Moving Live Rocks, Treating Ick

[PuffLuv]

A couple things you might consider...

Many medications actually cause permanent damage to a fish's immune system, and god only knows what else.

I'm just asking here...has it been proven that 4 weeks or so of hypo, doesn't negatively impact the fish's health in the longer term?

Plus, if you ever add another wet thing (rock, coral, fish, inverts, etc) to that tank you will be reintroducing ich anyway, so who cares?

I'd like to think that by using a quarantine tank, it greatly reduces the chances of reintroducing ich. Also, by using a quarantine tank you could prevent other parasites that kill faster such as the protozoans that cause brooklynella. Also, if in the future you decide to setup a reef tank and add corals, you might prevent parasites from entering your display and attacking other corals which may have taken years to grow.

That being said, like Mindy was leaning toward, I don't think ich is a huge problem to deal with, and the extra precautions may not be necessary. (keep the water quality pristine, feed garlic & selcon, etc., mixed opinions on UV sterilizers...)However, I don't think ich is always the main concern.

I was just reading that dropping salinity to below 1.010 is a good way to treat ick.

I would personally aim for 1.0085-1.009 to compensate for any evaporation.

Again, just my $0.02

Matt