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Bulldog39 01/02/2018 02:41 PM

Ich question
 
If my tang just started showing ich but is eating do I need to quarantine all my fish?

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billdogg 01/02/2018 03:15 PM

Yes. If one in a tank is exposed, they all are. The DT will need to be fallow (fishless) for a minimum of 72 days while your fish are in QT. I would strongly recommend using the Tank Transfer Method (TTM). If done properly, it is 100% effective.

Good Luck!

Sailfinner 01/02/2018 09:07 PM

+1 to what billdogg said

alsnorkel 01/03/2018 09:29 AM

Just lost a clown tang to ICH..

Uncle99 01/03/2018 09:39 AM

Unfortunately maybe, but Billdog is absolutely right.
Do not underestimate this parasite, respect it.
Break the cycle and its toast!

Uncle99 01/03/2018 09:40 AM

Not sure where the maybe comes from.....no maybe........it's a must

homer1475 01/03/2018 09:44 AM

Trust me I just went through this. Lost 5 fish to ich thinking I had enough time to QT. They all died within 2 days of noticing the first spot. 3 lost in TTM, 2 lost in the display, other 3 are doing OK going through TTM.

While I do actively TTM and QT all my fish, I think the recent CUC addition brought it in as I have not seen a speck of ich on any of my fish in 2 years, until 3 days after I added some more CUC.

I will QT anything wet now!

Uncle99 01/03/2018 09:51 AM

Yup, I admit it's hard to do, but it's the only way.
Not just for Ick, but for all the others which try to sneak into our DTs
Ever since I followed a 30 day QT, with half dose cupramine for fish only, and dip and inspect corals, never had a problem again, no Ick, no flukes, no red bugs, no flatworms, no nothing and I like it this way. I totally am against hitchhikers As well as if they are free, likely trouble, especially crabs.


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