I have read about it's life cycle over and over and over. There is a stage during which the parasite is free swimming and needs to find a host or it will die. Say it's a few days at average aquarium temperatures. I know well water can be pretty cold but that doesn't mean it will live forever without ...

Oh, you are going to make me say it, I have middle aged eyes. I baited them all into a front corner and tried to get a better look. I really think it's ich. There are very few spots. Not all are the same size but do look more like grains of light sand than coarse dust. They are not super bright ...

Last week (8 days ago) I received some young BN which have been eating well, acting frisky. Tonight I discovered the first few spots of Ich.

Temp 75, pH 7.5, GH 120 ppm, KH 100 ppm, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate trace, 10G qt tank, no substrate, HOTB AC 50?/200?, bio sponge only and sponge ...