ICH whats up?

[magic]

I have a hippo tang and when I first got him he had ICH real bad, so I did hypo and left him in there for 2 months at 1.009, temp 76. he was rid of ICH as far as I could see in about 2weeks but I left him in there for the full 2 months. After that he went back in the tank and in about 2weeks he had ICH again, but this time it was less then before, I left him be and in a few days it was gone. it has now been 4 months and no ICH has been seen, so what hapend? if a fish has ICH will it go away like that, did I not kill it the first time? if the fish still had it would I not still be seeing it, I mean there has not been a speck on him at all. whats up?

 

[cope787]

are you sure it was ich the second time?

 

[aarone]

could be that the fish still had a minute amount of ich on him. Then when out of hypo it blossomed again. Just my .02

 

[magic]

no there were no fish in the tank with him, the tank just had coral in it for 2 months when he was in the hypo. I mean its gone now so story over but I just thought that if even one speck of ICH was seen that theres no getting rid of it but hypo? It could have been somthing else but I have had 14 fish die from ICH so I think I know thats what it was. I wish I would have known what I know now back then,,, I'd still have all 14 of them. the tang is doing great to this day,, and as I wright this there are 3 fish in the QT tank and have been for 2weeks, and thats where they will stay for 2 more weeks, so far no ICH has shown it face.

 

[cope787]

keep you temperature at about 80 or 82 degrees. this will give any parasites a greater chance of not surviving and you fish and corals should be fine, but raise the temperature gradually. maybe a degree or 2 once a day till you reach 80 or 82.

 

[magic]

thanks guys, I have my reef tank set at about 80, 81, so good to go there, and I have been doing this for about a year or so. I have had a lot of ich on all kinds of fish, and like I said this tang is the only one that has come out of it and lived. thanks