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I've got a 100 gallon reef tank that's lightly stocked with fish. I hadn't added anything to the tank for over 5 years, but just decided to get a small foxface a couple of weeks ago.
Today, I noticed what appears to be ich on the foxface. I'm a bit surprised since I would have expected the all-fish system he came from to have been running a bit of copper.
I also remember hearing that most tanks have a bit of ich in them, and only under the right conditions (densely stocked, high salinity, weak fish) does it explode and wipe out the tank. I also remember having ich in the past in other tanks and conquering it by reducing salinity for a while.
If what I am seeing is actually ich, is there a chance that it will not be an issue or is that wishful thinking?
Today, I noticed what appears to be ich on the foxface. I'm a bit surprised since I would have expected the all-fish system he came from to have been running a bit of copper.
I also remember hearing that most tanks have a bit of ich in them, and only under the right conditions (densely stocked, high salinity, weak fish) does it explode and wipe out the tank. I also remember having ich in the past in other tanks and conquering it by reducing salinity for a while.
If what I am seeing is actually ich, is there a chance that it will not be an issue or is that wishful thinking?