Sail Fin Tang Possible Ick

[grizwalt333]

Hello,

I got a sail fin 3 weeks ago, dropped it in my QT and he was feeding that night. Seemed great in QT the whole time never showed any signs of ICK. I ran the temp at about 83.5 and brought the salinity down to 1.015 or so over that 3 week period and let it climb up before placing the sail fin in my display.

I have battle ICK in this tank and since moving all the fish (Clown and Goby) to the QT and letting them recover while the display ran fish free for a month, I haven't had any trouble. The Sail Fin was clean when before I decided to move it up after about 6 hours I noticed a single white spot on the caudal fin. Very Frustrated. Is this possible any thing else. What do you guys think.

HELP Please. Should I pull it out or let it ride.

Thanks

C>

 

[grizwalt333]

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[grizwalt333]

Okay,

Got the Sail Fin out of the display tank by some miracle, she must of been pretty stress by the time I netted her but she was eating right away and seemed ok to be back in the QT. I don't think I will have an outbreak in the display as the one visible spot was only in the tank for about 8 hours. Gonna read up on the ICH life cycle and observe closely for a while.

After I took another look at her back in the QT I reliezed I probably didn't see the spot under the crappy lights in my QT.

Let me know what you think.

 

[wooden_reefer]

Re: Sail Fin Tang Possible Ick

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15696729#post15696729 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by grizwalt333
Hello,

I got a sail fin 3 weeks ago, dropped it in my QT and he was feeding that night. Seemed great in QT the whole time never showed any signs of ICK. I ran the temp at about 83.5 and brought the salinity down to 1.015 or so over that 3 week period and let it climb up before placing the sail fin in my display.

I have battle ICK in this tank and since moving all the fish (Clown and Goby) to the QT and letting them recover while the display ran fish free for a month, I haven't had any trouble. The Sail Fin was clean when before I decided to move it up after about 6 hours I noticed a single white spot on the caudal fin. Very Frustrated. Is this possible any thing else. What do you guys think.

HELP Please. Should I pull it out or let it ride.

Thanks

C>

1.015 doesn't do much.

Treatment against ich requires eradication that takes six to eight weeks of active treatment not just observation, at least, and ALL fish.

You will do this over and over again if you don't eradicate ich.

Do you have nitrification in QT? Do you have ammonia issue in QT? You must have nitrification in QT for the six to eight weeks.

 

[grizwalt333]

I have nitrification in the QT it has a established 3 stage filter running, in there. I don't have ammonia issues do water changes not as often as I should but enough. Everyone seems to have a different opion on ICH. Some say 2 weeks, 4 weeks, now 6 to 8. I have erradicated this pest before. In a QT with no substrate or rock for the free swimming bacteria to breed in 4 weeks should be the max life cycle.