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MySaltwaterJourney - 6 years ago

i got ich on my blue tang when it got stress, then i just got a cleaner wrasses, it eats parasites and dead tissue no more problem he eats everything as soon as it get there

Fishyfredz 7e - 6 years ago

reef gang pls sub to my channel

Fishyfredz 7e - 6 years ago

guys pls sub to me ill sub back

goodall1bay - 6 years ago

I said to hell with living with ick, now I have 3 quarantine tanks, most fish go through hypo-salinity for 5 weeks. The corals or live rock goes into a separate tank for a 5 weeks.
Never ever again will I have ick in my tank again! Until I do ..

goodall1bay - 6 years ago

Reef Gang Aquarium's now it's all setup it's easy. I just got fed up and upset when expensive fish that I loved died. Now I have a 0 ick reef tank and been running for 3 years now.

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

goodall1bay I mean if your willing to put the time and money then your method is the way to go In my opinion

Lucy Lennox - 6 years ago

Hey it’s Lucy and nicci

Big BHP - 6 years ago

I thought ick is in all fish and when a fish get a stressed that's when they show the signs. If it was in the water it's self your UV system would kill it. My regal got a few spots but then went away. Personally I think leave well alone try to keep the fishes happy and well fed. Getting them out and putting them in another tank to treat to me that's just gonna stress them more. Unless things get really bad. Weekly water changes try keeping everything stable and clean well fed and hopefully all will be well.

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

Big BHP I will man I’ll subscribe thanks for the feedback

Big BHP - 6 years ago

Reef Gang Aquarium's I haven't been doing this hobby very long about 5 months. But I've kept fish for a few years mainly koi. Personally I think that's where people go wrong they see white spot and panic. They stress the fish trying to catch it then put it in a new tank which equals more stress no hiding places more stress then it goes either way. I like the my way and do regular water changes keep my skimmer clean keep my UV running and feed regular. I have a yellow tang blue tang lipstick tang and a powder blue tang. Also 2 clowns a goby and a puffer. They all eat well 3 times a day and all is happy. I posted a video on here couple days ago. Check it out.

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

Big BHP exactly, thank you for getting the message I was setting forth in this video

Victor Gomez - 6 years ago

At times stress can also be a factor.

jbean530 - 6 years ago

Study the ich and marine velvet life cycle. One day you will get velvet and lose all your fish. You are right that the meds don't work. The parasite reproduces in the sand after falling off the fish. I had a quarantine tank with sand so I had to remove the sand, do daily 50% water changes, hypo salinity about 1.008, and suctioning everything from the bottom (parasites) with the water change. I lost my favorite fish due to the medication I tried and only after doing several water changes did the other fish improve. Keep the dt fallow 76 days. If ich returns start over. Maybe something was introduced to the system or the strain was resistant. It only takes one drop of water with one parasite to start the cycle. You are also right with the uv and protein skimmer. Lots of good clean water is what helps the fish recover. The only additive I use is prime to control the ammonia if my tank starts to cycle. With daily water changes its not really a problem. You can slow down on the water changes after a week but continue siphoning everything from the bottom and doing smaller water changes to keep the fish healthy. Nice fish.

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

jbean530 thanks for your comment but I did my research hence why I do not loose fish at all. The point of this video was to show that just with garlic and food you can outlive ich. Like I did in my tank! Hence why I put the video. And I doubt my fish will be dying anytime soon due to marine velvet. My tank is on auto pilot right now. I just sit back and enjoy the growth

rob sool Aquatics - 6 years ago

I subbed

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rob sool Aquatics - 6 years ago

cool video nice tank swing over my channel 800 gallon saltwater man cave over 150 saltwater fish specimens top of the line equipment

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

rob sool Aquatics I checked you out and subbed!! Thanks for the comment I appreciate it. Awesome tank by the way.

Ryan Bondoc - 6 years ago

I feel ur pain man! I never did QT before, but tried it since everyone says it's the sure way to beat Ich. Well guess what, I tried setting up a QT and it killed more fish than not doing a QT. I actually left my tank fish-less for 2'months as they say, but got icy again anyway! And so I went back to the non-QT method and tried feeding my fishes food mixed with ginger powder and they are thriving. Is my tank Ich free? For sure it's Not! Is my reef and fishes happy? Absolutely!

