With my first outbreak of Ich I understand the need for a quantine tank. Just think, you figure everything out, you're happy with 30 or so very happy fish and your decide for that one more perfect addition. You acclaminate it and it is happy. Two days later your fish start to die, then your whole tank is empty because of one sick fish....
Get a minimal quantine tank and a dose of patience.
Now here is the best idea. Get a Black Moor to put into your quantine tank. If Ich is a disease that causes white spots then what better fish to have as an indicator than an all black fish (kind of like dandruff on your black suit). My Black Moor was the first sign of Ich (maybe even the carrier) but he is as good as any test kit around. He is also the biggest dumbest oaf in the tank so he weathered the Ich just fine. If there are signs of Ich then the smaller quantine tank is much easier to treat than your bigger tank. A $3.00 investment and a happy inhabitant of the lonely quantine tank.
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