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08/29/2007, 08:45 AM
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I don't think it's possible. The only things that are ich resistent are inverts....
There are fish that are less likely to contract it due to heavy slime coats like clownfish.... but they can still get it. |
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08/29/2007, 09:00 AM
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Clownfish get it a lot less than tangs, but a lot more than gobies.
The most resistent fish are gobies, blennies, and dragonets. Chromis and dartfish and jawfish are also safe in a tank which doesn't have repeated incidences---a bit more susceptible. But gobies are relatively peaceful, [blennies are more territorial] and given half a chance, won't get it. Which is why I have a tank full of them. I haven't lost a fish to ich in decades, and have never even had it turn up in qt, because of the type of fish I get---had one outbreak when I got a rabbit to help me with some pest weed. Rabbits are horrible about it, but never seem to die of it, with reasonable care. I'm not keen on UV filtering---never have used one. If you want a big tank with lots of little caves and mini-communities, the little guys that stay near the bottom seem to have a natural defense against it: in the case of the mandys, it's a very thick slime coat. They are a special-care fish re their feeding, but outside of that are very hardy. As large a tank as you have, you could have multiples of most kinds of gobies and they'd just spar for a bit and establish territories at opposite ends of the tank. I had a big spat when one red-stripe goby returned from sump-diving: I thought he was dead, and he'd hidden in the refugium. Now the 3 red-stripes hang fairly close together and make quite a nice show, with their extravagant pattern. They space themselves out so they equal a medium-sized tang in visual impact, and I like them a lot.
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08/29/2007, 06:37 PM
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Generally of marginal help. |
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08/29/2007, 06:56 PM
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if you use the right size UV, with the correct amount of flow, it sure will help keep your fish ICH free, i know from experience it DOES help a ton, and it does NOT hurt to run one on a reef tank.
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08/29/2007, 08:04 PM
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Young tangs are VERY prone to an ich out break. UV can help(with the right flow rate) but the best way to intoduce a healthy fish to your display tank is a quarantine tank. QT them ensure their health make sure they are eating then after a month introduce them in your tank.
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09/04/2007, 11:39 AM
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For prevention of bacterial infection, with the old style concentric circle design UV i would use a 15W on a 120. May be the Turbo type is more efficent, but not by as much. I think you need a UV in excess of 100W to slow down ich in a 120. In a QT of 20 gallon, a 15W UV may slow down ich. |
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