Fueledbychar
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Hello All Newbie here,
I have recently cycled an innovative marine sr60 and am slowly moving in my fish from their smaller Nuvo20. All of my fish, outside of one, have been with me since they were essentially the size of a dime and are very well cared for. This is my first dealing with ick/ich. I used a combination of my dirty water from my nuvo 20 tank and clean salt water to help cycle the new tank as well as try and keep the water chemistry close to their original home as possible. Parameters are all perfect/where they should be.
I first placed a new fish (Ring tail tang) in the tank that did not originally stay in my first tank. (However, he did live in a specimen tank for about a week/week and a half before being placed). (Before people get on me about having tangs in a smaller tank, the ones I have, have lived with me for 7 months (outside of the ring tail) and are happy, healthy and never had a problem. They never hid unless sleeping and all get along and this isn't biased. They will be moved to a 180 as they grow larger this is just a midway home as they are too small for the larger tank still. ) After a few days of the ring tail living in the new tank on his own I started transferring over another other fish to the tank. Since the introduction of the new fish, the ring tail has developed ich/ick. I am not sure if brought on by the stress of a new fish or if just two weeks it hadn't manifested yet? The fish do not seem aggressive towards one another.
I do have a blue hippo that will be moving into the new tank as well, so my question is, should I move all the fish over and treat them all? Or treat the new tank, rid it of ick then move the fish and hope it doesn't repeat? My hippo has not been prone to ick /ich like I have read/seen a lot online and forums so I am not sure I should risk her getting it.
My 60 in total will include Valentini Puffer, Blue Hippo, Two clowns, Sailfin tang, Kole tang, and ring tail tang. The kole and ring tail have not had issues with fighting so far despite the similar body types, and no previous cases of ick.
Move them all in and treat them all, or treat the two in there and move the others later?
I have recently cycled an innovative marine sr60 and am slowly moving in my fish from their smaller Nuvo20. All of my fish, outside of one, have been with me since they were essentially the size of a dime and are very well cared for. This is my first dealing with ick/ich. I used a combination of my dirty water from my nuvo 20 tank and clean salt water to help cycle the new tank as well as try and keep the water chemistry close to their original home as possible. Parameters are all perfect/where they should be.
I first placed a new fish (Ring tail tang) in the tank that did not originally stay in my first tank. (However, he did live in a specimen tank for about a week/week and a half before being placed). (Before people get on me about having tangs in a smaller tank, the ones I have, have lived with me for 7 months (outside of the ring tail) and are happy, healthy and never had a problem. They never hid unless sleeping and all get along and this isn't biased. They will be moved to a 180 as they grow larger this is just a midway home as they are too small for the larger tank still. ) After a few days of the ring tail living in the new tank on his own I started transferring over another other fish to the tank. Since the introduction of the new fish, the ring tail has developed ich/ick. I am not sure if brought on by the stress of a new fish or if just two weeks it hadn't manifested yet? The fish do not seem aggressive towards one another.
I do have a blue hippo that will be moving into the new tank as well, so my question is, should I move all the fish over and treat them all? Or treat the new tank, rid it of ick then move the fish and hope it doesn't repeat? My hippo has not been prone to ick /ich like I have read/seen a lot online and forums so I am not sure I should risk her getting it.
My 60 in total will include Valentini Puffer, Blue Hippo, Two clowns, Sailfin tang, Kole tang, and ring tail tang. The kole and ring tail have not had issues with fighting so far despite the similar body types, and no previous cases of ick.
Move them all in and treat them all, or treat the two in there and move the others later?
