Ich

[jtbone68]

I just moved from a 65 gallon to 90 gallon about 4 weeks ago, this week I notice my blue tang had white spots on him (when I got him about 2 1/2 years ago he had ich a few times it never got that bad and just seemed to go away) now he is getting worse and my yt has spots now all other fish seem ok . I am going to setup a hospital tank I just got a used 20 gallon tank ,heater,and one of those HOT power filters minus the carbon my question's are do I have to let this tank cycle or is there are way to seed the tank with bacteria ? should I use any meds and what kind and should I assume that all the fish have it ? . I always feed with Kent garlic and before my tank move I lost a cleaner shrimp could the shrimp have keep it in check? any help will be great .

 

[thepudge]

Use hypo, keep testing for ammonia, and keep a lot of water on hand for changes if ammonia builds up.

 

[Bob 1000]

Your avatar is crazy... I like that..Pbt don't like water changes...I think...lol

 

[thepudge]

Oh by the way, I've been drinking so i would take my advice with a grain of salt.

 

[inline6]

I have a hippo tang that would come down with ick every so often.
However I keep it with 2 cleaner shrimps and a cleaner wrasse.

Have not seen ick in quite a while now.
BTW the blue cleaner wrasse eats anything which I heard is somewhat unusual.

 

[thepudge]

Inline! You gave my tang ick?! Serves it right for nipping at my clam :biglaugh:

 

[inline6]

Inline! You gave my tang ick?! Serves it right for nipping at my clam :biglaugh:

Seems like my wrasse and your hippo exchanged likenesses for clam stew - lol
Now the cleaner wrasse picks at my prized clam if I don't feed it enough!

 

[jtbone68]

I also put in 2 neon gobies and they look like they have been clean him,I have to get another shrimp , I was thinking about a Wrasse but I didn't think there survial rate was that good .ask him how the stew tastes .