Think The Ich Has Struck

[abih2005]

Had Ich about two weeks ago as posted before, I treated the fish in a hospital tank with Protozin (Waterlife) - all were healthy apart from one runt of a fish whose fins were badly eaten etc. It survived and none of the fish appeared ill after the recommended treatment duration. Fish were transferred back to a clean tank, gravel washed, rocks washed, logs washed etc. Filter and heater were fine.

This morning the runt of the pack was spotted looking half dead with two wooly looking spots on its body... it didn't look too happy and wasn't really doing much.

Put a bowl of water into the freezer, waited until it had almost frozen and dispatched the fish into said bowl and replaced it into the freezer. I couldn't bear to knock it out any other way and had no clove oil so PLEASE don't make me feel guilty!!

My question is this, since one fish looked suspiciously Ich-like, should I repeat the treatment again to protect the rest of the fish?

Answers required urgently.

All parameters healthy, nothing untowards - in fact, my surviving cardinals look better than ever!

 

[raptorrex]

Had Ich about two weeks ago as posted before, I treated the fish in a hospital tank with Protozin (Waterlife) - all were healthy apart from one runt of a fish whose fins were badly eaten etc. It survived and none of the fish appeared ill after the recommended treatment duration. Fish were transferred back to a clean tank, gravel washed, rocks washed, logs washed etc. Filter and heater were fine.

This morning the runt of the pack was spotted looking half dead with two wooly looking spots on its body... it didn't look too happy and wasn't really doing much.

Put a bowl of water into the freezer, waited until it had almost frozen and dispatched the fish into said bowl and replaced it into the freezer. I couldn't bear to knock it out any other way and had no clove oil so PLEASE don't make me feel guilty!!

My question is this, since one fish looked suspiciously Ich-like, should I repeat the treatment again to protect the rest of the fish?

Answers required urgently.

All parameters healthy, nothing untowards - in fact, my surviving cardinals look better than ever!

critical error.
only ever treat ICH IN the tank. even the filter needs treated!

redo the treatment ( that's several doses over a 1 week to 2 week period)

your ICH aint come back. it just never went away!

 

[abih2005]

The original tank was completely cleaned, the gravel and logs were cleaned and soaked with plain water.

The filter/heater were put into the hospital tank with the fish and they were treated.

How has the ich survived in the original tank?

 

[raptorrex]

The original tank was completely cleaned, the gravel and logs were cleaned and soaked with plain water.

The filter/heater were put into the hospital tank with the fish and they were treated.

How has the ich survived in the original tank?

anybody's guess. but, if it were treated right. and you have added no new fish. its the only explanation.
ICH does not come out of thin air.
either way the instruction say to treat THE tank.
I've never heard of treating ICH in a hospital tank, before. probably because, as you have found, it does not work.

but, i think we can ignore WHY, for the moment.
just treat your entire tank, several doses over the next 7-14 days
after it gone. there is plenty of time to ask why.

 

[abih2005]

The original tank was completely cleaned, the gravel and logs were cleaned and soaked with plain water.

The filter/heater were put into the hospital tank with the fish and they were treated.

How has the ich survived in the original tank?

anybody's guess. but, if it were treated right. and you have added no new fish. its the only explanation.
ICH does not come out of thin air.
either way the instruction say to treat THE tank.
I've never heard of treating ICH in a hospital tank, before. probably because, as you have found, it does not work.

but, i think we can ignore WHY, for the moment.
just treat your entire tank, several doses over the next 7-14 days
after it gone. there is plenty of time to ask why.

Ah well, at least the fish look strong and healthy - and I've started the treatment when only one looked to be affected.