Originally Posted by
james2042
http:///forum/post/2932525
Well here it is yesterday my heni died i didnt know why today the rest of my fish had ich so i took all my rock out put it in a rubbermaid with a powerhead so i could catch my fish th only thing in my dt are crabs and a small star that was on my rock im gonna copper my qt will the ich go away with my rock and crabs in my dt?
I'm a little confused: the only thing getting copper are fish, right?
There is a school of thought that says ich lives in a dormant state forever, just waiting for a weak fish. Most sources will tell you, though, that once a tank has gone fishless for at least 4 weeks, ich will be gone. That has been my experience. If it does not have a fish host, the stuff dies and the life-cycle ends.
BTW, I strongly suggest SeaChem Cupramine copper and a SeaChem copper test kit.
