How long ich will die off even with a host?

[Brew12]

I'm seeing less spots for now, but that doesnt mean much when it comes to ich. Fish still eating mysis 5 mins ago. I have other food in the freezer where i alternate daily. Did a 30% WC last night and my elegance open up bigger today.

Can i add Vit C? Not sure if that would do anything but wouldnt hurt to try, i suppose. Got plenty of circulation for air going.

In your opnion, how deadly is ich? Would you say 50% of infected fish would make it? I lost 2 royal gammas. My two clown and purple pseudo, flame angel and PBT seems ok.

I would consider Ich one of the least deadly of the things we battle. It tends to only cause fatalities if the tank is improperly stocked or there are water quality issues. And yes, I consider any Acanthurus tang in captivity to be improperly stocked unless it is a very large tank. And by very large, I mean 400g+. And to be clear, I don't say that to judge. I have 1, along with a Hippo, in a 5', 187g. If I had ich in my tank I would expect it to be lethal.

 

[DrewBrees713]

Well, things are looking OK for now. I thought both of my gama died but found out one of them is still alive hiding and being active in the rock works.

Achilles tangs are by far my favorite fish but my 120g is too small for one. I cant even get a hippo becuase i heard theyre poop machines