My fish are sick!!!

[Fish-R-Friends]

Hello everyone,

My fish have white spots on them. Im told it's Ick. Ive done a 25 percent wate change. Looks a little better but not a lot. Any suggestions??

[tbmoore]

sounds like ICH.....I recomend you install a UV sterlizer...(I know some do not like them)...also soak your food in garlic juice.....might add some cleaner shrimp. Keep your water stable and fish out of stress.

[snoopdog]

What size tank and name the fish that have Ick. If the fish are not stressed then the Ich will normally go away on it's own.

[Jahdiel]

I personally like kick ick if all else fails. It is safe on reef tanks. fish, and inverts. I have tried the copper formulas and haven't had near the luck as with KI and a few cleaner shrimp. Check and make sure it isn't a fish mate compatability. That is what we were dealing with. I finally wised up and kept them apart. and she is doing much better.

[tbmoore]

I have tried KI and it did kill some of my reef off....I still feel the going the natural way with UV and cleaner shrimp and garlic is safer....

[NM354]

if you have a magnum filter you can lower your salinity and run a micron filter that way the ick will come off of the fish due to the lower salinity and the micron will filter out the parasite.

[tbmoore]

Sounds like a lot of stress on the tank....especialy if any corals...

[LoneStar]

I agree with the cleaner shrimp solution. I have never had an ick prob while I had a cleaner shrimp in the tank. Lost my cleaner a while back and a couple months later my blue tang started getting ick. Bought a new cleaner and the ick was gone in 2 days. Plus it is neat to watch them pick it off.

Jeremy

[Jahdiel]

I wish I could say I have had that success. I have 4 cleaner shrimp and my large tang is ALWAYS being picked yet she still gets it. I think there are so many factors envolved with each tank