Got ich from lfs

[phillipj2]

Salinity is at .018 and dropping I've been doing it over the last 4 days. I'm afraid I'm not doing it fast enough. I am letting the top off fill the sump back up so it happens slow. Just lost a striped blenny. I'm ****ed.

 

[Cake_Boss]

From what gale said, just drop them into 1.010. After 2 months slowly bring it up. That's what I understood anyways

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[Zooid]

Yep....I never acclimated them to lower salinity....only when I went from low to high.

 

[phillipj2]

My salinity has been at 1.010 for 3 days and the ich is worse then ever. Why is this I thought the ich should start dying off. Lost 2 more fish left dammit.

 

[djkms]

Hypo doesnt kill ich that fast and at the stage you see it on your fish. Ich needs to be in the tomot stage in order to kill the parasite with hyposalinty.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.php

http://atj.net.au/marineaquaria/marineich.html

 

[DGPets]

Increasing your temp slightly can accelerate the Ich lifecycle and get you to the Tomont stage a little faster.

However, with increased temperature comes lower oxygen capicity in the water column, shouldn't be huge as the Salinity being low will counter balance this, but caution should be excercised.

If fish are still eating, soaking some good quality frozen food in a mix of Seachem Metronidazole and Focus, plus some Garlic Guard before feeding can help bolster the immune system and fight off the infection and any secondary issues that may occur.

Soaking some seaweed in Paraguard and Garlic Guard doesn't hurt either.

 

[phillipj2]

Great read Djkms. I think that the hippo is past the point of no return. I just want to kill this parasite at any cost so can get back to the hobby.

 

[jonthefb]

Also, ich is triggered to break out of the tomont stage and into the theront stage via hormonal triggers from stressed fish, therefor its best to QT beforehand to minimize stress on the fish, and therefore reduce the possibility of a hormonal trigger of another outbreak

 

[phillipj2]

I will never put another fish in without qt again.

 

[Crit21]

Neon gobies help. Get a couple. You may lose one when the ich is finally under control, but they worked well for me.

 

[Tripple T]

Ich is terrible. I've gotten it from several places. The point is that no store is immune to it.