powder brown tang treatment with ich

volcanicreaction · 03-07-2006, 07:02 AM

i am treating my powder brown tang with chemical treatment that's called RID- ICH + . it contains the following ingredients : formaldehyde 4.26%(11.52% formalin) & zinc -free chloride salt of malachite green.

my problem is i have been treating him for about 12 hours. he doesn't seem to eat.

he has gained some brown spots on his side. is this normal. is it because of the treatment.

Steven Pro · 03-07-2006, 07:06 PM

I believe Rid-Ich+ is for freshwater fish. The only proven treatment for marine ich are copper, hyposalinity, and tank transfer.

volcanicreaction · 03-07-2006, 07:10 PM

the container says freshwater or saltwater

volcanicreaction · 03-08-2006, 06:47 AM

i have been treating the tank for ich. now he is to the point where is at the top all the time and sometimes wants to jump out of tank. what should i do next

BubbaWPB · 03-08-2006, 09:39 PM

It means there's not enough circulation/aeration in your quarantine tank, or the ich has infected his gills... or both

03-07-2006, 07:02 AM	#1
volcanicreaction Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: GALESBURG,IL Posts: 25	powder brown tang treatment with ich i am treating my powder brown tang with chemical treatment that's called RID- ICH + . it contains the following ingredients : formaldehyde 4.26%(11.52% formalin) & zinc -free chloride salt of malachite green. my problem is i have been treating him for about 12 hours. he doesn't seem to eat. he has gained some brown spots on his side. is this normal. is it because of the treatment.

03-08-2006, 09:39 PM	#5
BubbaWPB Governor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 1,234	It means there's not enough circulation/aeration in your quarantine tank, or the ich has infected his gills... or both __________________ Bubba Hmmm... now that the tank is full, I could convert the pool to saltwater... Bubba's Aquarium Log

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03-07-2006, 07:06 PM	#2
Steven Pro Mayor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 672	I believe Rid-Ich+ is for freshwater fish. The only proven treatment for marine ich are copper, hyposalinity, and tank transfer.

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volcanicreaction Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: GALESBURG,IL Posts: 25	the container says freshwater or saltwater

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volcanicreaction Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: GALESBURG,IL Posts: 25	i have been treating the tank for ich. now he is to the point where is at the top all the time and sometimes wants to jump out of tank. what should i do next

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