ick on my flame angel

[dabbott]

just took a look at my flame and I believe that he has ick. there are white dots all over him. What do I do? This is my first case of anything up til this point.

In addition, I have the following:

2 Blue Damsels
2 True Percs
Mandarin Goby
Yellow Tang
Sand Sifting Star
Emerald Crab
Hermits and Snails
Peppermint Shrimp

[copperband]

feed with garlic it will help his metobolism

[dabbott]

so just drop some fresh garlic in the tank? like a clove or something?

[copperband]

go to your fish store and buy it like garlic xtreme and then soak the fishies food in it for like 10-15 minutes

[FireWater]

http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39881

This is just one of the threads about ick. You need to look around this forum a little or do a search. There are a bunch of good threads that might help. The short of it is you need to use garlic extract to soak your food in to help entice the fish to keep eating(not fresh garlic that you would use for cooking), check and keep water quality as best as you can get it, Feed the angel a good diet targeted to its ntural diet to promote good health, and keep up with the care as ick can and will come back. Also try to find out what, if anything is stressing the fish.

[RayAllen]

If you have a quarantine tank this is the time to use it. You have a few fish with him that are very prone to ich; especially the yellow tang and mandarin. A quick fresh water Dip will help, but does cause more stress to the fish. Garlic helps boost the immune system because the fish are attracted to the smell their for they usually eat whatever food you have soaked in it. Do a search on ick and you will find lots of info. Good Luck

[erikharrison]

How long has your tank been established? Are your parameters all in line? Ich is usually brought on by two things, stress and water quality. FEED FEED FEED that fish, and keep those parameters in line. Double check your salinity against your current hydrometer, or refractometer. If it's high, your fish will be more prone to parasitic infection due to the softer water. Can you give us a full rundown of your system? I do mean a full rundown. Parameters, equipment, LBS of live rock and sand, size of tank, water change regimen, etc. Ich is a huge pain once it gets a foothold, but once you figure out the source of the problem, it will usually go away in a few weeks.