[luciafam]

Thank you so much for the info on that ring! I did not know what it was for. I changed it when I got the post and everything has been so much better! Now what I get is a much thicker yuck and rarely have to add water to replinish from the skimmer.

Yes Steevo, I was treating for ICK. Everything worked out okay. My tang is better and no more outbreaks. I will treat this way again in the future. I know that most of the experts are for quarantining, but that just isn't an option for most of my fish. I have a lot of rockwork and I would literally have to remove all of the rock in order to get to fish like my tang. Using the Stop Parasite method, my fish are spared the stress from me trying to chase them around with a net, which just leads to more stress and more sickness. I also used the Melafix and pimafix which helped cure the infection pretty quick.

I was told to add the Stop Parasite for 3 days in a row anytime I get new fish and that should ward off any ICH that they may have brought with them.

Still, a question I have and am confused about. I hear that you need to get rick of the ICH entirely, each time to avoid further outbreaks. But then I hear also that ICH is always around and it's when your fish's immune system gets compromised that the ICH will attack. So, which is it? Is ICK around much like Staff infection is on and around everything in the human population. You don't get a Staff infection unless your immune is compromised, etc. Or, is it more like a temporary thing, that once you get rid of it, it will never appear again in your system, unless you introduce new fish that may be carrying it?

Anyway, thanks again for the input!

Bev