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nereefpat · 02/23/2018, 08:48 AM

The fallow period was not screwed up, sort of. Bear with me.

We do a fallow period so that all ich in the display cannot complete its life cycle. The ich parasite is being starved out.

The trophont (feeding) stage of ich takes 3-7 days. Ich in the tank couldn't attach to the clown, feed, and drop off in the short time you described.

There is a problem, however. You placed a non-quarantined fish in your display.

02/23/2018, 08:48 AM	#4
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	The fallow period was not screwed up, sort of. Bear with me. We do a fallow period so that all ich in the display cannot complete its life cycle. The ich parasite is being starved out. The trophont (feeding) stage of ich takes 3-7 days. Ich in the tank couldn't attach to the clown, feed, and drop off in the short time you described. There is a problem, however. You placed a non-quarantined fish in your display. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers