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	The Saga continues: This time its Ick.
FishKeeperJim Big Fish Member MTS Anonymous Posts: 348 Kudos: 208 Votes: 186 Registered: 09-Jan-2007	Well I now have Ick. I read the disease profile here and saw that the meds are copper based and can kill Inverts and plants. Removing the plants is not really an option except as a last resort, The Shrimp I have I can move but is there any way to treat the tank in situ. I'll post the Parameters later tonight. mts.gif" border="0"> I vote do you? My Tanks at Photobucket
Posted 12-Aug-2007 00:47
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Depends on the med, which brand is it?
Posted 12-Aug-2007 06:35
ScottF Fish Addict Addiction Hurts!! Posts: 542 Kudos: 330 Votes: 355 Registered: 28-May-2007	Logan- What about treating with QuICK Cure: formaline and malachite green, will those have an effect on the plants, inverts? That's what I used to get rid of the Ick in my 20g Tiger Barb species tank. It took awhile but I finally got rid of it.
Posted 12-Aug-2007 18:16
FishKeeperJim Big Fish Member MTS Anonymous Posts: 348 Kudos: 208 Votes: 186 Registered: 09-Jan-2007	I didn't have any ick meds when I posted this originally. The info I posted came from the Disease profile here at FP. Here is what I bought today. Ich Attack by Novalek 100% organic, Active Ingredients 5% Naphthoquinone 95% Inactive Ingredients btw it has spread to the Rainbows. Later in the week I am ordering a Submersible UV Sterilizer to add into the tank. mts.gif" border="0"> I vote do you? My Tanks at Photobucket
Posted 12-Aug-2007 20:35
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	Edited by Not Joe Potato Hmm, I checked Wikipedia for naphthoquinone, and it says it has anti-bacterial properties. Now, ich isn't a bacterium, but I checked the MSDS for naphthoquinone and it is some pretty heavy stuff (read: ultra-toxic in pure form, not to mention teratogenic). Apparently it inhibits mitotic division, so it shouldn't allow the ich to multiply, but at the dosages it is recommending it shouldn't be toxic to the fish, in theory.
Posted 12-Aug-2007 20:46
ScottF Fish Addict Addiction Hurts!! Posts: 542 Kudos: 330 Votes: 355 Registered: 28-May-2007	Edited by ScottF Logan/Jim- I'd hit the LFS and grab a formaline/malachite green based med and use it daily. Mine said cures Ich in three days, NOT. Ich has three different phases of it's life cycle. We can only kill the Ich in one particular stage so you have to treat the tank long enough for all the Ich to go through the stage where they can be killed. You'll have to treat for probably at least one week after the last of the white spots goes away. With that med, take out anything in your decor that can be stained, sometimes it will leave some green streaks on rocks or substrate. Of course, remove the carbon filter media. My medication suggested a 25% WC every three treatment days, I backed off and did smaller WC less often. The white spots finally went away, and I treated 1.5 weeks after I saw the last spot. I put the carbon back in and was able to add fish after a couple days... All has been well for a few weeks now in the tank. Also, I didnt have any live plants when I was medicating so I am not sure how the formaline/malchite green based meds would affect the plants. Git can certainly help you here... Good luck man, it's definitely a patience thing, and a big time drag. I hope you don't lose any fish.
Posted 13-Aug-2007 17:26
FishKeeperJim Big Fish Member MTS Anonymous Posts: 348 Kudos: 208 Votes: 186 Registered: 09-Jan-2007	Well I started the Ich Attack last night and this stuff WORKS. As of today there are no spots visible. I am going to keep up with this for about a week and by friday I will have the UV steriliser ordered and it will be in in about one more week. mts.gif" border="0"> I vote do you? My Tanks at Photobucket
Posted 14-Aug-2007 00:48
ScottF Fish Addict Addiction Hurts!! Posts: 542 Kudos: 330 Votes: 355 Registered: 28-May-2007	Well my friend, glad to hear the meds are working well for you! Let us know how it all goes!
Posted 14-Aug-2007 18:05


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