Does my firefish have ich?

[Albz]

so i noOticed these white tiny tiny dots all over my firefish. It had these before but went away after a day... is this ich??? Hes eating and moving around fine! He actually eats a lot

 

[Oscar47f]

yeah looks like ich...

 

[Lninwa]

Do you have a QT for him? Even a 5 gal will work

 

[Albz]

No i dont have a qt. is there anyway to treat it while in the tank??

 

[jd371]

No, any medication that you use for the treatment will kill your CUC and corals and will be absorbed into the sand and rock so any future inverts or corals you add down the road will also die. It's best to remove him and treat him in separate tank.

 

[jsker]

Use metroplex, and focus with you frozen food. I also mix in some vitamin m, garlic oil and amino acid with the frozen mix. You can treat in the tank this way. There is also a product from these guys link that I have not tried that also treats ich in the tank.

 

[Albz]

I used garlic with my mysis frozen food. Hopefuly it helps

 

[sneub]

Use metroplex, and focus with you frozen food. I also mix in some vitamin m, garlic oil and amino acid with the frozen mix. You can treat in the tank this way. There is also a product from these guys link that I have not tried that also treats ich in the tank.

What he said is your best bet if you are not able to quarantine.

 

[jsker]

The garlic get them to eat the food.

 

[Oscar47f]

polyp labs medic works well or so I've heard...

 

[melypr1985]

It does indeed look like ich. The only way to cure the fish and get ick out of the tank is to QT and go fallow in the display for 76 days. Anything else you do, while it may help him live with ich, it will still be in the tank and not cured. You'll see it again. Check out this link for more information and options on both sides of the line: Ich eradication vs. Ich management