Help ich!!!!!

heheshamon · 10-08-2007, 10:38 AM

Help my female breeding black clown has somehow caught ich I don't know how cause they are both in QT but it's spreading quickly I've ordered some treatment but there is a postal strike in the uk at to moment so I proberbly won't get it till thursday is this going to be to late is ich a killer or will she live.
PLEASE HELP
The male doesn't seem to have it I've tried taking a pic but my camera isn't good enough.

bulltrader · 10-08-2007, 11:07 AM

Hi,
Sometimes a freshwater dip for no longer than 2 mins will kill the ick. I've tried it and it does work but I've also had fatalities from ick so good luck. After product I know that has worked for me is called "no sick fish" but again you would have to wait to get it delivered.

heheshamon · 10-08-2007, 11:11 AM

Sorry to sound thick but how do you perform a freshwater dip? The ich is really bad now there must be over 20 or so.

geekdafied · 10-08-2007, 11:20 AM

Take a pic of the fish, and are you sure its ich?

heheshamon · 10-08-2007, 11:22 AM

ok i will try hang on

heheshamon · 10-08-2007, 11:31 AM

Camera isn't very good at close range but it look's like little thorns or spikes like on the stem of a rose

heheshamon · 10-08-2007, 11:34 AM

they are about 1mm long and the are also on it's nose it's really bad because the are cleaning the pot like they are going to spawn soon.

geekdafied · 10-08-2007, 11:36 AM

Thats brooklynella, not ich, aka clownfish disease.

heheshamon · 10-08-2007, 11:37 AM

Don't tell me it's not curable

bulltrader · 10-08-2007, 11:42 AM

To do the freshwater dip you just fill a bucket with RO (no salt) water bring it up to temp and catch your fish and put it in the bucket for 2 minutes and then catch and put back in the tank. The fresh water usually causes the ick to leave the fish.
HOWEVER, I missed the breeding part so I'm not sure what would happen.
ALSO, if the ick is free swimming in your tank you have no choice but to treat the tank to get rid of it.