Question about Ich

[drcharly]

I had an outbreak of Ich on my tank about 2 months ago, all of my fish died except one yellow tang that recovered very well and it's healthy now, my question is if Ich it's still on my tank because all this time the yellow tang was in the tank? I want to add more fish again but I'm not sure, I will appreciate your help and sorry if I'm not express myself very good but I'm new here. Thanks

 

[cmcoker]

I had an outbreak of Ich on my tank about 2 months ago, all of my fish died except one yellow tang that recovered very well and it's healthy now, my question is if Ich it's still on my tank because all this time the yellow tang was in the tank? I want to add more fish again but I'm not sure, I will appreciate your help and sorry if I'm not express myself very good but I'm new here. Thanks

Your tank will have to run fishless for 76 days to eliminate the ich. If there is a fish, there is a food source and the ich lifecycle can continue.
I would recommend to remove the tang to a quarantine tank, if you are sure it was ich you can treat with tank transfer method. If it is possible it was velvet, which usually is the culprit in tank wipeouts, then copper or CP should be used to treat the tang for 30 days.
After treatment the tang can just hang out in quarantine until the fallow period passes.

 

[Humblefish]

Your tank will have to run fishless for 76 days to eliminate the ich. If there is a fish, there is a food source and the ich lifecycle can continue.
I would recommend to remove the tang to a quarantine tank, if you are sure it was ich you can treat with tank transfer method. If it is possible it was velvet, which usually is the culprit in tank wipeouts, then copper or CP should be used to treat the tang for 30 days.
After treatment the tang can just hang out in quarantine until the fallow period passes.

+1 The YT likely has acquired immunity, but may still be a carrier capable of infecting other (nonimmune) fish.

 

[melypr1985]

Your tank will have to run fishless for 76 days to eliminate the ich. If there is a fish, there is a food source and the ich lifecycle can continue.
I would recommend to remove the tang to a quarantine tank, if you are sure it was ich you can treat with tank transfer method. If it is possible it was velvet, which usually is the culprit in tank wipeouts, then copper or CP should be used to treat the tang for 30 days.
After treatment the tang can just hang out in quarantine until the fallow period passes.

+2 Well stated

 

[drcharly]

Your tank will have to run fishless for 76 days to eliminate the ich. If there is a fish, there is a food source and the ich lifecycle can continue.
I would recommend to remove the tang to a quarantine tank, if you are sure it was ich you can treat with tank transfer method. If it is possible it was velvet, which usually is the culprit in tank wipeouts, then copper or CP should be used to treat the tang for 30 days.
After treatment the tang can just hang out in quarantine until the fallow period passes.

Thank you for your advice

 

[4FordFamily]

Your tank will have to run fishless for 76 days to eliminate the ich. If there is a fish, there is a food source and the ich lifecycle can continue.
I would recommend to remove the tang to a quarantine tank, if you are sure it was ich you can treat with tank transfer method. If it is possible it was velvet, which usually is the culprit in tank wipeouts, then copper or CP should be used to treat the tang for 30 days.
After treatment the tang can just hang out in quarantine until the fallow period passes.

X3? 4? --- I couldn't have said it better

 

[Paul B]

If you put another fish in there and he gets ich. Humblefish will perform Mouth to Mouth on it for free. He is very good at treating ich.