[Dogbert]

I have a brand new 180 gallon tank that is one week into cycling. It has been infected with ick by a $2.50 damsel.

I had not introduced the LFS water to the tank by placing the fish in a bowl, netting it and then placing the fish in the tank. The ick was attached to the fish somewhere. I believe that if I dipped the fish in freshwater with methylene blue the ick would've died and I would still be worry free.

I bought a cleaner wrasse and fired up my UV filter. All signs of ick are gone from the tang and damsel over the past one and a half days. The wrasse is on the tang and damsel like the LFS owner's are on the Nemo bandwagon, they never seperate.

I just found some methylene blue at an LFS in Monrovia, it was a small container. He uses Meth. blue to clean his nets and other tank to tank tools. I'm trying to find some larger portions at a chemical store for purchase.