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Re: ICH....Again vs. Hyposalinity Sorry, but I have to disagree with Scotty4now. Please follow this link to a five part series of articles on Ich...
Big Mistake!!!! You may kill your biofilter and have to cycle your tank all over again. Use antibiotics in a quarantine tank. HTH, Terry B
Kathryn, You cannot treat your tank with hyposalinity if it contains live rock or inverts. Make sure that you know how to treat with hyposalinity...
Hi Greg, Fish do not always recognise something new as food right away. It can take a few trys. Cheers, Terry B
Hi reiple, Yes, I wrote all the articles in my library except those in the link to "educational resources." It is good to know that you...
Hi Kathryn, I am happy to hear that you enjoyed some of the articles on my Website. I am always glad to help. Saltwater ich usually starts on one or...
Here is a link to an article in my library. It should answer a lot of questions about how to feed your fish....
Hi Craig, Yes I meant hydrometers not refractometers. My bad. Cheers, Terry B
Hi Craig, All five parts to my series on Cryptocaryon irritans (ich) can be found in my library at: http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com Thanks for...
Hi Cindy I am not a big fan of FW dips and they don’t do much for ich anyway except stress the fish. Do not combine hyposalinity with copper...
The first thing to do is to make a probable diagnosis of the problem. White spots are not always ich. Are the spots irregular in size and shape or...
You might find this link interesting. It will help explain what we have recently began to understand that saltwater fish can easily adapt to lower...
Hi Saltyfish992, Adding some water from your display to the quarantine tank is not a bad idea provided that all the fish in the display are healthy....
Are you testing the ammonia and pH of the water? Please give us all your water parameters. Do you quarantine all new fish in a seperate tank for 3+...
If you are treating the fish for ich with hyposalinity then the correct salinity (not SG) is 16ppt or less. I prefer 14ppt. If the salinity is not...
Beamer, It is not unusual for hippo tanks to have white spots and it is not always ich. You should try a series of formaldehyde dips. If the spots...
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