Help with...ICH! (I've read the stickies)

[micstarz]

Hey! A few days ago I noticed my two clowns glancing. the tank is still cycling, and Ammonia is at 0.1-0.2 right now. Today, both their heads are covered with white spots, and I am having trouble IDing which type of Ich they have contracted.

What treatments can I use other than copper and hyposalinity?

I have LR, and am I wrong in thinking that both of these will kill it? I also have hermits and snails. I am thinking if my clowns die then I'll just let my inverts finish the cycle.

I absolutely refuse to use copper because I want a mantis shrimp.

If no fish are present, will the parasites starve and be eradicated?

Is it even possible to set up a small 5 gallon critter keeper and house the clowns in it until the ich burrows back out of them and then removing the fish back into my 10gal?

Thanks.

 

[BIGgourami]

if the ammmonia is down to .2-.1 the nitrite is probably at like 6.0pmm

for the fish's sake i'd simply return them


running a tank fallow (no fish) for 3 or more weeks will kill any crypt in the tank

 

[micstarz]

Alright.

In Hong Kong there is no such thing as returning a fish (apart from the really expensive ones)

Trying to return anything under 20 bucks will result in the store person talking to you as if you were trying to return a feeder guppy :|

Fallow is alright because I want a mantis.

I think the disease came in with my LR, because Ive had the clowns for at least 2 weeks and I threw out (as always) any water that was used with them for acclimatizing.