I need a Hospital tank asap!

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15125843#post15125843 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by macclellan
Invertebrates and fish can't synthesize their own ascorbic acid, so it makes sense that it could be a beneficial supplement in aquaria (most fish food has it already). The predecessors of amphibians and reptiles produced ascorbic acid (in their kidneys). As far as warm-blooded animals, older orders of birds still use their kidneys, but newer orders use the liver. All mammals produced it in their liver - but humans, a few other primates, guinea pigs, bats, and a few birds lost the ability millions of years ago... Sometimes evolution sucks like that. Thank goodness for oranges.

Interesting, I read that it was benificial and it's cheap enough so I thought I would try it. I noticed a positve change in some fish and coral in as little as 2 weeks!!

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15125843#post15125843 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by macclellan
Invertebrates and fish can't synthesize their own ascorbic acid, so it makes sense that it could be a beneficial supplement in aquaria (most fish food has it already). The predecessors of amphibians and reptiles produced ascorbic acid (in their kidneys). As far as warm-blooded animals, older orders of birds still use their kidneys, but newer orders use the liver. All mammals produced it in their liver - but humans, a few other primates, guinea pigs, bats, and a few birds lost the ability millions of years ago... Sometimes evolution sucks like that. Thank goodness for oranges.

Cool, thanks

It looks like ich normally stays on the fish itself for 3 - 7 days per the same site I posted earlier:

http://atj.net.au/marineaquaria/marineich.html


Chris