Will Ich get them all?

[coachfraley]

I have a 12g nano reef with a pair of O Clowns that I have had for about 6 weeks. About 4 weeks ago I purchased a yellow clown goby. He was doing fine for a while and then about 2 weeks ago he started flashing a little. Over the past 2 weeks, the flashing has gotten worse and he has started to lose color as well. I also noticed a single ich spec on the fish on two separate occasions when the lights came on in the morning.

Well, I guess I was in denial for a while, but today I set up my 2.5g hospital and I put the goby in there and treated him with quick cure (formalin and M. Green).

My question has to do with the pair of clownfish. They have been doing great the whole time. They look terrific, their color is good, no flashing, no spots. Should I just leave them in the tanK? Could they be resistant? Would I be better of putting the clowns in the hospital too for 3 weeks or so?

I would GREATLY appreciate any advice on this!!!

Here's a pic of my happy clowns:

 

[kevin2000]

Read the ich sticky at the top of the forum.

If you placed ich into the show tank you should assume that all fish have ich .. whether they show obvious signs of not. The two effective ich treatments are copper and hypo-salinity ... quick cure has a spotty record.

If you leave your show tank without fish for 5 weeks the ich within the show tank should naturally die off (ich need a fish to perpetuate their life cycle. Spend $10 bucks and purchase a ten gallon tank .. a 2.5 tank is too small.