Four week treatment is not enough for ich...

[Yen]

Do not make the same mistake as I did.

I made the mistake of bringing back my fish to the main tank 2 weeks too soon. The fish were cured and being observed for 2 weeks with no spot/flashing. They all clean, but one week after getting back in to the main tank, the Hipo Tang started showing white spot, and flashing. And I saw the Sailfin Tang and the Blueface Angel flash at least once.

I guess 4 weeks is not enough for all the parasites in the tank to die off. Now, the clock was reset, back to square one, all the fish are back to the hospital tank. This time I'll make sure the main tank empty for at least 6 weeks!!!

Yen

 

[Marteen]

Make it 8 just to be sure.

 

[pecan2phat]

Minimal is 38 days which is almost 6 weeks. IME, it isn't always 100% due to dormant cyst.

 

[Yen]

I wanted to ...

kick myself in the b@#$% for not waiting another 2 weeks. It's a costly mistake in terms of time and possibly money too. But then how can we be sure of never getting ich parasites? We're getting corals, sands, live rocks all the time, things that the parasites can hitch-hike?

Yen

 

[pecan2phat]

Quarentine