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Just thought I'd share an interesting experience for your entertainment or research. So I've been doing tanks for close to 3 years now, I've had ich twice; both times there had not been a new resident for months. Both times I can pinpoint a stressful event that triggered the outbreak. (So is it always just laying in wait...that's the age old question.)
So my 210 fowlr set up more than 2 years ago, every fish went into qt for a month before introduction, no prophylactic ich treatment or ttm. After adding 5 fish(pinktail and pair of bluejaws, harlequin, and a majestic angel), I lost 2 fish in qt and about 3-4 months by without adding anything. The stressful event: treated the tank with chemiclean and the fact that the triggers weren't getting along. And bam ich, treated the tank all come through with flying colors. Since added a orange shoulder tank and a yellow dogface puffer. The pink tail chased the male bluejaw out of the tank, and I gave the female husband #2.
Now a year later, bluejaw husband #2 has what appears to be ich in the form of white spots. Other than the spots he shows no signs of flashing, clamped fins, etc. No other fish has any signs. The tank has given me more drama than every other tank I have combined. So I'm kind of done, I plan to let it ride out.
Just thought I'd share my story for anyone trying to make sense of what's happening in their tanks, or for anyone wishing to make a comment.
So my 210 fowlr set up more than 2 years ago, every fish went into qt for a month before introduction, no prophylactic ich treatment or ttm. After adding 5 fish(pinktail and pair of bluejaws, harlequin, and a majestic angel), I lost 2 fish in qt and about 3-4 months by without adding anything. The stressful event: treated the tank with chemiclean and the fact that the triggers weren't getting along. And bam ich, treated the tank all come through with flying colors. Since added a orange shoulder tank and a yellow dogface puffer. The pink tail chased the male bluejaw out of the tank, and I gave the female husband #2.
Now a year later, bluejaw husband #2 has what appears to be ich in the form of white spots. Other than the spots he shows no signs of flashing, clamped fins, etc. No other fish has any signs. The tank has given me more drama than every other tank I have combined. So I'm kind of done, I plan to let it ride out.
Just thought I'd share my story for anyone trying to make sense of what's happening in their tanks, or for anyone wishing to make a comment.