ich and dip

[Chicago]

I have always wondered this over the 20 plus years of dealing with ich..aka ick.

Assumption.: If a freshwater dip kills ick..ich..

then if we purchase a new fish...we acclimate to tank display water... then do a fresh dip for lets say five minuites.. put in separate container for an hour that has that Display water .. then dip again in fresh water for lets say five min.. this presumes kill of ick..

then why still need QT of 28 plus days to kill ick? . I am only referring to ick here... There are many other reasons to put a fish through QT...

I ask this as some of my fish in QT they cant or will not handle copper.. but I QT them anyways to watch or perhaps do a prazi treatment.. or just to fatten them up..

when I am about to add a fish to the DT after a month or so in QT .. I do a safe guard and put them through a Fresh water dip twice for five minutes..

So does a dip in fresh water twice for five min kill any possible chance of Ick on the new fish?

 

[snorvich]

Ich is not affected by fresh water dips. Symptoms of velvet are temporarily ameliorated with a fresh water dip.

 

[Dmorty217]

Flukes will drop off with FW dips. Honestly if you do the TTM your not talking much more work than a FW dip and after 3 transfers and 14 days your ich free

 

[Chicago]

ttm.. never did it but sounds good.. thanks.. I always thought fresh dip caused ick to explode..

 

[Paul B]

I always thought fresh dip caused ick to explode..

Maybe, but you would have to put your ear very close to the tank to hear that explosion