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Tangster · 02-27-2008, 06:22 AM

Simple true Ich it comes and goes. If the fish is eating and not showing any signs of an infection then just let it be .. Tanks all have ich.. I have on many occasions to have a tank run along 4 or 5 yrs and longer nothing new was added or nothing changed And to just have the parasite to be on a fish or two.. Fish if left alone and not be stressed even more from being chased around a tank to only be tossed in to freshwater that slowly suffocates them or have this and that thrown at them will slough the parasite off where then the Flagellate falls off then starts its life cycle all over again.

But white every exposure the healthy fish gains a bit more immunity to the pest. Wit any new additions like you said you added the free gifts can tweak and stress the fish causing it to lower its immune system lower somewhat Like humans with a simple cold.. Thats all ich is. And the best and most effective cure I ever found to treat the true Cryptocaryon problem was just raising the tanks temp. to the lower 80's and even cutting the light's off for a day or two This works for myself 99% of the time . And if not then I use a quinine sulfate or formalin dip with tank water.

But there other deadly disease that many not knowingly call or thin to be ich but its not .. The hobbyist has to learn what to look for and then how to treat the problem.. But if your fish has several larger white specks like a grain of salt or sugar size then its more then likely ich now if its white really small dusting like speck its not.. That's marine velvet Amyloodinium ocellatum and not Ich or Ichthyophthirius But in the last couple of yrs there seems to be a newer mutant strain of Cryptocaryon hitting large commercial fisheries and
This strain of Ich is responsible for very high fish deaths in the business right now. It looks a lot larger than usual and then it's produces a slime that covers the fish and starves it for oxygen. The fish will die with it's mouth open..

But the single best treatment I ever found for any treatment of Ich is the old quinine sulfate and or formalin ..Both are tricky to use.. All white specks where not created equal.

So learn what to look for and identify the pest/problem odisease and know what you are dealing with then treat it.

02-27-2008, 06:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
Tangster 3reef Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct Posts: 4,289 Karma: 3207	Simple true Ich it comes and goes. If the fish is eating and not showing any signs of an infection then just let it be .. Tanks all have ich.. I have on many occasions to have a tank run along 4 or 5 yrs and longer nothing new was added or nothing changed And to just have the parasite to be on a fish or two.. Fish if left alone and not be stressed even more from being chased around a tank to only be tossed in to freshwater that slowly suffocates them or have this and that thrown at them will slough the parasite off where then the Flagellate falls off then starts its life cycle all over again. But white every exposure the healthy fish gains a bit more immunity to the pest. Wit any new additions like you said you added the free gifts can tweak and stress the fish causing it to lower its immune system lower somewhat Like humans with a simple cold.. Thats all ich is. And the best and most effective cure I ever found to treat the true Cryptocaryon problem was just raising the tanks temp. to the lower 80's and even cutting the light's off for a day or two This works for myself 99% of the time . And if not then I use a quinine sulfate or formalin dip with tank water. But there other deadly disease that many not knowingly call or thin to be ich but its not .. The hobbyist has to learn what to look for and then how to treat the problem.. But if your fish has several larger white specks like a grain of salt or sugar size then its more then likely ich now if its white really small dusting like speck its not.. That's marine velvet Amyloodinium ocellatum and not Ich or Ichthyophthirius But in the last couple of yrs there seems to be a newer mutant strain of Cryptocaryon hitting large commercial fisheries and This strain of Ich is responsible for very high fish deaths in the business right now. It looks a lot larger than usual and then it's produces a slime that covers the fish and starves it for oxygen. The fish will die with it's mouth open.. But the single best treatment I ever found for any treatment of Ich is the old quinine sulfate and or formalin ..Both are tricky to use.. All white specks where not created equal. So learn what to look for and identify the pest/problem odisease and know what you are dealing with then treat it. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson)