Ich's life cycle?

[Kabong]

I picked up a fire-fish about 2 weeks ago. He had a few spots of what appeared to be Ich. So hes in hypo QT. I was under the impression that the ich parasite hosted on the fish for about a week. As I said its been about 2 weeks and he still has the spots.
Am i mistaken with the length of time it host's?

 

[Kabong]

Bump!

 

[reg828]

how many spots? just be patient and wait another week..

 

[Kabong]

He has 6 spots that I can see.

 

[Time4chillie]

Marine ich is called Cryptocaryon irritans. It has a complex life cycle, and the cysts on the skin are just one phase of the lifecycle. what u can do is treat with chemicals, or periodically change temperatures up and down by 3 or 4 degrees, this will kill the cyst and free swimming form which keep infecting your fish. here is a good site to look at.

http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/aquarium_fish_2.html

 

[Drewpy]

keep it six weeks minimum or 4 weeks under hyposalinity after the last spot disapears... 1.009 with refractometer