ICH FIX for Lazy Reefers - Yes, it really works

I've tried everything you could imagine trying to beat ich. I've spent hundreds of dollars trying to cure a fish. I've dismantled tanks for fresh water dips and copper dips. There is one additive I've found that has worked better than anything else I've tried in my 25+ years of reefing. I've got some cool reef stuff coming up later, hit the sub and bell icon so you don't miss. This isn't a reef channel, but it's one of the things we do.

[@TheLildote]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I was stupid and risked buying a fish at Petco and it introduced ich to the tank. All my fish seemed fine (except spots) but my favorite clownfish had it the worst. Developed webbing around his mouth and just looked like he was suffering and it made me so sadddddd. I couldn't get him out of the tank due to all the rock work and coral so I was desperately looking for reef safe treatments. It was getting worse day by day and then I saw this video. Dropped a teaspoon of ginger this morning and in a few hours HIS WHITE MOUTH WEBBING IS GONE. He was able to gobble a huge breakfast is looking so much better. I will continue dosing ginger but just had to thank youuuuuuu. He just looks so much happpppier at the moment and is swimming much more - I think it worked!! At least in this moment!!

[@DOTReef]

1 teaspoon per how many gallons?

[@jax6230]

Ich is there, it's not necessarily the shops fault. Ich occurs naturally, seems as humans carry some viruses throughout their entire life within their body which only emerges and shows symptoms when your immune system is weak. Maybe that fish was just really stressed out when you bought it and the ich took over.

[@NewburystBoi]

What a smart idea. People have been praising ginger's properties for eons. I will certainly keep this in mind.

[@jmello1798]

I tried this with a lot of doubt but it actually worked!!! After 12 hours there was a noticeable improvement and even a couple fish completely Ich free. And after 24 hours I was completely Ich free

[@kylejarboe2136]

you had fish with ich on them? currently have 2 tangs with noticeable white spots and raised bumps, 8 other fish with no signs of it (clowns, diamond goby, firefish, anthias, chromis) 125 gal tank QT isnt a real feasible option for me so im trying to avoid and all my LFS are currently closed for the next 2 days. Im trying it regardless because why not what do i have to lose at this point lol.

[@DOTReef]

I've done it myself with great success. Also have diced up garlic and fed directly to the tangs. That has helped when it was a bit stronger to deal with. This video definitely helped me out.

[@jessegarcia8235]

Should I remove filter floss when adding it too my tank

[@jacksonsparrow8865]

Will the inverts be safe as well with this technique?

[@queenzdipped7408]

I have a bad outbreak of ich right now... I just got ginger and I will 100% try this... thank you!

[@Breezy.S1K]

Please keep us updated. Going to try it as well

[@queenzdipped7408]

@@Breezy.S1K just did to pinchs in my 125 gallon reef , and the ich has made me lose 5 fish in the past 3 days and im hoping I don't lose more I lost my achilles tang and that was heart breaking in itself

[@Breezy.S1K]

@@queenzdipped7408 my achilies is what has started my problem. Have had him since he was tiny ( over a year now ) and he sprung some onto him. He doesn’t show it badly, however I noticed my 6”+ naso has gotten some specs on his fins. Trying options before it gets worse. QT isn’t really an option as i don’t know how I’ll get them out. I have all the supplies to do so, it’s the hassle of catching them. I started the ginger this morning.

[@livethroughjazz]

@@queenzdipped7408 any updates on the ginger treatment?

[@Eric_aquariums]

Did the inch go away?

[@heinrichvisser8518]

Thank you for the video. I've lost most of my fish to this disease in my tank. I have found that my Cardinals of different species are the survival king and queens of the tank. I'm now just stocking up on softies and leather corals with different species of Cardinals. I don't want to go through that stress again.

[@TheDjnatronic]

Thank you for the video love the reef and 3 years later it's still helping people like me.....

[@Badboii21]

I always use ginger and garlic with the food. Good job bro !

[@shanpat61]

hi mate, absolutely love your reef, with loads of nooks and crannies, just like nature, unlike current very open aquascapes, i think that itself stresses the fish out, love your videos, keep up the great work, thanks for your information. love from uk

[@btuff]

Thanks for the note. Yea, I pack it in pretty good.

[@Francis.Rivers]

Yesss.!!! I watched somebody about 10yrs ago and been using ginger ever since

[@mytube92369]

This is such a vital info just in case this ugly ich strikes. Thank you!

[@jacksonsparrow8865]

Will the inverts be safe as well?

[@whocares4274]

Wonder if this works on other parasites like uronema.

[@Amazingaquaria]

Now ginger will always be in my fishkeeping bins .

[@alaskacosplay]

This just makes me think of that line from Finding Nemo where Marlin and Dory are in that pelican's throat and Marlin is like "I didn't come all this way to be breakfast!!"

[@Kathie0703]

I just got ich in my reef tank. It wiped out most of the fish. Only have 2 left. Been through meds. I will give this a test today. Thank you

[@johnkris01]

how was it?

