Ich on Live rock possibility

[joe0813]

so my wife upgraded her tank, we know the old tank had ich. Assessor came in with it and she didn't QT. So my question is what is the possibility to have ich actually encrusted on a piece of live rock. She ditched all the sand is reusing 30 pounds of her rock. She is not patient and wants to treat the fish and stick them back into the new tank. Ive told her to wait the fallow period but I think she needs more persuading.

 

[Shinte122305]

Ive made this mistake twice first time i got away with it second time all my fish got sick again. The second time around when i pulled the fish out i waited 2 months to put them back and the ich was gone its been 2 years since and no ich. i dont have sand i run bare bottom with live rock. its a lottery good luck!.

 

[joe0813]

I know what id do if it was my tank. Id wait out the fallow period and call it a day. I think that's what she's going to do but the "uuugh I have to wait until October to put my fish in, I just want to put them in noooow"

 

[Timfish]

The tomonts or "cysts" can attach to any hard surface. While most hatch out in 3-8 days it can take much longer. From a paper published by University of Florida:

"In one study (Colorni and Burgess 1997), theronts emerged from a group of tomonts sometime between 3 and 72 days"

"Fish that survive a Cryptocaryon infection develop immunity, which can prevent significant disease for up to 6 months (Burgess 1992; Burgess and Matthews 1995). However, these survivors may act as carriers and provide a reservoir for future outbreaks"

 

[Indymann99]

Nothing good ever happens fast in this hobby.

 

[joe0813]

And we got the "fiiiine I'll wait"

 

[4FordFamily]

The tomonts or "cysts" can attach to any hard surface. While most hatch out in 3-8 days it can take much longer. From a paper published by University of Florida:

"In one study (Colorni and Burgess 1997), theronts emerged from a group of tomonts sometime between 3 and 72 days"

"Fish that survive a Cryptocaryon infection develop immunity, which can prevent significant disease for up to 6 months (Burgess 1992; Burgess and Matthews 1995). However, these survivors may act as carriers and provide a reservoir for future outbreaks"

This exactly. Don’t chance it