Posted by seasquirt on October 21, 2002 at 12:46:24:
In Reply to: Kole tangs with ich. posted by gekko152 on October 21, 2002 at 06:09:09:
My best guess is that your fish are susceptible to ich and have caught it because they are stressed! 2 Kole tangs in the average hobbyist's tank is not a good idea. Although Koles are pretty peaceful, they can be downright nasty to each other. What size tank do you have?
My suggestion is to move one to a separate tank and wait a few days (meanwhile giving them superb water quality) to see if the ich goes away without treatment. Then return one of them to the store and get another (non-tang) fish after your remaining Kole has gone for a couple of weeks with no signs of ich. You may also invest in a cleaner shrimp, provided of course that you have not medicated the tank with copper.
