ICK I can't believe it

[marie]

Originally Posted by fishytime

Correct me if Im wrong but, I was under the Impression that the ick parasite was constantly present in our aquariums (fresh and salt). Its only when a fishes imune system is lowered by either its general health or stress that the parasite can take hold.You might want to try and figure out what caused the stress to the fish.

Parasites will only be present in an aquarium if you put it there. You can keep your display ich free as long as everything "wet" gets quarantined for 4 to 6 weeks before going into the tank.