Transferring tanks

[Jay Williams]

Hey everyone so I’ve got a 55 G reef that previously had ich and after I left it 3 months empty I added 2 clowns a damsel, a lavender tang , a watchmen goby and a lawnmower Blenny. The only fish that flashes on occasion is the lavender tang but he’s eats like a pic and hasn’t shown symptoms in weeks. To transfer my fish to my new 100g system should I quarantine the fish separately with copper or saltwater dip them? If one fish flashes I could assume the rest of the 55g tank fish have ich too but just don’t show it. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Flashing doesn't = ick.

Fish get itchy too. Could be flukes that you can treat for In tank.

 

[Jay Williams]

Flashing doesn't = ick.

Fish get itchy too. Could be flukes that you can treat for In tank.

Gotcha, only suspicion I had of ish is that the system itself had it bad and killed a lot of my fish a long time ago and I’m just paranoid but I suppose I’ll read up on flukes and see if it matches my fish behaviour

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Are you seeing any actual indicators of ick? Labored fast breathing? White dots or bumps appearing on the skin? Loss of appetite? Swimming into direct flow?

 

[Jay Williams]

Are you seeing any actual indicators of ick? Labored fast breathing? White dots or bumps appearing on the skin? Loss of appetite? Swimming into direct flow?

Not right now no, the tang is the only fish that sometimes flashes but rarely and he had a small amount of white specs about 2 weeks ago but he doesn’t anymore and he’s eating all the seaweed I give him and always swims around the near the filter to get food when I come in front of the tank.

 

[exnisstech]

Did you QT and treat the fish before adding them? If not there is no guarantee you didn't bring something in with them which would make your 3 month fallow period kind of a waste of time.

 

[Jay Williams]

Did you QT and treat the fish before adding them? If not there is no guarantee you didn't bring something in with them which would make your 3 month fallow period kind of a waste of time.

No I did not quarantine them :/