Velvet - how long can it stay in hidden?

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I have Velvet in my tank. A Bristletooth tang died over the weekend and one of my clowns is pretty heavily infected. The tang was consistently swimming into the powerhead, which was my first clue, then I noticed it rubbing against the sand, and then the white spots maybe a day later.

I have now been following @Humblefish awesome guide for treatment: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/

My question is - how long can Velvet lurk unidentified in the tank?

The Tang was my latest addition. I got it on 16th May, quarantined for about 20 days, then in the main tank until I saw the first symptoms on about 13th.
So that was at least 4 weeks before I noticed symptoms. Is that strange, or not? Could there be something else that somehow introduced it to the tank?
 

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It could have been simmering in the tang. Did you treat the tang during quarantine? A 30 day copper treatment followed by two prazi treatments would be the minimum I would use, and that takes you out 45 days, and that will usually clear velvet, but some people will wait even longer.
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It could have been simmering in the tang. Did you treat the tang during quarantine? A 30 day copper treatment followed by two prazi treatments would be the minimum I would use, and that takes you out 45 days, and that will usually clear velvet, but some people will wait even longer.
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No, did not treat it in QT. Just observed. It was swimming, eating and seemed comfortable.

Ok, thanks @Jay Hemdal
 

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