Damn you ICH!!!!

Discussion in 'Fish Diseases' started by browntrout, Jun 18, 2009.

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  1. browntrout

    browntrout Fire Shrimp

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    Aye Aye Aye what a pain in my butt. Ive had my75g tank going for about 4months. Ive been doing my water changes every 2 weeks.
    Ph 8.2
    Salinity 1.025
    ammonia .18
    Nitrate 20 (yes I know a little high)
    nitrite 0
    calcium 445
    Alk 10.5 (dkh)
    water temp 77-79

    Stock
    2 clown
    1 six line wrasse
    5 chromis
    1 flame hawk
    1 blue tang
    1 purple dottyback
    2 fire fish
    red scooter blenny
    orange spotted goby
    yellow watchmen goby
    3 pepper shrimp
    1 cleaner shrimp
    3 turbo snails
    10 hermits

    Anyways Ive been having no problems whatsoever. Up until I noticed my Blue tang developed ICH. well I don't have a QT so I decided to dose with garlic and hope for the best. Tang started too look super bad heavy breathing and big chunks of ICH. So I did a fresh water dip for about 8mins. Put him back in the tank and ICH looked better. That didn't last long ich looks bad again. Now my firefish, sixline, purpledottyback, and clownfish have ICH. SHIAAAT!!!

    So Ive been doing water changes and using Marine Max (yes I know it's not proven but worth a shot)

    So far ive lost my puprle dottyback,1 firefish, and I bet the 2 clowns go today.

    What trips me out is all the fish eat and are active but they have just died in the middle of the night. Right now the tang still eats and still cruises around and his dorsal fin looks locked in place.

    Ok rant over. lessons learned. Being a noob sucks...but I guess you gotta start somewhere.
     
    browntrout, Jun 18, 2009
    browntrout, Jun 18, 2009
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  2. Pip Logan

    Pip Logan Feather Duster

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    Ich

    What does ich look like? I may have a domino with it but Im not sure what it even looks like
     
    Pip Logan, Jun 18, 2009
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  3. GradeAMoses

    GradeAMoses Astrea Snail

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    Little white dots. The domino damsel should have only ONE large white dot in its center on each side.
     
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  4. browntrout

    browntrout Fire Shrimp

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    Yep white spots on the fish. Honestly looks like salt. If you get close to the tank and look at your fish it's really easy to spot
     
    browntrout, Jun 18, 2009
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  5. Pip Logan

    Pip Logan Feather Duster

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    Crap then she has it! It looks like a little grain of salt on her tail. . . . . How do I make it go away?
     
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  6. browntrout

    browntrout Fire Shrimp

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    do a quick search on here. Probably the most discussed topic. Only 2 proven methods work. Copper and hyposalinity. Read up on it before you do anything!!!!!
     
    browntrout, Jun 18, 2009
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  7. Pip Logan

    Pip Logan Feather Duster

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    Copy that.
     
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  8. A4_Andre

    A4_Andre Astrea Snail

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    doesnt formalin work as well, probably not as effective.
     
    A4_Andre, Jun 18, 2009
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  9. Pip Logan

    Pip Logan Feather Duster

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    Well it looks like little Diablo is getting a bath when I get home.
     
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  10. Crimson Ghost

    Crimson Ghost Blue Ringed Angel

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    Poor Diablo - before you enter into bath time, please do some reading here:

    IchArt2Mar
     
    Crimson Ghost, Jun 18, 2009
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