Who has had ich and........

[Stuart60611]

I've QT'd my fish in the beginning and still ended up with ich, probably from snails/crabs I've added that I didn't QT....so (and I know I'm gonna get a lot of heat for this), I decided since I don't have the means of QT'ing everything, it doesn't make much sence to just QT just fish....so I stopped doing that.

Not at all a good idea. Although it is possible to introduce ich to your display by failing to quarantine non-fish items, the chances are not very high that you will do so. However, the chances are very high that if you introduce a fish to your display infected with ich that all of your fish in your display will get infected with the parasite. If you are not going to quarantine non-fish items, a great way to greatly reduce the chances of introducing ich from non-fish items is to dip corals. As to non-fish inverts or macro, you can first rinse them real well in saltwater outside the display and then place them in a container in your sump for a while. This way many parasites will get washed off and any remaining parasites will have to find their way from your sump to your display and attach to a fish. Difficult task for the free swimming stage of ich to accomplish in 72 hours and not get killed by the return pump. No certainties in this hobby, and all we are left with is reducing risk.

 

[aquaph8]

That's silly to say. For example check out these tank, dude never QT tanks and I'm sure they have some more insight than you.

http://www.youtube.com/user/stuartbertram#p/a/u/1/u0vJsX9GuXM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLRubZGWXiY

Do you think these guys have time to sit around for weeks and weeks to QT fish...didn't think so!

I've talked to both personally..

I don't care what those guys think. I just stated what I think. Take it or leave it. Keep doing what works for others and Ill do what works for me. I'm sure I could go find some pics of nice tanks with owners that QT all their fish but what would I be proving.

 

[sfboarders]

I gave up on treating ich. I've done hypo and quinine sulphate QT before putting my fish in the DT and they still got ich. Most likely the ich was transferred from some inverts or corals. When I introduced my purple tang the ich came back and was noticeable on my blue hippo and purple tang. It comes and goes like the ich normal lifecycle. Both the fish and eat and swim fine so I just let it be.