Ich for an Afternoon?

Rognin · 05/14/2013, 10:47 AM

So since summer hit pretty fast where I live, my temp went up to 82.6F. The next day my yellow tang had less than 5 white spots, and by the evening they were gone.

All QT's were done (6 weeks only).

Never had a sign of ich since the start, tank is now 8 months old.

No other fish has problems

Params:

Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 8
Phosphate: 0.08
SG: 1.0255
Temp: 78 to 79.5

Should I quarantine and lay fallow or is this not ich? I find it bizzare that is came and went in less than a couple hours... is it due to the high temperature of the water that afternoon?

Thanks!

RMP · 05/14/2013, 11:02 AM

I'm a newbie but I am going through something similar with my royal gramma. Read the sticky on ich treatment: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1985626

Bottom line, the fact that the white spots were there and then disappeared is not uncommon, it is part of the life cycle of the disease. I've learned through the stickies that the best thing to do is to closely monitor the fish for at least one week while you have a QT up and ready to go. Sometimes the fish (especially if it is eating well) is able to shake the ich on its own.

SeedlessOne · 05/14/2013, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by RMP

I'm a newbie but I am going through something similar with my royal gramma. Read the sticky on ich treatment: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1985626

Bottom line, the fact that the white spots were there and then disappeared is not uncommon, it is part of the life cycle of the disease. I've learned through the stickies that the best thing to do is to closely monitor the fish for at least one week while you have a QT up and ready to go. Sometimes the fish (especially if it is eating well) is able to shake the ich on its own.

Just to clear up but fish can't shake ich on there own. You can get their immune system healthy and they can fight getting infected but it's still does not mean your tank is ich free. Once ich is in the water you have to treat the tank to get rid of the parasite. One spike in temp or parameters can lead to an outbreak.

Check the stickes out.

TankStudy · 05/14/2013, 11:11 AM

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Sometimes the fish (especially if it is eating well) is able to shake the ich on its own.

Eatting well and good water parameters will help the fish battle it off.

Good flow and UV sterilizer is also helpful.

Rognin · 05/14/2013, 11:18 AM

Been three days and no one seems to have any problems. I'm moving in June, so when I do I'll set up a tank to quarantine them all and leave the tank fallow for 12 weeks?

How did ich get in the DT?!

Rustafar · 05/14/2013, 12:12 PM

I had a sm sailfin tang that got white spots a few weeks after adding him to the tank, He never stopped eating his nori and pellet, always active and always ate. white spots gone after a few days, and that was over 6 yrs ago. never saw another case of white spots again. A healthy fish can get through it. Mine did. and I have added other fish since and no outbreak.

danil · 05/14/2013, 12:13 PM

Have you prophylactically treated your fish against ich during six weeks of quarantine?
If not there is possibility you've got fish with good resistance to ich so no visual symptoms exist but It still had some parasites in gills. Many treat all tangs in QT since they are very common to be infected/carriers.

Rognin · 05/14/2013, 12:34 PM

No I just quarantined and didn't treat. This sucks, I thought I had done everything to get them in a healthy DT. GF will not be happy about a second tank to take care of...

KeepNitReel · 05/15/2013, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Rognin

No I just quarantined and didn't treat. This sucks, I thought I had done everything to get them in a healthy DT. GF will not be happy about a second tank to take care of...

I've learned my lesson about observation only QT, never again, it's just a waste of 4 weeks. All my new fish will get treatment in QT before graduating to the DT.

05/14/2013, 10:47 AM	#1
Rognin Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 387	Ich for an Afternoon? So since summer hit pretty fast where I live, my temp went up to 82.6F. The next day my yellow tang had less than 5 white spots, and by the evening they were gone. All QT's were done (6 weeks only). Never had a sign of ich since the start, tank is now 8 months old. No other fish has problems Params: Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 8 Phosphate: 0.08 SG: 1.0255 Temp: 78 to 79.5 Should I quarantine and lay fallow or is this not ich? I find it bizzare that is came and went in less than a couple hours... is it due to the high temperature of the water that afternoon? Thanks! __________________ Fish Stock: N/A, starting over Corals: Want SPS, LPS with zoas Current Tank Info: Custom 145 gallon.

05/14/2013, 11:18 AM	#5
Rognin Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 387	Been three days and no one seems to have any problems. I'm moving in June, so when I do I'll set up a tank to quarantine them all and leave the tank fallow for 12 weeks? How did ich get in the DT?! __________________ Fish Stock: N/A, starting over Corals: Want SPS, LPS with zoas Current Tank Info: Custom 145 gallon.

05/14/2013, 12:34 PM	#8
Rognin Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 387	No I just quarantined and didn't treat. This sucks, I thought I had done everything to get them in a healthy DT. GF will not be happy about a second tank to take care of... __________________ Fish Stock: N/A, starting over Corals: Want SPS, LPS with zoas Current Tank Info: Custom 145 gallon.

05/14/2013, 11:02 AM	#2
RMP Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 44	I'm a newbie but I am going through something similar with my royal gramma. Read the sticky on ich treatment: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1985626 Bottom line, the fact that the white spots were there and then disappeared is not uncommon, it is part of the life cycle of the disease. I've learned through the stickies that the best thing to do is to closely monitor the fish for at least one week while you have a QT up and ready to go. Sometimes the fish (especially if it is eating well) is able to shake the ich on its own.

05/14/2013, 12:12 PM	#6
Rustafar Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida. Posts: 270	I had a sm sailfin tang that got white spots a few weeks after adding him to the tank, He never stopped eating his nori and pellet, always active and always ate. white spots gone after a few days, and that was over 6 yrs ago. never saw another case of white spots again. A healthy fish can get through it. Mine did. and I have added other fish since and no outbreak.

05/14/2013, 12:13 PM	#7
danil Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 935	Have you prophylactically treated your fish against ich during six weeks of quarantine? If not there is possibility you've got fish with good resistance to ich so no visual symptoms exist but It still had some parasites in gills. Many treat all tangs in QT since they are very common to be infected/carriers.