Ick Treatment for a cowfish

[Hirobo]

My friend has a Cowfish which ahs developed Ick, and he was wondering if Biospheres Antibacteria would be a good treatment for it?

 

[blange3]

Ich is not a bacteria. This will not cure ich, but it could prevent secondary infections.

Can the cowfish be moved to a hospital tank? Is it in a reef environment or with other fish?

Start soaking its food in garlic extract. If it's a fish only tank with no inverts, or it can be moved to a hospital tank, you can try hyposalinity treatment. Either way it's best to move it to a hospital tank if you have one.

In many cases feeding with garlic is enough to help it's immunity system fight off the parasite.

 

[mellowyellow4lyf]

could a cleaner wrasse help?

 

[blange3]

could a cleaner wrasse help?

The problem with cleaner wrasses is that when they run out of parasites to clean, they starve to death.

Some stores will sell you one and let you return it when done.

 

[jonathan.]

could a cleaner wrasse help?

The cleaner wrasse would probably harass the fish to death, to be honest. And then die itself of either poisoning from the cowfish or straight up malnutrition.

I'd go for the whole "fresh water dip and QT" method. Frankly, it's pretty effective on cowfish.

If ALL his fish have it, he'll have to remove every single one of them, dip all of them (well, all that can be dipped, anyway) and likely medicate in a QT tank.

And, frankly, the only thing I'd use to treat a cowfish would be a Quinine-based medication.

Check out Crypto-Pro by National Fish Pharmacy.

http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/about_us.html

 

[Hirobo]

Thanks for all the great suggestions. The fish is by itself other than a coral banded shrimp. no reef just some live rock

 

[jonathan.]

Thanks for all the great suggestions. The fish is by itself other than a coral banded shrimp. no reef just some live rock

Since you have an invert in there and live rock, I'd say remove the cowfish to a quarantine tank and treat him there.

 

[Hirobo]

could a cleaner wrasse help?

The cleaner wrasse would probably harass the fish to death, to be honest. And then die itself of either poisoning from the cowfish or straight up malnutrition.

I'd go for the whole "fresh water dip and QT" method. Frankly, it's pretty effective on cowfish.

If ALL his fish have it, he'll have to remove every single one of them, dip all of them (well, all that can be dipped, anyway) and likely medicate in a QT tank.

And, frankly, the only thing I'd use to treat a cowfish would be a Quinine-based medication.

Check out Crypto-Pro by National Fish Pharmacy.

http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/about_us.html

how long should you FW dip them?

 

[jonathan.]

could a cleaner wrasse help?

The cleaner wrasse would probably harass the fish to death, to be honest. And then die itself of either poisoning from the cowfish or straight up malnutrition.

I'd go for the whole "fresh water dip and QT" method. Frankly, it's pretty effective on cowfish.

If ALL his fish have it, he'll have to remove every single one of them, dip all of them (well, all that can be dipped, anyway) and likely medicate in a QT tank.

And, frankly, the only thing I'd use to treat a cowfish would be a Quinine-based medication.

Check out Crypto-Pro by National Fish Pharmacy.

http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/about_us.html

how long should you FW dip them?

It depends on the species. I've never FW dipped a cowfish, but some angels can be dipped up to almost 40 minutes or so (have done so myself).

You have to kind of play it by ear and watch the fish for signs of stress/trauma.

 

[Hirobo]

could a cleaner wrasse help?

The cleaner wrasse would probably harass the fish to death, to be honest. And then die itself of either poisoning from the cowfish or straight up malnutrition.

I'd go for the whole "fresh water dip and QT" method. Frankly, it's pretty effective on cowfish.

If ALL his fish have it, he'll have to remove every single one of them, dip all of them (well, all that can be dipped, anyway) and likely medicate in a QT tank.

And, frankly, the only thing I'd use to treat a cowfish would be a Quinine-based medication.

Check out Crypto-Pro by National Fish Pharmacy.

http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/about_us.html

how long should you FW dip them?

It depends on the species. I've never FW dipped a cowfish, but some angels can be dipped up to almost 40 minutes or so (have done so myself).

You have to kind of play it by ear and watch the fish for signs of stress/trauma.

OH we only dipped him for 30 seconds DOH

 

[jonathan.]

could a cleaner wrasse help?

The cleaner wrasse would probably harass the fish to death, to be honest. And then die itself of either poisoning from the cowfish or straight up malnutrition.

I'd go for the whole "fresh water dip and QT" method. Frankly, it's pretty effective on cowfish.

If ALL his fish have it, he'll have to remove every single one of them, dip all of them (well, all that can be dipped, anyway) and likely medicate in a QT tank.

And, frankly, the only thing I'd use to treat a cowfish would be a Quinine-based medication.

Check out Crypto-Pro by National Fish Pharmacy.

http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/about_us.html

how long should you FW dip them?

It depends on the species. I've never FW dipped a cowfish, but some angels can be dipped up to almost 40 minutes or so (have done so myself).

You have to kind of play it by ear and watch the fish for signs of stress/trauma.

OH we only dipped him for 30 seconds DOH

Haha, yeah 30 seconds won't really do anything. Really, anything under 10 minutes doesn't do much of anything...

Make sure that when you FW dip them, you make it the same temperature and the same PH. Otherwise, you're risking killing the fish.