Will other clown get ich?

[kogle]

So I broke down and bought another pair of clowns last week against my better judgement. I had a pair two or so months ago and both managed to introduce ich into my tank. (No QT, don't ask) So it had been two months since seeing any ich in my tank. Last night I was checking on my new friends when I noticed what else but some lovely spots in the fins of the smaller clown. I don't understand it because both of the clowns have been doing very well with no signs of stress. My question is if I just let nature take it's course will all of my fish get ich? The only fish I have in the tank are the pair of clowns, a lawnmower blenny, and a yellow tail damsel that lived through the last ich outbreak. The whole reason I started saltwater was to have a pair of clowns and so far they are the only thing I've had problems with. Oh, I'd like to add that all 4 of the clowns I have bought came from the same place but we won't get into that...

 

[harlequinnut]

There is a very good chance that other fish in tank may get ick also. Start soaking their food in garlic extracts every time you feed them and hope they can fight it off. Do you have LRs or inverts in your tank?

 

[kogle]

Sorry I should have stated that. I have about 100 pounds LR and many inverts so treating in the display tank is not an option. I have been feeding garlic since I put the clowns in the tank last week.

 

[hagfish]

I had a oscellaris clown and a clown goby for a while. They both had ich. I started adding garlic to the food and the clown stopped getting it even though the goby couldn't get rid of it. The goby has since died and the clown is still alive and doing well. So I think the garlic can be pretty helpful.

 

[kogle]

I have had so much trouble with this I think I'm going to let nature take it's course. I'll keep dosing garlic and see what happens. The clown that has the spots on it right now doesn't seem stressed by it so we'll just have to wait and see.:nervous: