ICH Disease!!!

[peterdinh]

I just noticed some white spots on my Blue Tang. I figure this is the white spot disease. I have a 20 gallon reef tank with two clowns, frogspawn, hammer, leather, mushrooms, polyps, bubble, and zoanthids, and xenias.

I need suggestions on what to do to treat this disease. I hear that it can destroy the whole aquarium if I don't treat it. I don't have any quarantine tanks so any treatment has to be directly into the main tank.

Thanks,

 

[Reef Monkey]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.php
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-10/sp/feature/index.php

These links should help. I'm curious to find out why you have a blue tang in only a 20 gallon tank. It should really be kept in something much bigger than just a little 20 gallon.

 

[jedimike]

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27003

A good place to start.

 

[NaH2O]

*moved to the Fish Discussion forum

 

[leebca]

Peter,

Not a particularly good 'cage' for any Tang. You need to re-think your system inhabitants. A 20 gallon is good for a very small fish, but definitely not Tang.

Refer to here for more information on Marine Ich: Marine Ich - Myths and Facts.

But for guidance on fish stocking, please read this and follow it: Fish Stocking Limit – for FO and FOWLR.

Good luck!

 

[peterdinh]

I understand the Tang is not suited for a 20 gallon. He is only 1" long and I will be transfering him to a larger tank soon.

 

[Snowboarda42]

I understand the Tang is not suited for a 20 gallon. He is only 1" long and I will be transfering him to a larger tank soon.

Any more specifics? Think at least 90 Gallons my friend