joe kirner
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i diped my tang in ich-x now he is feeling fine but looks likether are worms coming out of his fins is this a good thing did i kill some parasite or what ive never done a dip before so i just dont know
dip for ich
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I've moved this thread, to a more appropriate forum, Marine Fish Discussion. Lee will give you the best advice. In the meantime, at the top of this forum, you'll find a few great Stickies, that speak directly to the treatment of Ich. I'd suggest you read through all of them.
NWDiver
Swimming with the fishes
Hi Joe,
As Sid suggests there is a really complete sticky about the treatment at the top of this thread.
If you need help getting started, give me a shout.
-Todd
As Sid suggests there is a really complete sticky about the treatment at the top of this thread.
If you need help getting started, give me a shout.
-Todd
There are dip cures for Marine Ich. But they have been abandoned quite some time ago because the strength of the dip often kills the fish, or harms the fish so much that other things start to go wrong. So, I don't really think the fish is cured of Marine Ich. Are you sure of the diagnosis?
It's come down to no fast or quick or easy cure for Marine Ich. There are three tried and true cures for Marine Ich that don't require prescription drugs. You'll find out about them and what to do starting with this post: http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/f15/curing-fish-marine-ich-50933/. The first part of the post will guide you in how to diagnose it.
What may be happening now is damage from the cure or handling. Hard to say which. The second possibility is that there is, in addition to Marine Ich, other problems. And thirdly, it wasn't Marine Ich at all, but some other type of parasite.
Need a photo if I am to help you more.
I would like to point out a rather common human approach: A 'feeling fine fish' is not one with 'worms' coming out of it. We really can't tell what our fish are feeling. They don't speak, wag their tail, or even blink their eyes. They have no expression on their face or body, so knowing how they feel is something we humans haven't a clue. But usually, when we see parasites, worms, disorders, infections, and/or injuries, we can pretty safely say the fish is not feeling fine.
What makes the above statement even more effective is to ask, "What does the hobbyist know of normal fish behavior?" and then to ask, "If you don't know what normal fish behavior is like, then how do you recognize abnormal fish behavior?"
Few people have kept multiple fishes of the same species. Few have studied their behavior in captivity and in the wild. Even then, it's really difficult to say whether the fish is 'happy' or 'well' or 'normal.' But on one thing we are in agreement on, we want our fish to be okay.
It's come down to no fast or quick or easy cure for Marine Ich. There are three tried and true cures for Marine Ich that don't require prescription drugs. You'll find out about them and what to do starting with this post: http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/f15/curing-fish-marine-ich-50933/. The first part of the post will guide you in how to diagnose it.
What may be happening now is damage from the cure or handling. Hard to say which. The second possibility is that there is, in addition to Marine Ich, other problems. And thirdly, it wasn't Marine Ich at all, but some other type of parasite.
Need a photo if I am to help you more.
I would like to point out a rather common human approach: A 'feeling fine fish' is not one with 'worms' coming out of it. We really can't tell what our fish are feeling. They don't speak, wag their tail, or even blink their eyes. They have no expression on their face or body, so knowing how they feel is something we humans haven't a clue. But usually, when we see parasites, worms, disorders, infections, and/or injuries, we can pretty safely say the fish is not feeling fine.
What makes the above statement even more effective is to ask, "What does the hobbyist know of normal fish behavior?" and then to ask, "If you don't know what normal fish behavior is like, then how do you recognize abnormal fish behavior?"
Few people have kept multiple fishes of the same species. Few have studied their behavior in captivity and in the wild. Even then, it's really difficult to say whether the fish is 'happy' or 'well' or 'normal.' But on one thing we are in agreement on, we want our fish to be okay.
