View Full Version : Does my tank have the ich?
newreefy
04-13-2003, 12:32 AM
I bought a yellow tang about 3 weeks ago and after a week or so i noticed some white spots on him. I read through previous posts and thought i would try mashing up garlic and soaking it up with nori and feeding it to the tang. I have done this for 4 days now and no improvement (just seems to be getting worse) my water quality is perfect. i also have green chromis that seem to be disapearing as well. The tank has 2 peppermint shrimp as well as hermit crabs and snails. What else can i do to try and cure the disease without harming the snail,crabs and shrimp. The tank only has live rock in it right now. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Brownskinner
04-13-2003, 01:50 AM
sell everything start again its just going to keep on killing and killing
so when you do dibbs on your hermit crabs!
yes, ur tank most likely has the itch...however, the itch is only contracted by disturbing behaviour from the owner.what the hell have u done u sick, sick lonely man
EmilyB
04-13-2003, 04:06 AM
If your chromis are disappearing, they are likely dead.
that will cause water quality problems, and water quality problems with tangs = ick
Also tangs have a high demand for algae, as in the wild they graze continually.
You must supply this food for them (nori, spirulina), and also keep up the water quality as a result.
Aquattro
04-13-2003, 04:09 AM
First, ignore the ****heads on the board. Second, if the fish is still eating well, he may come around on his own. Keep up on the garlic, maybe a water change and hope for the best.
AJ_77
04-13-2003, 05:46 AM
I bought a yellow tang about 3 weeks ago...
Umm, didn't you just put up pics of your brand-new tank about a month ago?
...thought i would try mashing up garlic and soaking it up with nori and feeding it to the tang. I have done this for 4 days now and no improvement (just seems to be getting worse) my water quality is perfect.
Has the tang been eating nori for more than 4 days, or just since you started adding garlic?
Your problems may be related to a very young tank. (Remember Brad encouraging you to take it slow, and enjoy the journey?) As to your water quality being "perfect" - how long since it finished its cycle? A few chromis dying should produce a measureable change in your ammonia, nitrite, nitrate levels, one after the other. Unless you have a really really hungry cleanup crew.
PS - do you know rex? He seems to be on your case...
newreefy
04-13-2003, 06:26 AM
[quote]PS - do you know rex? He seems to be on your case...[quote]
Yes, I know both "rex" and "brownskinner" both of which are immature idiots that i wish i never told about canreef. I apoligize to everyone on the board for their ignorance.
But back to the ich......the tank is fairly new but it has been done the cycle for about 2 months now. (i know it is probably a little early for a tang but that is besides the point now) I want my fish to live so i need help!! The tang is still eating well and i have 15-20 hermit crabs and 15-20 snails to help the cleanup along with a fairly decent skimmer. i will keep up with the garlic and water change but is there other additives that i can add to the tank to help out??
Thanks
Troy F
04-13-2003, 06:58 AM
Rex if you are kidding around with a buddy (as it appears to me), in the future take it to e-mail or pick up the phone. The kinds of posts I've seen from you do very little but cause problems, kidding or not.
AJ_77
04-13-2003, 08:28 PM
Good maintenance and proper feeding are probably the best things you can do right now, as anything major or drastic will put more stress on the tang. A steady, stable environment is as important as anything right now.
But I'm just echoing what others have said before - keep up the garlic and nori, and water quality. I haven't kept tangs (they make ME nervous), but as with other so-called "delicate" fish you have to provide the optimum environment for them to be healthy enough to lick it themselves.
As to your buddies - not your fault. They're responsible for their own behaviour.
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