Urgent Itch overrunning tank?

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  1. Summersfall

    Summersfall Plankton

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    I did buy Rid Itch+ which is suppose to control Itch, protozoan, dinoflagellate and fungal diseases just a few hours ago.... Even though nothing is in the tank should I still add it to the water? I want to kill this things as soon as possible, but if not then I can be patient because I want the best results in the long run :)
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    The product is ineffective in the treatment and erradication of both Marine Ich and Brookynella.

    Only proven effective treatments are

    Copper
    Formalin
    Hyposalinity

    And never used in combination.
     
  4. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    What about marine velvet? This one is also a very fast killer.
     
  5. Summersfall

    Summersfall Plankton

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    Ok thanks I will just leave my tank alone for now :)
     
  6. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    I considered that but the description said patches, velvet looks more like a dusting.

    Brookynella is more common hence the name clownfish disease and very common on wild caught clownfish.


    :)
     
  7. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    Sorry about that man sad to hear :( I would try in the future to get a 10 gallon tank and set it up for a acclimation/QT tank and just try to prevent it in the future.

    Sorry to hear that that happened again.
     
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  9. TheSaltwaterGuy

    TheSaltwaterGuy Banned

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    wait so is it ick or itch??
     
  10. mulder32

    mulder32 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Going through the same thing--had a fish that wouldn't eat, developed ich, spread it to my clown and royal gramma. I have a scooter blenny left. Just set up a QT and not adding any fish to the DT for at least 6 weeks.
     
  11. fhabercrombie

    fhabercrombie Fire Shrimp

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    Said perfectly, it sucks and I'm sorry for ur loss but not having other fish in the tank when this happens is really the best possible outcome. I had 4 expensive tangshan when ich hit my tank luckily they all were eating great and pulled through. Good luck it's hard to leave a tank fish less for that long put its in the best interest. U might wanna use a qt tank in the future if ur gonna add more than one fish at a time