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I did have them out for 4 weeks. I had to put them back in the main tank because they were showing signs of distress. I am keeping a close eye on them. Wouldn't I have seen some problems in two weeks if the parasite was still active?????

Hello: Thanks for all the help with my Ich problem :D I have had my fish back in the main tank now for two weeks and everyone looks healthy. How long will it take before I know for sure that the Ich outbreak is cured? Also, I have another question, this may be for another forum but I am...

Well, I went and got a copper test kit last night and tested the copper in the water and instead of it actually being too low, it was a little high??? So I guess the Prime did not remove the copper. But now I am really confused on why my tang is starting to scrap again. I actually decided that...

Thanks for the quick response. I've been watching my fish in the QT tank closely and notice the scraping and itching happening a lot more. I don't see any physical spots, but I think something is going on again. They have been in the QT tank for a month now being treated with CopperSafe. I...

Hello, Well I've now had my fish in the qt tank for about 3.5 weeks. Finally the water conditions in the qt tank stabilized. I now have another question. The fish have all been in treated water with CopperSafe the entire time and to look at them they look fine, they are eating fine. The...

Still messing with my QT tank. I have done 3 ten gallon water changes in three days on a 20 gal tank and the amonnia is still high. Should I add more bio balls from the main system???? I need to get rid of that amonia. Any suggestions?

First Ich Outbreak Thanks for responding so quickly. I've had my chromis and Hippo Tang for about two months. My hippo tang was the first to get Ich about two weeks after I put him in the tank. I got him from a very reputable LFS in the area. I did NOT have a QT tank. I acclamated him...

I'm dealing with my first Ich outbreak in my main tank :( I was told by my LFS to set up a QT tank quickly. I got a 20 Gal tank, heater, and an inexpensive over the side filter (did not use carbon) and am using CopperSafe (1 tsp. per 4 gallons). I put about 30 - 40 of my bio balls from the...