Is my ich cleared up?

[Aquadam]

So I came down with my first case of ich a few months ago. What a pain in the ***!

I was able to get all of my fish out and my DT has been without fish for two and a half months.

I wised up and set up a QT for new fish. I only have a yellow corris wrasse to be added first. I treated the QT with cupramine for 14 days at a reading of 0.5. I have had the wrasse now for a month in QT.

If I'm not mistaken, I should be in the clear as far as the ich goes in my DT right? Do you also think that I have sufficiantly QT'd this first fish?

 

[JEFFR259]

IMO, you're kind of right on the cusp of the time period the DT should be without fish. I've heard people go as short as 8 weeks and as long as 16 weeks. You're at about 10 weeks right now....I'd probably begin putting fish back in, but let's see what other RC members say

However, IMO, 4 weeks for the ich-riden wrasse in the QT is not long enough. I would double that to 8 weeks. Even though he may not visably show ich, it still could be carrying. If it takes 8+ weeks for a fallow (fish-less) DT tank to rid itself of ich, it should take no less time for a QT WITH a ich infested fish to help that Wrasse get healthy.

I hate ich

 

[Aquadam]

The wrasse was never in the DT with ich. I bought it new and have it in QT. I haven't seen any signs of ich, no flashing, it eats great and swims actively. I had it for a week, then ran the copper at 0.5 for 2 weeks. It's been a week now with no copper...Patience is key, right?