Sean, sorry you had to be the sitter, please don’t feel bad. You tried your best and was very nice of you to help out. *HUGS*
Joel (Adidas) sorry to hear about your losses. Now their in the big ocean in the sky. *HUGS*
When I read this thread honestly it did not surprise me. The ich didn't kill them that quickly...knowing Joel (Adidas) was having problems with ich before you got them. I shook my head when I heard the fish were not going to be treated. I knew it was only a matter of time for the ich cycle to go through resulting in the demise of the fish. Not to mention the stress the fish would go through just leaving his tank to yours that would bring down the fish immunity. Wish I would have picked them up when I was up there as mentioned and I brought them back with me to treat them.
Clownfish are extremely hardy and although it has not died yet it does not mean that it won't still. Ich does attack the gill becoming unnoticed by the naked eye. Also if you had Joel's fish in your sump below your main tank... Don't be surprised when your fish get infected too, as the free swimming stages of the ich will be sucked in your main tank. EEK!
I may be coming to Calgary this weekend. If you need any help with QT, I would be more then willing to help out.
So sorry to hear about the losses
