ISSUES!!! part 2

Keep it eating and yes use the Garlic dipped food if you would like. Do you have sand or crushed coral as sub-strait? If its sand make sure its not just kicked up sand all over him. Often the ich will be on the fins if its truly ich. Keep its stress level way down. Maybe even low light for a few day maybe! Keep us posted ok!

Good luck!

Kyle

 

If it is Ich, even though you may not see it anymore, it is still in their gills. That white stuff you see on the fish is not actually the Ich, it is the skin's response to the Ich.


Garlic does help them to have a better immune system, so the Ich does not bother them as much, but it does not get rid of it.


The next time there is a stressor like a new fish or a temp drop or a parameter problem, causing the immune system to be compromised, the Ich will take over again.


Lots of people do it this way, but just know you are running a big risk.

 

I think you're on the right track. It's true that ICH is still in the tank and will be. Healthy fish can often keep it at bay. I had a sever ICH case with my powder brown tang last summer. Many (including me) thought it was a goner, but it has made a full recovery and is acclimated nicely to the tank. Even the introduction of new fish hasn't fazed it. I say this knowing full well I didn't rid the tank of ICH, but that I've provided an environment where the fish can thrive. Even given the drastic measures that some folks go through to keep ICH out there's really no guarantee that it will stay gone.


The lesson I learned from my ICH battle and other tank dramas: Stay calm and don't do anything too drastic. Try to develop instincts for when things are going well and when they're not. Learn the signs of good and bad tank health. Follow a routine as much as possible.


Here are pics of my powder brown when he was sick and more recently, just to offer proof of life. In the time he was sick (a couple months) none of my other fish showed signs of ICH.


Sick:




Well: