Like you haven't already answered enough ich questions. I spent a couple hours last night reading through quite a few of them but I do have yet another question or two for you.
First.. Say a tang were to break out with ich. Obviously it's stressed or ill. But say that sometime between acquiring the ich, and the time the critters fall off him his health improves. Is it possible that the ich won't come back? And if it doesn't come back, and none of the other fish in the tank come down with it, is it possible for the ich to die off? Is a healthy fish the equivalent of no host at all? Or rather is it possible for the ick to survive in your tank when the fish aren't showing any signs of it?
Next question. In the event the ich does come back, what is the preferred method of treatment? Copper or hypo? I read mixed reviews on both so far (and don't worry, I do know not to do either in the main tank). Some say copper is stressful, some say hypo is stressful.
Thanks so much for your time!
First.. Say a tang were to break out with ich. Obviously it's stressed or ill. But say that sometime between acquiring the ich, and the time the critters fall off him his health improves. Is it possible that the ich won't come back? And if it doesn't come back, and none of the other fish in the tank come down with it, is it possible for the ich to die off? Is a healthy fish the equivalent of no host at all? Or rather is it possible for the ick to survive in your tank when the fish aren't showing any signs of it?
Next question. In the event the ich does come back, what is the preferred method of treatment? Copper or hypo? I read mixed reviews on both so far (and don't worry, I do know not to do either in the main tank). Some say copper is stressful, some say hypo is stressful.
Thanks so much for your time!