hypo salinity

My clownfish has been showing symptoms for about 10 days now. Initially, I suspected it might be ich, as I know it can sometimes be present without visible signs. This clownfish has always been the only livestock in the tank, which also houses a mangrove and some macroalgae. I’ve had him for 6–9...

Hey everyone! I’m starting hyposalinity treatment for ich tomorrow and have been gradually adding RO water to the tank over the past 24 hours. I’ll reach a salinity level of 1.009 within the next 24 hours. I’m treating my display tank because it’s a mangrove setup with no other animals aside...

I can’t quarantine my clownfish and currently have a 15-gallon reef tank with ich. The tank includes: 1. A clownfish 2. Some macroalgae 3. A mangrove tree 4. Live rock and sand I understand the macroalgae may not survive, but I’m confident the mangrove should be...

Can leaving fish in hypo salinity (1.009) for more than 30 days be harmful to the fish? I have had baby burrfish in hypo salinity for 30 days. One of them died before I reached hypo salinity from either ich or velvet. I currently have them in their own tank because they are too small still to...