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Logistics! and ich.

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by NeonBender, Apr 12, 2014.

  1. NeonBender

    NeonBender


    So, I picked up some fish and some frags from Springfest, and I quarentined them, and, low and behold, they have ich. So, luckily they are in the QT. Can anyone think of a way to treat the fish that is not going to kill the frags? The frags are a monti and a frogspawn. I don't really think I can convince the wife to let me set up a second QT for the frags.





    Thoughts?


    Thanks


    Michael
     
  2. Bboge13

    Bboge13 Pico Reef Keeper

    You could take the corals out as they don't get ich. If they seem healthy put them in the display and then start treating the fish.
     
  3. Big John

    Big John Inactive User

    What kind of fish?
     
  4. Railcar79

    Railcar79 Inactive User

    The coral doesn't get infected with ich, but ich can ravel on corals and infest the tank
     
  5. Bboge13

    Bboge13 Pico Reef Keeper

    You could always try increased temp and hypo.
     
  6. abower

    abower Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Xroads (Craig) is well versed on this stuff. Could ask him if a fresh water dip is safe for the coral as I believe they can hold the parasite during part of the cycle.
     
  7. NeonBender

    NeonBender

    I feel pretty certain that I won't be putting them directly into the DT, as they are in ich infested waters, and I don't want to contaminate the DT. I can treat the fish, and plan on it, but I just feel bad killing the corals, as hypo or copper would do.
     
  8. abower

    abower Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Could ask if anyone in the DM area has a qt tank free and would be nice enough to sit them for a month. Mine is open but Ryan is a hell of a drive.
     
  9. mpivit

    mpivit Well-Known ReefKeeper

    I have a really stupid question. Why quarantine corals? I'm just thinking that any treatment would have to be reef safe, and if they need to be removed it would be pretty easy to get them out. I've heard of dipping corals, but not quarantining.
     
  10. xroads

    xroads Veteran Reefkeeper Vendor

    tank transfer method will work well here.
     
  11. abower

    abower Well-Known ReefKeeper

    They are carriers if in the same environment as the outbreak. Or so I have read. Hate to find out the hard way.
     
  12. Dave

    Dave Experienced Reefkeeper

    Use the bayer insecticide dip for the corals. I think that kills ich, doesn't it?
     
  13. NeonBender

    NeonBender

    Why quarantine corals? so I don't bring things I don't want into the DT. I have one display tank thankfully free of aptasia, and want to keep it that way. bryopsis, hair algae, red bugs, etc. I love the fests, but we all go in knowing there is no QC, and need to take our own precautions. I do a SeaChem Reef Dip, but I would still rather observe for a week or two before I drop them into the tank, only to find out something I didn't want to know.

    Regarding the tank transfer method, will it work? It seems like voodoo to me. Wanna give me a run down of how I can do it, and also, can I do it without a second tank? for example, use a holding bucket while I clean the QT?

    Thanks for the responses everyone.
     

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