sterling
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I'm not a mod, or even claim to be an expert on anything, but for the past several years I've enjoyed this salt water hobby tremendously. I started with salt tanks 30 years ago (the Stone Ages in saltwater fish tanks), gave it up for many years and then got back into it about 8 years ago. I went from a 32 gallon, outgrew that quickly, to a 125 gallon, lasted about 5 years and now have a 225 gallon. I have never quarantined a new purchase, (I'm going to get beat up on this one), I've been very careful where I buy from. I make sure I ask the LFS if they run copper thru their tanks, I don't transfer any of their water into my reef tank, but if they do, that's ok with me. And the LFS that I buy from do the quarantine themselves, I only go to 2 LFS to buy livestock from.
I have Ich in my 225 gallon tank. I've probably have had it all along, but never had an issue. I bought an Achilles Tang once about 2 years ago, he contracted the Ich (duh), I was able to catch him and quarantined him in a hospital tank to treat, but I truly feel that the stress of re-catching, being isolated in a small tank with medication is what killed him, because since him I had one more tang, a chevron, that I bought come down with it in my tank, but I left him alone and he overcame it on his own.
I feed my fish a very healthy, garlic-laced frozen food, keep my water parameters at a healthy, normal range and have a couple of cleaner shrimp and neon gobies in there to help with cleaning the fish.
So rather than tear my tank apart, stress all the fish out etc, trying to catch one, I leave them alone, if they get it, they get it, but except for the Achilles, I have never lost a fish to Ich, and I've only had the two contract it.
This works for me, but I'm not saying that it is what everyone else should do.......
I have Ich in my 225 gallon tank. I've probably have had it all along, but never had an issue. I bought an Achilles Tang once about 2 years ago, he contracted the Ich (duh), I was able to catch him and quarantined him in a hospital tank to treat, but I truly feel that the stress of re-catching, being isolated in a small tank with medication is what killed him, because since him I had one more tang, a chevron, that I bought come down with it in my tank, but I left him alone and he overcame it on his own.
I feed my fish a very healthy, garlic-laced frozen food, keep my water parameters at a healthy, normal range and have a couple of cleaner shrimp and neon gobies in there to help with cleaning the fish.
So rather than tear my tank apart, stress all the fish out etc, trying to catch one, I leave them alone, if they get it, they get it, but except for the Achilles, I have never lost a fish to Ich, and I've only had the two contract it.
This works for me, but I'm not saying that it is what everyone else should do.......
