Yes John you are right! And as Ray and others have reminded me I really need to take that first important step next time! I think this has been a wake up call that taking short cuts do not work!
Rachell
--- In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com, SIMMONDS JOHN <simmonds.john@...> wrote:
>
> I would recommend quarantining *any* new aquatic animals or plants even if
> they do come from a reputable dealer because sometimes an ailment or
> parasite can be carried by a host & not affect it but could decimate your
> established system.
>
> John*<o)))<*
>
>
> On 29 July 2013 17:17, Ray <sevenspringss1@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi Joe,
> >
> > I agree with you completely on treating all the fish at once, in the same
> > tank (as I've already posted), but there's something you missed (and it's
> > not the part that most PetSmart stores don't take enough care to sell
> > healthy fish). Rachell bought these Tetras (unknown by us what species) two
> > weeks ago. They could have picked up the Ich from there or they could have
> > been stress on the way home and caught it from latent Ich already in her
> > tank. The bottom line is she should have had a quarantine tank, but in all
> > probability the fish may well have looked clean at the store or I'm sure
> > she would have noticed this sooner on these fish in her tank.
> >
> > Ray
> >
> >
> > --- In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com, "joe t" <jett07002@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Why remove the tetras now? They were already in your tank before you
> > noticed the ich. When you did notice it.....which was a while later (next
> > few hours? Next day?) the ich was already in the tank. I would just treat
> > all of them. If not you have to do everything twice. More risk to the fish
> > with no tank.
> > >
> > > If you have been following posts on this blog as long as you say, you
> > should know by now that most of these places, like PetSmart, with really
> > few exceptions, do not care for their fish properly. You should really
> > scrutinize the fish for awhile in the store to be sure there aren't any
> > problems. Like this ich. I am sure you would have seen it on the fish in
> > the store.
> > >
> > > A good LFS (like the one I had) will hold the fish a day or so to be
> > sure there are no apparent problems. Problems, like ich, we would label the
> > tank "Not for Sale" until the ich was cleared. The big stores will not and
> > do not do that. The only thing that matters to them is the bottom line.
> > >
> > > joe t
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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