White Spots on Coral Beauty

[Kenya]

I wanted to update yall on the status of my fish.

After reading that QT her into the bucket was a bad idea. I decided to put her back into the tank and hopefully she would last... But first i decided to dip her into some "cycled" freshwater (just water conditioner and heater with a powerhead to mix it) I let it cycle for around 30 minutes. Then i dipped the fish into water for 3min and 30 secs. At this point he looked like he was near death but when i put him back into the my main tank he was instantly revived in matter of seconds.

This morning when i checked on him he seemed better than ever. This was the first time he actually he came out of my live rock caves when i turned on the lights. And when I checked him for spots, there were none.

I know from reading yalls comments and the articles that were linked into the thread. I know that ICH is still "active" in the tank even if you dont see spots. So my follow-up question for yall would be if I should QT the rest of my livestock and make sure the ICH is destroyed or should I take my chance and try and keep low stress levels and monitor aquarium closely?

[Kenya]

Just a side note. I do not see any other signs of ICH on my other fish.

[CoryDude]

I've seen it said a lot around here..."A fish that eats is a fish that will live".

There's no one right way to do things, that's the beauty and the frustration of this hobby.

IMO, unless you want to tear down your tank, just keep your tank levels stable and healthy and the fish should follow along.

[corruption]

I'm with Terry here -- not that I disagree with the points that Erik and Cory bring up... but the simple fact is, Cryptocaryon irritans is a parasite, not a sickness... there is no getting over it, and as long as there is a live fish body in the tank it will ALWAYS be there. Kenya, you may not see outward signs of ich on your other fish, but I can guarantee its there.

Like I said, many people just add purposeful cleaners such as neon gobies and cleaner shrimp, and hope for the best -- many people have no problems like this. That doesn't change the fact that the parasite is still dormant in their tank, and could flare up at ANY time.

Again, just my opinions -- and as far as quarantine stress, its my personal opinion that if you can't maintain well-balanced tanks outside of your display, you are likely having MAJOR issues inside your display.

-Justin

[Kenya]

Thanks everyone for the helpful input.

I decided to not QT my fish. I know that ICH is always present in your tank unless you QT all your fish and wait 6-8 weeks. Even then there might be some still dormant or on other fish. Personally im to impatient to do that. Imagine no fish in your display tank for 6-8 weeks sounds painful to me especially when its located where every one can see it. An empty tank with just rocks is an eye sore...

I will keep everyone posted if the ICH breaks out again. Also if it gets worse with ICH i have heard KICK ICH works wonders in reef tanks. so might give it a shot if it breaks out again. i will also do a writeup on it to let everyone know my results.

side note: since i dipped my coral beauty in freshwater she has no "visible" signs of ICH on her and has become alot more active than before. I know ICH is still there just not visible as before.

[Still Learning]

Glad your fish seems to be doing better. Again, lots of 'right' ways to do things on this subject and it is a matter of finding out what works best with you.

While no one looks like they have ich....I would highly recommend getting a cleaner shrimp or wrasse...just in case and for the future.

[corruption]

Whatever you do, please don't do a treatment with Kick Ich... Have a read through here:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/brooknocuref.htm

go to Edit -> Find in your browser, and type "Kick Ich" in the blank -- use this to find the various discussions of it... plenty of tests have been done with this, I wouldn't recommend such treatments to my worst enemies

If you're going to treat with anything, please please please do so in a quarantine environment -- you will regret it down the line in the display.

-Justin