Hippo Tang with ich

i have a Coral Beauty right now that has ich. Im treating for 7 days with melafix and doing the garlic thing. It seems to help the fish kick it last time I had an outbreak from a tang. Hope it helps this time also.

 

yes I do. They all close up after treatment, but open back up within a few hours.

 

Also, make sure you turn any skimmers or carbon off also. The skimmer will go nuts if you dont shut it down.

 

Justin, Hippos are Ich magnets. If your water conditions are great and he is as healthy as you say he will most probably get over it all by himself. I have also had luck with Garlic as well as Ginger. Melafix won't hurt anything from my experience but is much better with bacterial things. I would doubt if it will help parasitic infections much but who knows it is really quite versatile.

 

I had hippos for years. They would get ich every time they were stressed, especially in a move. Even the slightest stress would cause it sometimes. It always went away without treatment in my case within days, but several days longer on a tank move.

 

By the way, I had a pair that would shred goldfish.