New Fish have Ich, HELP!!

The new fish I got a few days ago are showing signs of ICH, luckily I quarantined in my old 29G BioCube before I was going to move them into my new 90G. I had already transferred the existing fish from the old to the new tank, the problem is I have not transferred all the corals yet.

So do I set up a third tank to treat the fish with ich (I would have to buy everything) or do I transfer all the coral left to the new tank so I can just treat the fish in the 29g. I would like to treat with Hyposalinity.

And would there be any chance of transferring the ich to the new tank by moving the coral?

The new 90 finished cycling two weeks ago and the coral I still have to transfer are , xenia, ricordea, zoa's, toadstool, clove polyps, kenya tree, and that's about it.

 

I would not subject the other healthy living organisms to the virus. Treat the problem at the source ...new addititons...

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I plan on treating the new additions, the question is can I transfer the rest of my corals to my new tank.

 

Corals should be fine.

 

Yes you can transfer the parasite via the corals. Anything that has water on it or in it can be a vector.

With that said it's very hard to keep an ich free DT. If that is your goal than the corals should be left in a system without fish for at least 21-28 days and at best 60. Without a host to feed on the parasite will die off.

 

I have already moved a few corals before noticing the new fish had ich, so I may have already transferred it to the new tank, although those fish are currently healthy and stress free.

 

Well it looks like I may have jumped the gun. On Wednesday I added a coral beauty and flame angel to this tank with a divider, they were able to bypass it and before I had a chance to fix it I believe the coral beauty nipped the flame angels fin, it looks a little odd and there was some white showing.

Then today both fish appeared to have some white spots so I immediately thought ich but now I think it may have just been some substrate that I disturbed because those spots are now gone.

The original whiteness is still there near the nipped fin of the flame angel but that's it.

Hmmm.......

 

It still could gave been ich that "hatched" and is thus no longer visible.

Also, I agree with Coralline in that keeping an ich free display tank is very difficult. I know some will disagree, but all it takes is one of those little buggers coming in on a hermit or snail and all that effort you had previously put in would be for naught.