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Old 05-06-2015, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Jpower
The spot vanished.
Part of the life cycle of Ick is for the cysts to fall off, lay on the bottom maturing and then release a small swarm of "baby ick". The cycle then keeps going. I would keep your clownfish in quarantine and observe it for a week to see if anymore spots appear.

For Ick and Flukes I recommend Hyposalinity as your not poisoning the fish with copper. It is important that you have an accurate refractometer. If the water is not at the correct salinity for treatment it will not be effective.

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