This may be true BUT they all "claim" to fight Ich.
The dream of the quarantine tank is NOT realistic.
How do you get the fish out of the tank with 200lbs of rock and corals in
your way.

You need to treat the entire tank. At least that has been my experience.

Antibiotics will kill all bacteria true, but not all.
He's got pretty hardy fish, I wouldn't worry too much about it.


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TheRock wrote:

Or you can just medicate the water with Kent Rx P Parasite Treatment or
Mardel Fresh & Salt Water Maracide or Aquarium Pharmaceuticals
Erythromycin.

I'm not familiar with the Kent stuff, but the other two are antibiotics.
They will do absolutely nothing to kill oodinium, which is a parasite, but
they *will* knock out all your nitrifying bacteria.

George Patterson
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