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

Ryan Bondoc exactly!!! And that's what I was trying to explain in this video! But a couple of my viewers thought that the Info i was providing was false. But I'm glad to hear your story!!! I'm going to be posting a new vid soon make sure to subscribe!!!

Big Salty - 6 years ago

You should be running your protein skimmer before your refugium wasn't clear if that was the order in your sump

MAD DOGZ TV - 6 years ago

thumps up and subbed

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

MAD DOGZ I appreciate that

Bay Area Reefs - 6 years ago

That's not true ick will die off if you leave the tank with out fish In for 6 to 8 weeks QT the fish for the same amount of time and use medication Cooper is the best for ick and you will not have ick in you tank again

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

Bay Area Reefs yes that's the way to cure ich from your fish. But once you cure your fish and put them back on your main display, if your levels fluctuate then your already cured fish will get ich again. Then your going to ask yourself how does my fish have ich if I quarantined for 6 to 8 weeks and dose with copper? Like I said this video is an alternative to keeping your fish alive through an ich out brake. Or even a method to keeping your fish healthy even if you never had ich in your tank. But I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching. Make sure to subscribe I got tons of new ideas coming soon

Bay Area Reefs - 6 years ago

Sorry do Not Use Copper In The Main Display Tank only Qt tank to medicate the fish

Vasco Jardim - 6 years ago

Nice video, but unfortunately the info you are providing is false. Fish do not "outlive" the parasite. The ones who survive will simply develop immunity which will be temporary. As soon as something gets out of wack in your tank that stresses out the fish they will all get it. And most new additions will also get it. Ich WILL NOT always be present in your tank. If you run it fallow (zero fish) for 72 days and quarantine every fish in a separate tank where you can medicate prophilacticaly every new addition regardless of showing signs of ich (again some fish might have temporary immunity and carry the parasite while not showing any signs) you can have an ich free tank. You will also need to quarantine your invertebrates (no medication here!) for at least 6 weeks (72 days ideal) in order to make sure that no cysts hitchhike on the hard surfaces such as coral plugs, coral skeletons or snail shells. And you CAN manage ich in your tank (I.e., keep your fish healthy and strong immune systems) but 1) it is Russian rollete and at some point you may regret it and 2) you run the risk of letting marine velvet in with a new fish which is GUARANTEED to wipe out your tank. I understand that this is a pain but this hobby is not for rushing things. Nothing comes good fast here. Best regards.

Big BHP - 6 years ago

All fish have ich it's nothing to do with the water. Yes it's the water on e your fish are infected. Fish show signs once stressed so no stress no ich. If ich was just a water thing your UV system would kill it. People should leave well alone unless it gets bad. Why stress the fish even more?

Seo Specialist - 6 years ago

Vasco Jardim shit why not just run it fallow for 150 days or maybe a whole 365 days or fuck it just run it fallow for ever

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

Kevin Dewey yeah i agree with you. The point of this video and I apologize in advance for any confusion. Yeah there is a way to completely get rid of ich but it’s not very practical. The method I am showing is just a way to keep ur fish alive, and out live ich. Idk why so much emphasis was added on that single comment that I said you can’t get rid of ich

Kevin Dewey - 6 years ago

Reef Gang Aquarium's I'm going to chime in here, I have a 220gal with 7 tangs, and I'm currently 'managing' ich. I decided that having such big fish, 15 inches or so (my Naso and one of my Sailfins ), it would be difficult for me to get them out of the tank and QT them. They went through about 2 months of off and on spots and flashing, to where I would monitor the situation very closely and be ready for a full tank break down if they looked any worse or had labored breathing, lethargy etc....eventually the spots went away, and I have yet to see any erratic behavior,flashing etc....so I am aware that ich exists in my 220, so I've just decided to leave it and not add any additional fish or change anything drastically, when that time comes where I want change in will do a tank to tank transfer method on all of them as I don't believe in the use of copper unless it's a last resort. Fish are happy and seemingly healthy for almost almost a year now, but as far as the argument goes, I am certain that you can take moderate precautions to ensure the parasite does not enter your system, and I'm certain that ich does not live in EVERY tank....if you use dead rock, dry sand and QT EVERYTHING, you simply won't have ich. It's most of us who become impatient that learn the hard way.

