goodblasson,
What other fish are in the tank, Are they infected also, and how big is the tank?
Just a note, if none of the other fish have it don't panic.
Other fish include a few damsels, prawn goby, manderin goby, maroon clown, bunch of inverts, I have more fish I just cant think of what they are. Thats pretty sad. The powder blue just passed. None of the others seem infected, but my regal means the most to me. The tank is a 60 gallon. Does anyone know if angels tolerate ich well? Does ich just go away on its own? If i end up catching him I will do a freshwater dip and then to the hospital tank.
You may have more going on in the tank than just ich if you didn't see any ich on the powder blue and it passed that quickly!Also sounds like you are prety much at your stocking limit for that size tank.
On an up note I recently dealt with a bout of ich on my small Blue Tang.I could not get it out of the 135g and decided to keep feeding with vitamins and do a few large water changes and sand cleanings over the course of a week and a half. Rationalle was to keep the fish as strong as possible while at the same time reducing the numbers of parasites in the substrate and water. Seems to have worked so, far all fish doing well and no sign of ich in 4 weeks now. I may not be out of the woods yet!
As far as the Regal, I can't say for sure how well it will endure I really think it depends on how healthy the individual is and how bad the infestation is.IMHO I also believe that if you have alot of difficulty in catching a fish, you can actually do more harm by additional stress and harrasment in trying to remove it.
Hope all pull through!
BTW If it is a reef tank don't be cajolled into using so called "reef safe" meds
First off, you are beyond your stocking limit. The Regal and the Powder blue should be kept in large aquariums. Even if your filtration will completely handle the waste produced by these animals, they need "personal space." Without this space to feel safe, they are under constant stress. This will reduce their ability to resist disease in general.
To eliminate Ich from your tank, you need to have a fish free tank for ~6w. To cure your fish from ich, you will need to treat them for at least 30days in a hyposaline hospital tank (see my previous post in this thread). You could also use a copper treatment, but I prefer the hyposalinity method.
As for your angel specifically, It is a wonderful fish that has specific needs. If these needs are met, it will be much more resilient.
How do I determine that my fish have ick 92g tank with 80lbs live sand, 8lbs live rock, 1 yellow tang, 1 manderine goby, 5 damsels, 1 blue striped Tang/angel (I think), 1 spotted grouper, 1 camelback shrimp, 1 hermit crab and 1 starfish. Tank is 2 months old. My Goby and Blue angel have tiny white spots on there tails. I had 1 flame or Koran angel die I tried to put him in a seperate tank but it was too late.
does hyposalinity affect pods? bristleworms? I figure its easier to remove the few corals i have to a "QT" if i treat the display tank with hyposalinity. I dont want to lose the pods in my tank/refugium. My new purple tang is the only fish with ich and is eating garlic soaked food and seems healthy otherwise. Has had ich for about 6 days now. I probably wont do anything unless another fish comes down with ich. I do not want to medicate the main tank and would stress the fish out too much if i tried to catch them around all of the live rock. I also have 2 cleaner shrimp that assist the tang, but he doesnt seem to stay at their cleaning station very long. Should I act now or wait to see how the rest of the tank responds. I am not sure if the ich cysts have hatched new parisites yet. What to do?
Tom
does hyposalinity affect pods? bristleworms?... What to do?
Generally yes, hyposalinity will tend to kill pods and bristle worms.
If you have a FO tank, using hyposalinity is about the most non-invasive treatment you can do.
If you have a reef or FOWLR, you should never ever treat that tank, not even with hyposalinity.
In your specific case, I'd keep an eye on the tang, feed it well, and see if it recovers on it's own. If not, and you need to treat, remove the fish that are infected to another tank, and treat there. It's the only good way.
At the risk of repeating myself on this thread, never ever medicate a reef tank, AND there are no reef safe medications despite what your LFS tells you or what is printed on the package.
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