Rebuild about to begin

[yote]

Hate to hear about the loss Kevin.

[sen5241b]

Kevin, you warned me not to get a blue damsel. I did anyway and the thing killed another pricey fish. Those damsels will kill all the other beautiful fish you want to get. On the other hand even a noob like me can't kill the damsel!

Also, are waiting long enough to let the disease die out?

[ladypheesh]

Originally Posted by sen5241b

Also, are waiting long enough to let the disease die out?

30 days is the so-called magic number for leaving a tank fish-free to rid it of parasites. I think he said that was his plan.

[fatman]

Thirty days is a good ball park figure. To be a little more assured that it is enough time, raise your temp up to around 86 to 88 degrees during that time. That will greatly shorten the stage time in Ich. It will spend less time developing between one stage and another. With no host present for thirty days and hot tank temperatures it will perish assuredly.
Little more technical version of the above:
Depending on the temperature the Ich lasts about 2 to 14 days as a parasite on the fishes body before the cyst (white spot develops) which is another stage (tomont/reproductive stage). This cyst may or may not fall off the fish, but irregardless within 3 to 28 days the swimming stage young emerge (tomites), as many as 300 from each cyst. They are short lived and must find a host in 48 hours or perish. The temperatures of 60 degree (low) and 76 degrees (high) were used for estblishing these above life cycle time periods.