Perth_reefer
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Weird question but this morning I was looking at my tank and noticed my White Cheek scratch against the sand a couple of times, on closer inspection it had a few white spots on it so I immediately though 'On no I've got an Ich outbreak'
So all day at work I was planning how I was going to remove all my fish and treat them, stopped and bought PVC plumbing elbows etc for quarantine on my way home.
Get home and look in my tank and the tang looks fine, swimming and eating strong, no scratching, no spots...nothing. None of my other fish have any either.
So my question is, can a fish show slight ich symptoms in the morning and be gone in the evening? I know the disease goes through cycles but within 24 hours to be fine, then show symptoms, then look fine again?
I just don't want to pull the fish out and treat if I don't need to.
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Really bad pic because lights are on sunset but no visible spots at all!
So all day at work I was planning how I was going to remove all my fish and treat them, stopped and bought PVC plumbing elbows etc for quarantine on my way home.
Get home and look in my tank and the tang looks fine, swimming and eating strong, no scratching, no spots...nothing. None of my other fish have any either.
So my question is, can a fish show slight ich symptoms in the morning and be gone in the evening? I know the disease goes through cycles but within 24 hours to be fine, then show symptoms, then look fine again?
I just don't want to pull the fish out and treat if I don't need to.
Really bad pic because lights are on sunset but no visible spots at all!
