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Originally Posted by 1bigstud
Thanks for all the advice guys. I have one cleaner shrimp would getting another one and a uv sterilzer help or shouold I go the medication approach??
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The UV sterilizer will only help when the Ich is in the free swimming state and this is assuming that you have the right size sterilizer AND that you get all the little buggers to go thru it LOL ... as to cleaner shrimp I have 4 in my tank and I think of them as a beauty salon for my fish ( drive thru style ) ... they can provide maintenance and maybe nip it in the bud early but if he is covered as you say you dont really have a choice ... because Ich has basically a 3 week cycle then the display will have to be fallow ( fishless ) for at least that long preferably 4 weeks or more ... if you go hyposalinity then use the water from the display to start the QT tank and slowly over 3 days or so reduce salinity to 16ppt or 1.009 SG... it has to remain at 1.009 for a full 3 weeks to break the growth cycle then slowly bring it back up to 1.026 or whatever you normally run at. ( remember that temperature will affect specific gravity ( ie. 77F would be 1.10 or 80F would be 1.08 )
or try as Wendell suggested or try copper
Cheers