I picked up a very nice specimen from Blue World today.

Shannon was nice enough to give me a little discount as I was away during the sale last week.

I just purchased one today also. Figured I'd heard enough that Id take a chance

Did you get the beauty Patrick?

Yea I did. After much humming and hawing I took the plunge.

But as suspected... my Yellow Tang is not too fond of it. I did a black out acclimation and just turned the lights on about 20 minutes ago. The tang is definitely guarding his area... and really only actively chases or "swipes" at the beauty when it gets too close or goes into its cave.

The beauty is fat... and swimming perfectly fine.... BUT it appears that I may have had Ich in my tank because it has a few more white speckles than I feel is good. It had not one spot in the store so it must have been in my tank. I hope the combination of cleaner shrimp/garlic guard clean it up fast.

I am not 100% sure it is ich.... but I would guess it is possible.

Anyone know if Ich can sit in your tank and not bother the other fish? Or was it more than likely on the fish to begin with. None of the other fish have any spots.

Could be brought on by the stress of being in a new tank and being chased by your tang. I think things will clear up soon after he settles in.

Why are people up at midnight on a Thursday night talking about fish tanks?:lol:

Cause I am not going to talk about the kitchen mess. Ha ha!


I love my tank. :crazyeye:

No it cannot, if you do indeed have ich, and you have not had it in the months leading up to your new addition, then you introduced it.

There is no dormant stage waiting for stress in fish to attack.

SO you are saying that it would have come on the new fish? The fish showed no signs at all in the store and then later in the evening i had tons.

I am of course, not even sure it is Ich... but it looks like it.

Assuming it is ich, and assuming that you have added nothing to your tank in the last couple months, then it would be safe to assume that it was imported by your new purchase.