Ich and what carries it?!

[BlueNWhite]

Originally Posted by bubblepuffer

is that possible Ich come by itself?? My Porcuppine Puffer only show up with Ich problem with he is stress up badly.. when he is happy after some Happy Meal, the ich will gone in 24-72hrs.. it happen couple of time already

Unfortunately, this only means that the parasites are already in your tank. Just because the puffer only shows signs of it sometimes, doesn't necessarily mean that the parasite isn't there anymore.

As long as your fish continue eating, most of them should be able to fight them off and return to full health. It's the ich magnet fish like certain tangs that you have to worry about because they tend to have a harder time fighting them off. That's why I will never try another Powder Blue Tang again. I don't want to risk the life of my Angels.

Good luck.

And Justusfish, if you do go through the trouble of quarantining all of those fish, you may as well go a little longer beyond 5 weeks to be safe.