Fresh water dip...

[Chuck Nasty]

Im about to dip my powder brown tang in fresh water to kill the ich.I was just wondering how long i need to leave him in there.

 

[SALTY WATERS]

The FW dip is risky and I would only use it as a last resort. Try garlic soaks for the food.

As for the time to dip...I believe like 30-60 seconds but make sure temp and PH are the same as the SW.

 

[SALTY WATERS]

Last resort!

 

[aresgod]

well here is the thing with FW dips, sometimes they work, sometimes they dont. As long as the ph and temp arecorrect you can actually leave them in for 4-10 minutes depending on the reaction of the fish. Not that this is recommended but one time at work i was dipping 2 tangs and forgot about them and left them in the FW for like 2 or 3 hours....and they were fine.

 

[Chuck Nasty]

Well i just did the dip and it lasted for 30 sec. and he went right on his side.So i put him back in the tank like superman and he looks like he is doing good.Im going to go buy some garlic gaurd when i get up.

 

[wayne]

They don't work. Period. They do not pass scientific testing. Embedded ich resisted a 17 hour freshwater ich. Remember little white dots are only the ich causing 'scarring', the majority of the parasites sit somewhat deeper in the fish.

 

[supahtim]

QT the fish and feed it garlic. try a hyposalinity treatment too.

i've heard powder blues and browns are pretty hard to keep because they are prone to getting ick and other diseases.

in your signature there's a link to a website... is that the tank you are keeping the tang in? if so, that might be why it has ick. i don't mean to be rude or anything. just suggesting that it might be the reason.

 

[wayne]

I think hypo is a good idea - tangs don't do well on a copper cure regime.

I would agree it'll be hassle keeping a tang in the cube tank for very long, and I would expect some 'fun' from the foxface

 

[Chuck Nasty]

Well the tang did not make it.Im not going to get anohter tang.I just want to find a fish that is real nice looking but does not eat all my coral.So its back to start.Im out like the tang was in the toilet..

 

[dbacksrat]

don't give up on tangs--you just need to figure out what went wrong first

can you give us details on your tank (size, equipment, water parameters, feeding, tank inhabitants, etc)?