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10-26-2010, 04:02 PM
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The most resistant ich strain ever recoreded took 71 days to die but that's unusual. Most case is that ich is 100% dead after 60 days, so 8 weeks should be fine for ich.
I don't know for velvet but I would play it safe because this is such a nasty parasites. Quote:
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10-26-2010, 11:05 PM
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The only medication I have on hand is Instant Ocean Lifeguard. I have used it before on these same clowns when they had some kind of parasite about 2 years ago. So far, so good. They were stressed as hell when I caught them yesterday but seem not too bad today. Now to take apart my rockwork and get my lawnmower and zebras out.
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10-27-2010, 12:55 AM
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I had ich attack my aquarium really bad not to long ago. It got to the point with a clown where it was do or die, it was completely covered. I had no option because the ich medicine wasnt working and it was to late at night to get something else. So I figured what should I do? The thing will be dead by morning anyway. So I went looking in the house for a cure. So I freshwater dipped him with two small drops of mouthwash in a cup. The next day he was perfectly clean. He needed two more dips over a week period and I won. He is still alive. I guess it makes sense, its antibacterial......
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10-27-2010, 01:31 AM
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*edit*You do know ich is a parasite not a bacteria right? Last edited by marie; 10-27-2010 at 01:34 AM.
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10-27-2010, 03:14 AM
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well not really make sense since ich is not a bacteria and when the ich kist is deep in the skin it is safe from medication.
I would be skeptical if the ich is cured, probably just a recess? Quote:
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10-27-2010, 03:45 AM
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All I know is that was 3 months ago and I have not had it in my tank since and the clown is perfectly alive and happy. And before the dip he was white as snow and breathing very heavily. So now I make this dip for all my fish before placing them in my aquarium, no ich and no deaths in three months. Either way bacteria/parasite the ich didnt make it through the dip alive. I have tried freshwater dips in past and not had any great results. I am not saying its the way, but as a last resort maybe.....
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10-28-2010, 02:57 AM
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Thanks for all the info Laurie, I remember reading some of it when it happened to you. I guess one positive thing I can take from all this is that I only had 8 fish in my tank. So far 3 are dead (Kole, dragon and orange spot gobies). The clowns are hanging in there, the male looks real good but the female is still sick. They are both eating well so I'm hoping they'll pull through. Dismantled all my rockwork in my display and put most of the rock into the sump, also brought my 20gal back up to specs. Caught the lawnmower and one zebra dart tonight and put them into the 20. The bigger of the two darts is hiding in an old coral skeleton I think, so I'm not sure how I'll get him. He probably won't come out for a couple of days now. Anyways, that's where I'm at now.
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10-28-2010, 07:36 PM
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The ick is deeply enkisted in the skin and even a fresh water dip won't kill it. It is only susceptible when in free swimming. so a fresh water dip won't kill ich from your fish, it only appear to be.
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