i am ich paranoid! help

[drea]

so i always tend to hypo any new fish.. i just got a nice purple tang and he is very healthy and eating well.. he has been in qt for a week......
? how long can ich stay dormant for on a fish? the kole tang i had was good for 4 weeks then got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so i think i will just hypo him anyway, but i'm being lazy!

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by drea
so i always tend to hypo any new fish.. i just got a nice purple tang and he is very healthy and eating well.. he has been in qt for a week......
? how long can ich stay dormant for on a fish? the kole tang i had was good for 4 weeks then got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so i think i will just hypo him anyway, but i'm being lazy!
It isn't necessary to hypo a fish that doesn't have ich, just keep observing him in your qt. If you are worried that there may be ich present then leave him in the qt a little longer to see if you can see any spots.

 

[xdave]

IMO, I wouldn't do hypo unless the fish has ich. I qt new fish 14 days with copper.

 

[mazdaman]

dont use copper on a tang they dont do well with copper at all

 

[lion_crazz]

I agree with mazdaman on that one. I don't ever recommend putting tangs, angels, butterflies, puffers, gobies, or eels in copper-treated water.
With that said, if the fish has ich, you will see it within 4 to 6 weeks in the quarantine. Just observe closely.

 

[drea]

nice, i will def qt him for at least 6 weeks then.....
my kole tang got ich after 4 weeks, this is why i'm a little worried, but i guess it should be visible within 6 weeks.......
thanx for the help guys
so, just to make sure, i'll wait like 7 weeks, and if no ich present i can then add him?

 

[xdave]

I agree with puffers, gobies, and eels, or any scaless fish, but tangs, angels and butterflies? I always kept them (and every fish except the ones mentioned) in coppered tanks at the warehouse I worked at. A lot of the larger more expensive fish, like show size Nasos would be in there for at least a month. Some LFS owners would even ask me to test the water in front of them to make sure the level was high enough. The copper level being below .15mg in the tang tanks was punishable by written reprimand.

 

[lion_crazz]

Dave, I was not knocking your experience or judgment. I know you have been in this hobby a long time and have plenty of great experience to share.
I just know that when I compare my results, the tangs, angels, butterflies that I kept in my own tanks and customers' tanks always did much better with hyposalinity than copper.

 

[drea]

cool so it has been about 4 weeks? am i safe to add him? i think i'll add him next sat? is that ok? i don't want to ever have any ich problems

.........
so this means he is not carying ich at all :notsure: ?
the fish has no signs of parasites what so ever. :jumping:

 

[drea]

so is this a safe bet or?

 

[nicetry]

Originally Posted by drea
so is this a safe bet or?
4 weeks is ample time to have noticed a parasitic outbreak. If the fish appears healthy and is eating well, go ahead and add it to the display. Given your concern, have you quarantined all of your fish in the same manner?

 

[lion_crazz]

I agree. If you have closely monitored for 4 weeks and he is eating well and not showing signs of parasites, he is fine to add to the display.

 

[drea]

sick!!!!!! hes goin in tonite, i actually hypoed ever fish i ever owned excpet this one, so he better not ever show ich!!!!!!!!!!!
thanx guys!

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by drea
sick!!!!!! hes goin in tonite, i actually hypoed ever fish i ever owned excpet this one, so he better not ever show ich!!!!!!!!!!!
thanx guys!
Good luck, let us know how it goes!!!!

 

[drea]

so far so good, hes not eating too much... thats because of the small kole tang which is picking on him a little... but them leaves him alone, i will update in a week or two and record the progress!

 

[drea]

update, tang is doing very well and swims w. the hippo and kole, they are alll happy,! so fa so good

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by drea

update, tang is doing very well and swims w. the hippo and kole, they are alll happy,! so fa so good
I am very happy to hear that!!!! Good luck to you and your fish!!! :happyfish