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Unread 02/11/2013, 10:34 PM   #88
hambone_smith
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Originally Posted by Clownin Aroun View Post
Don't you stress the fish by moving him from the QT to the DT thus starting the whole process all over again?!?
After keeping freshwater and saltwater fish for awhile I just accept the fact that Ich will enter my tank one way or another. Keeping unstressed fish that will fight off the parasite is the trick. I agree that the more you move/try to medicate the fish the harder it is on them. They say that if you keep fish out of your DT for 1 month to 6 weeks the Ich parasite will die off. The problem is that corals and invertebrates can carry Ich. Therefore anytime you purchase a coral you could be introducing Ich to your DT. And you certainly can't treat your newest coral purchase with copper in your QT. Its a vicious cycle.


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