Reef Tank Ich

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Saltwater Fish with Ich: Kordon Ich Attack for Saltwater Aquariums – Safe with Live Rock?

This is the description from Petco. “for use in all aquariums including reef and live rock, and ponds”

Is it really safe to put in my tank with live rocks and all? Please advise. Thanks!

Oh, it’s safe for live rock, and all other reef inhabitants, no doubt. What is dubious, however, is its efficacy. I am no fan of such herbal remedies, even from fine companies like Kordon, as they are highly variable, and better left in the alternative medicine section. What I would instead recommend is moving all fish over to a hospital tank, and treating them with a real medication, like copper sulfate, formalin, or quinine sulfate. Even if you choose to administer these treatments in the form of a bath (freshwater bath included), I’d suggest moving the fish to a separate tank, allowing the main tank to stay fishless– this allows the remaining parasites to starve, as they hatch out of their encysted life cycle stage.

EDIT: I was trying to avoid it, but of course, somebody had to bring up Kick Ich. This stuff is just as bad as–probably worse than–Ich Attack. Please see this answer of mine regarding Kick Ich: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AktZgNYjIZ2ADW.YM2rZiFzsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080526124503AAkitVy

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