Vasco Jardim - 6 years ago

David Sitompul Dificult? Yes. Impossible? Absolutely not. You just need to quarantine everything you add to your tank, including all invertebrates both sessile and motile. If you use NSW or live foods, than I agree with you that you will always run the risk, unless you sterilize the water like you do in large public aquariums that use NSW. And even than it is tricky given amount of UV radiation required to kill Ich Tomonts. Everything you say is true. It is difficult, but far from impossible. And ich you may be able to manage, but Velvet will simply wipe out your fish and the protocol to eradicate is basically the same. To each its own. If you want to run the risk (or better saying, the lives of your fish) it is entirely up to each aquarist. But we should spread accurate info so that newcomers may decide knowing all the facts.

David Sitompul - 6 years ago

Vasco Jardim to some extend, ich is indeed almost impossible to get rid of. Adding new fish, corals, or even fresh food to your tank can risk your tank with ich infection. If you use seawater for water change, you most likely will have ich in your tank. New substrate/liverock can also carry ich. So yea, it's kinda impossible to keep them off

All of the solutions for ich prevention are also almost borderline ocd. It's much easier to keep your fish happy and be immune against ich infection than to do all of those time&money consuming quarantine procedure

Vasco Jardim - 6 years ago

Reef Gang Aquarium's ""ICH is ALWAYS in the water". This is scientifically wrong. It is not. If you properly quarantine everything you put in the aquarium (corals, snails, shrimp, hermits, rock, sand and obviously fish), avoid cross contamination and aerosol contamination, you will not have ich in your tank. You can obviously still loose fish as here are different pathogens that can affect our fish and will slip through QT. But not ich or velvet, at least not if it is done properly.

Jon Smith - 6 years ago

Reef Gang Aquarium's we are all entitled to our opinion. I absolutely agree with you there. I appreciate anyone who is willing to contribute to this hobby. Youtube does suggest videos to watch based on your viewing history. Your title saying "100% confirmed no medication" caught my eye and after watching your video and the misinformation I had to comment. I hope to see more videos from you as I absolutely love this hobby and everything about it. I dont want to bring any negativity to your channel, I only want to help everyone be successful in the hobby.

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

Jon Smith we are all entitled to our opinion and that's a fact. Like I said I only bring my personal experiences and what worked for me. The real question is if you guys are so fluent on the topic of ich, why look up videos on how to cure it? I mean don't you guys already know how to?

Jon Smith - 6 years ago

I agree with the Vasco please do your research on the life cycle of the parasite before you post some videos about this. The only way to get rid of ich or velvet is to go fishless for 76+ days. Qt your fish and make sure it 10+ feet from your display. If ich comes back is either because you did not qt correct (maintain the therapeutic level of copper for 30 days) or you introduced something wet to your tank (corals and inverts) without proper qt for them for 76+ days.

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

Vasco Jardim Yeah your right in some parts but wrong in others to be honest, and I say this with only personal experience, and from experiences from fellow reefers. Who despite tons of effort, still loose fish all the time. You might think that ich is gone can get rid and as soon as you put a new fish in or coral you might be prone to it. I've had my tank wiped a couple of times, I've quarantine for months, I have dosed with copper in main display tanks, and some how some way ich comes back. Ich is ALWAYS in your water. When your fish get stressed they are more prone to it, but regardless the ich is there. So keeping your fish stress level down, proper water parameters, etc will not get rid of ich in your water but your fish will be less susceptible to get sick. But thanks for your feedback. I just wanted to share something that worked for me.

jorge salgado - 6 years ago

Very Good

Jennifer Tendero - 6 years ago

Love the video very creative and smart so helpful ❤️❤️❤️

Sheyla Tendero - 6 years ago

Wow such a clever way to get rid ich!!! ❤️

Lonestunner - 6 years ago

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Cesca's Reef - 6 years ago

Nice video and lovely looking reef setup :)

Reef Gang Aquarium's - 6 years ago

Cesca's Reef thank you. I appreciate the feedback.

Sion Matian - 6 years ago

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