[cabinetman123]

Old thread but a good one. My tank has ick in it. I've had some nasty outbreaks when I first got into this hobby. It took me a long while not to pannic when I saw a spot on one of my fish and tear the whole tank apart and do crazy stuff to try to cure it. Now I don't worry a bit. It goes away if your system is healthy. I'd be willing to bet that 10 times more fish are killed by trying to treat ick than by the ick itself. Sad really. It's tough though cause when people get started there systems arnt healthy and there qt systems are even worst. Catch 22 cause ick will kill if the system is not right and the fish arnt in an environment that they can fight it off