Can't get away from it !!

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  1. Reefkeeper

    Reefkeeper Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I'm just not going to buy any more fish :disappoin:annoyed:
    I went though a case of Ich ,and did a kick-Ich treatment and waited three weeks not seeing any sign of it ,all fish looked good ,been on top of water changes , testing water , temp everything I can think of .
    I picked up a coarl Beauty, and bam!! two days he's got it all over him:eek:. All other fish look good and no sign of it on any of them yet .
    I'm really bumed out :sick:!!
     
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  2. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    Remember that Ich is present in all tanks, it just lays dormant if everything is healthy. It is kinda like the flu. Fish get ick when they are stressed. A new fish would be very ich-prone. Let him settle into his new environment for a couple days and see what happens. Ich is like the flu a healthy fish can fight it off...
     
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  3. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Why did you get another fish when one of your existing fish has ick?
     
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  4. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    And, how do you acclimate? Some fish (that are more prone to ich) need a little more attention when acclimating.
     
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  5. Reefkeeper

    Reefkeeper Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    There have been no signs of ich on any of my fish for the past 3 to 4 weeks ,everything was looking great ! not one spot to be found anywhere, all have been eating good!
    I would not buy A fish if there were any sign of it at all!! Thats why I've waited this long thinking it was safe to add something .
    Again, no sign of Ich on the fish when I got it from the lfs!
     
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  6. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    He waited a little bit...
     
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  7. Reefkeeper

    Reefkeeper Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Placed bag in tank for 30 to 40 min. ,added alittle of my tank water ,then let set for another 15 to 20 min. then used net to take him out of bag to put in tank, lfs told me there water had copper in it and not to add it to my tank [So what did I do wrong this time I know it was something!!] thanks for Info.
     
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  8. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

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    maybe you went got your fish on a day after they stocked their fish, most times is best to wait a few days in case the fish had been injured or it's stressed out by the trip from the supplier I normally wait 3 to 4 days to buy after the lfs has been stocked
     
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  9. Reefkeeper

    Reefkeeper Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    First thing I asked, was how long it had been there and how it was eating .They told me it had been there for two weeks and was eating good.
     
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  10. Reefkeeper

    Reefkeeper Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Q. so when you all pick up something new, you stand just as much of a chance of getting Ich if the fish is weak at all? Spending the time acclimating it the best you can makes all the diff, from getting it or not?
     
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