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reiple · 10-08-2004, 06:05 PM

[quote author=beamer link=board=ASAP;num=1097154099;start=0#10 date=10/08/04 at 07:56:37]I assume when you say starve the tank that you are referring to having no fish in the tank for the ich to feed off of.

Is there some reason that you shouldn't feed whats left behind in the tank as far as corals go. Can parasites survive on fish food?

Just wondering.

Cindy[/quote]

Yup! I meant starve the remaining ich parasites in the tank. Keep it fishless no less than 6 weeks. this is the same period you rehab the fishes in the QT. For the corals, well keep feeding them!

After QT no additional animals which are not quaratined including corals and LR.

10-08-2004, 06:05 PM	#22 (permalink)
reiple Fire Shrimp Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Quezon City, Posts: 335 Karma: 3	Re: Bad case of ich... [quote author=beamer link=board=ASAP;num=1097154099;start=0#10 date=10/08/04 at 07:56:37]I assume when you say starve the tank that you are referring to having no fish in the tank for the ich to feed off of. Is there some reason that you shouldn't feed whats left behind in the tank as far as corals go. Can parasites survive on fish food? Just wondering. Cindy[/quote] Yup! I meant starve the remaining ich parasites in the tank. Keep it fishless no less than 6 weeks. this is the same period you rehab the fishes in the QT. For the corals, well keep feeding them! After QT no additional animals which are not quaratined including corals and LR. _________ I retired the reef for now. Maybe a nano or a softies tank in the future when I have both time and money. 60 gallon FOWLR in the meantime. My echidna nebulosa are still going strong!