Clown has ick

[Ms0099rg]

Anyone have a Q tank that can take my little buddy.

 

[SaylorsReef]

Matt,

Has your clownfish been with your other fish? You may have others that will soon show signs of ich.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Are you gonna do hypo with him?

 

[SaylorsReef]

He's not looking to treat Jeni. He's looking to find someone who will.

 

[Ms0099rg]

Yes just another clown he looks ok .... But not sure what to do

 

[SaylorsReef]

How long have you had them?

 

[Ms0099rg]

The first one week and 1/2 and the ich boy 4 days

 

[1boatnut]

Unfortunately if they were together,chances are your tank has ich and also needs to be dealt with.
I have qa 10 gal tank you can use,unfortunately I do not have a QT tank set up at the moment as I wasn't planning on getting any fish.

 

[Pufferpunk]

He's not looking to treat Jeni. He's looking to find someone who will.

Duh... I'm easily confused.

 

[saltyfun]

If those are the only 2 fish, can't he just treat the whole main tank?

 

[SaylorsReef]

You can't treat inverts with most meds if any. Inverts also won't survive hypo salinity.

 

[WeePee]

If those are the only 2 fish, can't he just treat the whole main tank?

only if there are no corals or inverts in the tank (generally).

 

[Ms0099rg]

Just live rock and few clean up crew ....

 

[fastrc]

I have quarantine tank set up all the time but im to far away. I have extra tanks but will be Saturday till im in Chicago again

 

[fastrc]

Invert tank has to go through a 60 day cycle to make sure all ick has hatched eggs and died off with zero livestock in ti till after that date!

 

[Smitty]

If you don't have an extra tank, you could go out and buy a rubbermaid tub or a 10gal tank from petmart/petco for $10. That way you could treat your clowns and any other future fish you get.

 

[Ms0099rg]

So ich is going to stay in the main tank ?? Untill I do something or will it die off.

 

[fastrc]

If there is not a host for it. It will die off if all fish are removed that way it doesn't have a host to be on. The eggs will be in your tank and will hatch, If they don't find a host they die off. You need to give it 60 days without anything to host on to clear tank of it.The 60 days is up for discussion but i never rush back in.

 

[Ms0099rg]

Wow 60 days