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Yes the ich will not go away with a fish in there
I believe the active ingredient in Kick Ich is Metronidazole. If I understand it correctly the fish needs to absorb enough of this deep into it's tissue to poison the parasite when it starts feeding. The problem is that ich feeds very close to the surface of the fish which will typically have lower levels of Metro. It looks to have a higher chance of helping reduce a breakout of ich in an ich managed system than of eradicating ich. I don't put a whole lot of faith in user reviews but the 43% 1-star ratings on Amazon do raise some doubt to it's effectiveness.According to Ruby Reef you can treat ich with their products with fish in the tank. Melypr1985 has tons of info on it, but obviously she and humble are both for the copper treatment. Because it is what is proven to work. I agree, but would be willing to try the reef rally and kick ich combo in your situation.
I believe the active ingredient in Kick Ich is Metronidazole. If I understand it correctly the fish needs to absorb enough of this deep into it's tissue to poison the parasite when it starts feeding. The problem is that ich feeds very close to the surface of the fish which will typically have lower levels of Metro. It looks to have a higher chance of helping reduce a breakout of ich in an ich managed system than of eradicating ich. I don't put a whole lot of faith in user reviews but the 43% 1-star ratings on Amazon do raise some doubt to it's effectiveness.
<-- 2 cents from a non-expert.
I have a storage container that I could put him in for those 72 days. But I took both biological media bags from the DT and put them into the quarantine tank to prevent ammonia spikes. Aren't wrasses sensitive to copper? If so then I wouldn't be able to take one of the bags for the wrasses temporary setup.
Also wouldn't he need a container with sand to burry himself in at night that I would need to add to the container
Is the wrasse out and acting normal?
30 days in copper, and 76 days fallow (fishless) in the DT is what is needed here. If even one fish is left untreated in the DT, all bets are off. Rally and other products might be fine for temporary relief, but you have to treat with copper (or Chloroquine phosphate) to break the parasite's life cycle.
Ok so should my next step be to get another hospital tank set up to treat the wrasse? And if so should I treat with what i am using or cupramine? If I dose with cupramine I need to get another test kit right?
You should never apologize for asking questions. You should only apologize if you are given good advice and fail to follow it!And since wrasse are sensitive should I try to get the tank to a different level of copper or do I just add it slower. Sorry for all the questions but I am a noob when it comes to treating sick fish.