Ich info

[wontonflip]

Once a fish (like a Hippo Tang) has been treated for ich, does it come back strictly just from stress? Or does it have to be present to begin with?

 

[daugherty]

Once a fish (like a Hippo Tang) has been treated for ich, does it come back strictly just from stress? Or does it have to be present to begin with?

no once the ich is gone it cannot reapear out of thin air no matter how stressed the fish is. unless you re indroduce ich into the tank by not qt'ing your fish

 

[Bifferwine]

Yep. If it comes back, you either didn't quarantine all of your fish, or you didn't quarantine/treat for long enough, or you introduced something new carrying it.

 

[wontonflip]

Thanks, guys. I'm thinking about getting this blue hippo from someone, and of course I'm going to QT it. I've asked the guy if he's treated it for ich before, but would it hurt to qt him again with copper?

 

[daugherty]

no it would not hurt at all and i would not put it into my tank unless i treated it

 

[wontonflip]

Damn these blue hippos LOL