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Several months ago I had an out-break of Ich. Unfortunately, I lost most of my fish before I could start catching them. I was only able to catch a Chromis and Longnose hawkfish that have been treated and in my QT for months.
The problem is I have another Chromis and a Purple firefish still in the DT that I haven't been able to catch and therefore can't start the fallow period. I have a fish trap that has more or less worked well in the past but these two fish have caught on and won't go near it. I've tried moving the trap and most recently I stopped feeding my DT for a week thinking they'd be hungry the next time I bait the trap and I'd get at least one. But nope, they wouldn't go anywhere near it even with food in it.
So I'm trying to figure out what to do. I don't want to breakdown my tank to catch 2 relatively inexpensive fish. Neither fish ever showed any signs of disease throughout this time. I don't know, are Chromis and/or firefish prone to Ich? If not, then maybe I give-up trying to catch them and roll the dice adding the two other in QT. Any options other then catching them?
The problem is I have another Chromis and a Purple firefish still in the DT that I haven't been able to catch and therefore can't start the fallow period. I have a fish trap that has more or less worked well in the past but these two fish have caught on and won't go near it. I've tried moving the trap and most recently I stopped feeding my DT for a week thinking they'd be hungry the next time I bait the trap and I'd get at least one. But nope, they wouldn't go anywhere near it even with food in it.
So I'm trying to figure out what to do. I don't want to breakdown my tank to catch 2 relatively inexpensive fish. Neither fish ever showed any signs of disease throughout this time. I don't know, are Chromis and/or firefish prone to Ich? If not, then maybe I give-up trying to catch them and roll the dice adding the two other in QT. Any options other then catching them?