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Originally Posted by syrinx
My theory is easy- fish get sick when stressed. Shipping is stress- so the y need to be kept in qt observation because they are most likely to get a sickness or infestation at this time of stress. for me once a fish is in the display- it likely will remain there regardless. I am not going to stress the whole tank for the sake of one fish. If my tank is in such a disarray that it stresses all the fish and they all get sick- then I would likely break down the system and transfer fish to a hospital tank for treatment.
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Given the number of parasites that can develop in the closed confines of a tank; even the healthiest fish can become infested with ich. I'm not an expert on this subject. I have experienced ich wipeouts, seen the healthiest fish die from ich and I've read everything I have time for on the subject. There are many posts on this forum that, more than ever, make me think ich is being misdiagnosed a lot. I'm not telling anyone they're wrong, there are just too many variables to do that; its just a gut feeling, but not without merit---IMO.