[@jacksonsparrow8865]

How much ginger per gallon?

[@sezahoney]

Thanks!

[@ChadLower]

Does it help with velvet?

[@MrYooper]

I can confirm this works I am new to reef keeping and my clowns would always get stressed out and get itch and not last more than a week after dosing with a little pinch once a week with organic ginger they have not gotten itch and are thriving after 3 months

[@rastamike8063]

I've definately never heard this one lol...I'll have to try it if I ever need it...love this tip

[@sigitharyokusumo1465]

I have been so much desperate facing whitespot disease which goes like storm..... With your video, I am very grateful. Thanks. But sometimes WS is not ICH. It's marine velvet. Based on your experience, does ground ginger get ride velvet as well?

[@gagelangley3528]

Did you use im curious I’m dosing rn will update tommrrow

[@jovannaromeo1225]

@@gagelangley3528 any update

[@AmazingCichlids]

@@gagelangley3528 did it work?

[@kd3nal72]

I love how people give zero updates lmao tf was the point of commenting ya d bag

[@sammielou]

been dosing ginger for 5 days now and ich is still there on my fish :(

[@AmazingCichlids]

Did it work?

[@juanriverol7527]

Do you think you can mix it with the food

[@jessegarcia8235]

Should i remove filter floss when adding it too my tank

[@JayAqua-pm6zj]

should i do 1 pinch of ginger powder a day?

[@jimelliott33]

Have the toadstools joined back up on the head, cool how it’s scooted itself forward on its base

[@marcosherrera675]

Do you have to pull out carbon? Like other medications tell you too? Can I add it to my frozen food ..what about the garlic? Is it good to add that?

[@btuff]

It probably doesn't hurt. I don't use carbon.

[@kaldenkyulo4100]

Why no carbon?

[@davileett1224]

Those toadstools are awesome.

[@Justin89125]

Very interesting 🤔 thanks for the insight I’d love to give this a go how long have you used this for ??

[@CowbellkingdomTV]

Do you mix it in with food like mysis? Can you do Selcon, Garlic extreme and Ginger to soak the food? I don't have ick either but just as a precaution

[@btuff]

I don’t. I just put it in.

[@leyberld]

hey man great video, new subscriber now, just wondering do you add a pinch of ground ginger every day until ich disappears or is it just a one time thing? greetings from NM

[@rafaelayala2076]

Thanks bud I heard of that before and been dosing it ever since 👍

[@dmoney151kings]

I have a saddleback puffer and coral angelfish and both beat ich just with no stress and nutritional food

[@sin3585]

I learned this about 5yrs ago myself and I use a lot as well. Niiice!!

[@joshuasikora4308]

Garlic as well i recommend soaking all your fish food in garlic it really helps their immune systen

[@mandydorpinghaus252]

What lights u run??

[@btuff]

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[@bubblebaath7840]

how often do you add the ginger when treating?

[@btuff]

once a day

[@rogerrodriguez2396]

@@btuff for how long?

[@Reefman212]

the dose is dialy for a week? Fish need to eat them? you mentioned when fish feed is compromised. Great tip.

[@btuff]

They do not have to eat them. Some do though. It protects other fish in the tank as well.

[@elsaaraiza8200]

I have a 28 gallon tank how much do you recommend for it?

[@alaskacosplay]

Probably a smaller pinch. I have a 35 gallon tank and I use a small teeny tiny teaspoon mixed in water before I put it in the tank.

[@carlosalvarez5086]

Wow thanks for the video . Great looking tank🐟🐠🎉

[@haydensias3385]

I get laughed at all the time for this. I have a 150 MR. I had an outbreak a couple months ago. I have been using ground ginger 20 years. I couple it with 15ml twice a day with hydrogen peroxide. I learned this trick many years ago. You can dump the bottle in and not overdose but yeah. It works.

[@mattparish4451]

Damn he said he got the ginger from Albertsons?!?! Where do they still have Albertson's at? I live in Florida and I haven't seen one of those in probably 20 years. When the one by my house went out of business they had a big sale on all the rental games cuz they were getting rid of everything and I got final fantasy tactics for like 2 bucks a PS1. Good memories

[@daronjordan4548]

I just had ice wipe out my 135g reef, I had a tang with the white crystals, in my haste I went to Petsmart and got top fin inch remedy…. Followed instructions, all my fish died except a skunk clown and a dogface puffer, which has been sits curled up in the corner all day, arrrrrhhhhhh 😢, I had an emperor angel changing into an adult I had the fish 4 years arrrrrggghhhhhh😢….. with a tank full of others… I did 3 or 4 water changes, up the salinity, up the temperature…. I’ll go back to work when I feel better lol fuuuuuuuuuhhhhhkkk man , any advice…….. my pulsating Xenia have all died, only my gsp and green bubble tip are good, they appear to be….

