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I agree with all the above, and myself don't stress about treatment prior or during an ICH episode or other (this means I also don't quarantine). I find that creating a healthy environment with proper water params, hiding areas and proper diets a much better solution.

In my case I just bought a sailfin and a powder brown... Well I have seen ich spots on most of my tangs since their introduction. I have a hippo, yellow, blonde naso, along with the new ones. Both new fish are about 3 weeks or so in my tank, all fish are fine, visible ich symptoms are almost gone (I know that I may see more), all fish are eating and exhibiting healthy characteristics.

Look at it this way: If you were to be harassed, put in a smaller living area, forced treatment that you didn't know what was happening, how would you feel? For me, the capture from wild, transport to the LFS is stress, then the rebag is again stress... You want to quarantine... more stress... recapture again more stress, move to another environment... more stress... get harassed by other fish during territorial disputes, more stress!!! I myself try to limit the number of stress situations to the animal.

Just my 2 cents.