ich

[dman]

how do you guys get rid of saltwater ich?

[mindfreak]

you can do either of the two:
do a hyposalinity for two months (1.019-1.020) or be fishless for two months so there will be no host for your ich til they die naturally and complete their full life cycle.

this is one of the main reason why it is advisable to have a QT. it is so hard to eradicate ich once they already entered into your system.

[aarongo222]

[seth]

www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/

reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-10/sp/feature/index.htm

Re hyposalinity, the range should be 1.009-1.010, any higher than that would render the treatment useless.

Outbreaks in the tank are manifestation of poor nutrition, poor husbandry and stress (overstocking, fish aggressiion).. If the stressors are not there and if you have priperly quarantined your fishes, I can guarantee you won't see your fishes infected with crytpticaryon.

[dman]

thank you for the reply. another follow up question, can i obtain ich from corals?

[thurrmac]