Hi all,
Well my fish have all got the dreaded ich. I noticed it yesterday afternoon and tried all of the "quick fixes" I could while I'm waiting to get a QT ready. (Garlic, cleaner shrimp, fresh water dip) my Coral Beauty died an hour ago. I already know that my Ocellaris clown and dragon goby have it but are still holding up ok. My jawfish is missing in action, his burrow has been abandoned and I can't find him anywhere. (not on the floor either) This ich just showed up full force and is relentless. I work from home so I am always here and can't resist staring at them a few times during the day and never noticed a spot on them, the Coral Beauty is just bright and colorful and I think I would have noticed even a dot.
I heard that ich starts in the gills so it takes a few days to actually see the "spots".
Anyhow, enough blubbering. I don't have a QT and I obviously should have from the get go but I'm going to try and get one up and going now. My question: Should I remove the inverts and give my fish the proper medicine? Or should I try and fashion a make shift QT by way of stealing live rock and live sand from my tank? I don't think my fish are gonna live long enough for me to find suitable arrangements for them. I do have extra of everything to start a QT tank(excluding the needed mature filter) but I'll chalk that up to me being an idiot. I suppose it does no good sitting in the closet.
My tank: 30 gal (30"L x 12W x 18"H)
Dragon Goby
Ocellaris Clown
Pearly Jawfish
Cleaner shrimp
Choco chip Star
7 Red legged hermits
2 snails
1 small emerald crab
PH: 7.8 (low I know)
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
18 lbs live rock 30 lbs live sand
Help anyone??
Well my fish have all got the dreaded ich. I noticed it yesterday afternoon and tried all of the "quick fixes" I could while I'm waiting to get a QT ready. (Garlic, cleaner shrimp, fresh water dip) my Coral Beauty died an hour ago. I already know that my Ocellaris clown and dragon goby have it but are still holding up ok. My jawfish is missing in action, his burrow has been abandoned and I can't find him anywhere. (not on the floor either) This ich just showed up full force and is relentless. I work from home so I am always here and can't resist staring at them a few times during the day and never noticed a spot on them, the Coral Beauty is just bright and colorful and I think I would have noticed even a dot.
I heard that ich starts in the gills so it takes a few days to actually see the "spots".
Anyhow, enough blubbering. I don't have a QT and I obviously should have from the get go but I'm going to try and get one up and going now. My question: Should I remove the inverts and give my fish the proper medicine? Or should I try and fashion a make shift QT by way of stealing live rock and live sand from my tank? I don't think my fish are gonna live long enough for me to find suitable arrangements for them. I do have extra of everything to start a QT tank(excluding the needed mature filter) but I'll chalk that up to me being an idiot. I suppose it does no good sitting in the closet.
My tank: 30 gal (30"L x 12W x 18"H)
Dragon Goby
Ocellaris Clown
Pearly Jawfish
Cleaner shrimp
Choco chip Star
7 Red legged hermits
2 snails
1 small emerald crab
PH: 7.8 (low I know)
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
18 lbs live rock 30 lbs live sand
Help anyone??