Ocellaris clownfish and unfortunately they seem to have what appears to be Ich. After very close inspection over the past few weeks this is what I have observed: Small (very few) white spots Some torn fins (although they were housed with many other clowns, could be caused by aggressive clowns in LFS) Flashing (rubbing/scratching) against objects regularly Stringy white Poop day 1 and 2, but now normal A few times have swam towards bottom of tank and looked nearly lifeless, while other times appear perfectly healthy (very sporadic) This is my action plan to help combat Ich and whatever else they may have: Day 1: Add fish to QT, let rest for the day and make sure they are eating normal Day 2: Treat with PraziPro for 1 week as per directions 1 week later Day 8: Perform 50% water change then begin Cupramine treatment as per directions 48 hours later Day 10: Complete second dose of Cupramine to reach level of 0.05mg/L and observe/monitor levels closely for next two weeks. 2 weeks later Day 24: Perform 50%-100 water change and run carbon for next 24-48 hours. Test for copper, making sure no traces are present to continue, then remove carbon Day 26:Treat ParaGuard as per directions every 24 hours for the next 7 days Have fish in QT/Hospital tank total of 6 weeks while maintaining good water quality, proper medication dosages and making sure fish aren't too stressed and are eating. Day 42: Fish free to live in the Display! I plan to incorporate this type of QT/Hospital tank as preventative with all future fish purchases, as my sources definitely aren't trustworthy and almost will certainly have some sort if disease... Okay so onto the question - How does this look? The Paraguard may be overkill, but from my readings, it appears to treat a wider array of issues including fungal, bacterial and viral that PraziPro and Cupramine may miss and is fairly gentle. I am no expert in diagnosing 100% accurately, but rather be safe than sorry. Link to comment
Neebles Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I you need to leave that display free of livestock for 73 days...if you add the fish back any sooner, treated or not you will start the ich life cycle over again. If they have never been in your display your method would be fine. Look into the tank transfer method as well...it's a quick sure fire way to get rid of ich IF DONE PROPERLY, without the use of copper. Link to comment
Hexadron Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 I you need to leave that display free of livestock for 73 days...if you add the fish back any sooner, treated or not you will start the ich life cycle over again. If they have never been in your display your method would be fine. Look into the tank transfer method as well...it's a quick sure fire way to get rid of ich IF DONE PROPERLY, without the use of copper. Good advice. The fish will be transferred to an entirely new tank (new sand/rock/equipment) after the Quarantine/Hospitalization period. Corals will be transferred into new tank 90 days after [fish] Quarantine started (and all dipped in Bayer). This would be a 90 day fallow period without fish, as I realize Ich can survive for that long without a host, and die afterwards though. 90 Days to be sure! Thanks for the input Link to comment
Hexadron Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Does no one else quarantine here, or have any input? Link to comment
Neebles Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 No more advice from me, just note corals can also carry ich so if you are hardcore into the qt process you can quarantine them as well Link to comment
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