Quote:
Originally Posted by steelhead77
THEDLO: Thanks for starting this thread. You make the very same arguements I've been making for some months now. However, I don't know how to vote in your poll.
Here is my Purple Tang:
This pic was taken over two years ago. There were about nine or ten other fish in the tank with him. He was never qt'd. No other fish came down with ich. I have upgraded tanks twice since this pic. I have a total of 17 fish now, have never qt'd a single one and I have not had a single spot appear since he cleared up. And he is still alive and well today. I do believe my tank is ich free.
I know there are many self-proclaimed ich "experts" on this site- some have little to no actual experience with it, yet tell everyone that, at the sight of a single white spot, they MUST remove all fish and leave the tank fallow for 6, 8 or 10 weeks. While other "experts" have killed more fish with their qt and "treatment" than if they had left them alone to fight it off.
Good discussion. I hope others will chime in and make some thoughtful, rational arguements and be able to back it up with actual experiences rather than white papers and "studies" that may or may not have any real relevence to an actual tank in someones living room.
So, anyway, back to your poll......How do I vote? I had ich with fish in my tank, but I don't any longer. So, do I vote yes or no? |
vote yes because i was never removed or addressed only it hasn't been able to completely/or continue to manifest its self. (not sure if thats the right way to describe it.) and thanks i was just curious cause im sure im not the only one who doesnt QT and hasnt lost any fish to the dreaded spot.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gogandantess
Oh just wait til a Powder Blue Tang or Hippo wipes out your tank then you'll know how serious a threat ich is. I've experienced such tragic disasters from not qurantining fish. Your luck will only last so long until it happens.
|
had one, (hippo) as stated above, and it did break out several times but never kicked it not sure of its current condition since i sold it back in august. i agree on it being quite uncomfortable since the fish is willing to scratch of on rocks, however i have yet to see the fatal part of having ich.
Quote:
Originally Posted by smtank
When the right stress is added to a system such as decline in water quality, aggression and over crowding, ich will rear it's ugly head. While everyone should properly QT their fish, unless you are treating every frag, invert and new pieces of LR the potential for introduction Marine ich is always present.
|
AGREED!
vote yes if it has been present in your tank and uve let nature do its thing and u can no longer/or rarely see ich.
and NO if u have treated for it.
please more experiences preferably the fatal ones (sorry for you loss.), and with plenty of detail, not just "i had a hippo and it died." give background detail on the tank and what was going on when u had ur experience and what u did and y u think it went bad.
please note that this is all speculation and if i ever lose a fish to ich ill be the first to admit it, and start a "QT everything" campaign
lol till then
