Plants From A Tank That Had 'ich'...

[bogwood]

Is it a bad idea to replant - in a new tank - plants that were in a tank that had 'Ich'? Will the plants still be a 'carrier' of the Ich bug?...

What about a filter and heater from the same 'ich' tank... just boil wash them prior to using again... and replace the filter foams with new ones?...

 

[emma12321]

Hi,

Ich will die if it has no host for 2 weeks so in theory if you remove all the fish and let the tank run without any for 2 weeks it should be clear. Though you would have to cycle the tank again then before you could add any more fish.

Emma

 

[fishboytoo]

I agree with emma, but I would add that you could dose the empty tank with ammonia to maintain the biological filter while there are no fish present. This would avoid having to cycle from scratch, essentially you are keeping the cycle going instead.

 

[bogwood]

I agree with emma, but I would add that you could dose the empty tank with ammonia to maintain the biological filter while there are no fish present. This would avoid having to cycle from scratch, essentially you are keeping the cycle going instead.

If I was just waiting before restocking the tank as it is, then I too would go the ammonia route to keep the tank 'ticking over' until the new stock were in...

I actually want to completely empty the tank and start again with a new 'fishless cycle'/substrate/decor etc. for a completely different species of fish (Dwarf Cichlids instead of a 'tropical community')... I just want to put one nice, established Vallis and some floating amazon frogbit plants from the 'original' ich-infested set up into the 'new' set up...

So I can empty the tank of everything... put in my new substrate, decor and 'old' plants, filter and heater... then do a 'fishless' cycle... the plants ill keep growing... and any remaining 'ich' on plants/filter/heater will die over the 3 to 4 weeks the cycling will take - as their are no fish in there... correct?!... thanks

 

[Bignose]

that is right. Ich has no dormant stage, and must have fish to keep its lifecycle going. No fish in the tank, all the ich will die in about 4-5 days at tropical temperatures. If it is going to be 3-4 weeks you are more than fine.

 

[fishboytoo]

I agree with emma, but I would add that you could dose the empty tank with ammonia to maintain the biological filter while there are no fish present. This would avoid having to cycle from scratch, essentially you are keeping the cycle going instead.

If I was just waiting before restocking the tank as it is, then I too would go the ammonia route to keep the tank 'ticking over' until the new stock were in...

I actually want to completely empty the tank and start again with a new 'fishless cycle'/substrate/decor etc. for a completely different species of fish (Dwarf Cichlids instead of a 'tropical community')... I just want to put one nice, established Vallis and some floating amazon frogbit plants from the 'original' ich-infested set up into the 'new' set up...

So I can empty the tank of everything... put in my new substrate, decor and 'old' plants, filter and heater... then do a 'fishless' cycle... the plants ill keep growing... and any remaining 'ich' on plants/filter/heater will die over the 3 to 4 weeks the cycling will take - as their are no fish in there... correct?!... thanks

If you are using the old filter in the new setup and not changing the media, it should not make much difference as much of your bacteria reside in the filter. Just keep the old filter in some of the tank water in a bucket while you set up the new design. If you put the "old" filter into the "new" tank and keep it fed with ammonia the whole time I would not think that you would be doing a whole cycle. A mini-cycle at best while your new substrate becomes seeded with bacteria. Just my opinion, but it may save you some time.

As to your question, yes the ich should definately be gone from the plant in the 3-4 weeks of a complete cycle at regular temperatures.

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