[@οδυσσεαςμαρκου-β4η]

hello from greece.first of all this is an intresting video and thaks for that infirmation. i have a question..... my fish all died from ich... do i still have it in the tank?what is the proper thing to do? my tank is fish only with live rock, thank you in advance

[@jax6230]

Ich is usually there anyway, but it remains supressee if the fish are healthy and the water parameters are good.

[@todddruanepickett858]

If you leave your aquarium fish free or as they call it "fallow" for three months then the parasite doesn't have a host and dies eventually.

[@GiannisNikolaou69]

1200l How many spoons??? thanks

[@btuff]

Pinch between your fingers. You won’t hurt anything if you go over.

[@LuisRivera-bn9ts]

Wow thank you for the heads up

[@PhongHuynh0981314893]

your coral choice is key

[@cody-zo6]

I love the way he talks, Ya Man! haha

[@robinfrenly3347]

Is this supposed to boost the fish's immunity or to cure the water from the parasite? When you say this worked,do you have any particular time to put a pinch of that ginger powder?Like some medication advice to put it after light out and before light on Thanks

[@chrisduncan3943]

My strategy is: 1. make sure the LFS has had the fish for at least 2 weeks and is free of spots, 2. have a cleaner shrimp in the tank. I think that works for ich (but not marine velvet). And feed heavy after introducing the fish.

[@rhombifer566]

Trying it but honestly can’t tell it’s doing anything not Herman anything but you can’t tell it’s doing anything to any advice

[@bigmuvver]

How long for to perhaps eradicate the white spot? Great tank by the way and of course the great advice.

[@btuff]

May take a few days to a week to see results. It’s also a good preventative for other fish

[@kaldenkyulo4100]

So it’s okay to add a pinch of ginger once a week or month to use as a preventative? Even if everything seems fine

[@troyntu]

Keep it up. Subscribed

[@JewessChrstnMystic]

Ginger powder is a beautiful cure for ich.

[@kevinbaldrich3654]

Solid tip!

[@btuff]

thanks. I just got the green one

[@arnelaleta1362]

But you have a heater

[@qutubhashmi1656]

Hi Is this dried ginger specially made for aquarium or we can use the one available in supermarket. Please let me know. How often do use it and how effective is it. I am your new subscriber. Thanks

[@jaycollard5744]

Did you NOT watch the video, 3 times he mentions going to the supermarket and buying the ginger

[@rhombifer566]

Trying it now 🤞

[@76honda76]

Did it work for you ?

[@christophergarchitorena748]

Update?

[@Sabs90]

Shoot, I’m gonna start eating ginger TOO!!!lol

[@richardportelli1983]

love your tank

[@metalwerks67]

Presently trying this I my tank

[@ahmedmaaadh8169]

Did it work?

[@metalwerks67]

@@ahmedmaaadh8169 It is, waiting for everyone to clear up, then a small change.

[@ahmedmaaadh8169]

Gonna try this on my powder blue tang 🤞🏽

[@metalwerks67]

I also raised the temp

[@metalwerks67]

My bicolor foxface was covered in spots 2 days ago, only see one presently

[@edwindhanasekar4575]

Thank you bro

[@stenzelroland5807]

Hai guys i will try this trick tomorow

[@ArvinDuaneTomacruz]

Why these people making parasite issues a cooking show, before its garlic, now ginger

[@chrismartirosyan]

I wish this worked for me, but it didn’t, it’s just a placebo unfortunately

[@btuff]

You sure you didn’t have marine velvet?

[@chrismartirosyan]

@@btuff I'm positive. I know how velvet is, it's been already a month that my tangs exhibit white spots intermittently. If it was velvet they were long gone already

[@chrismartirosyan]

@@btuff I think in your case it's that your system is super old and established, has thousands of life forms that might keep ich under control also your fish might have developed ich resistance as well

[@canarykaine9072]

⁠@@chrismartirosyanI would use it along with parasite remedy from Petco by imagitarium its herb based as well

[@edwindhanasekar4575]

Bro message the ich medicine name thank you for the video

[@btuff]

go to your local Albertsons and go into the spice section. Get ginger powder.

[@sarahk2355]

did this. fish died.

[@SoundlessFantasy]

H2O2 dosing

[@GSpooky95]

About to try this on my 20G nano. Ill give updates 3-3-24

[@CozyArt505]

Update?

[@gregstephens2339]

Color me scoffed

[@rhombifer566]

Sorry Sorry dude don’t work I wish it did

[@chazwhite367]

I came for the comments 😂. I enjoyed your video. You have a Instagram page?

[@rhombifer566]

Trying it now 🤞

[@Mike-hk3vq]

Any luck??

[@76honda76]

Did you try it ?

[@dawnbarrett7115]

I'm currently trying this out. I will keep everyone updated on my outcome

[@AmazingCichlids]

@@dawnbarrett7115 did it work?

[@dawnbarrett7115]

@@AmazingCichlids no lost 6 fish I was told I didn’t start treatment early enough but only one fisher the time was showing signs yet 6 died