Ich resistant fish

[petoonia]

Does anyone know what fish tend to be more resistant to ich?

Thanks!!!

 

[outy]

isnt it more of a water quality issue???

i think most fish are resistant until stressed by poor water quality.[ unless you didnt quarantine a fish that already had it.]

if you want a hardy fish thats another question but i think that answers yours as well

damsels
triggers
puffers

those are the toughest i know

 

[petoonia]

Yes, I agree that water quality, health, and stress are all a factor.

But I have heard of some fish being more resistant than others, and some being more succeptable than others. I was just wondering if anyone had heard of a particular type of fish being more resistant than others?

Thanks!!!

 

[McCrary]

I have heard that mandarins are not able to contract ich, but that is pure hearsay.

 

[Peter Eichler]

Sharks and rays are believed to be immune, so setup a several thousand gallon aquarium and kiss your ich troubles goodbye. I've also never seen an infected eel before.

Tangs are by far the worst, some species are ich magnets. Just about everything else falls somewhere in between cartilaginous fish and Tangs. A decent rule of thumb is the hardier the fish the lower the likelyhood of it getting a parasite infestation, unless we're talking tangs...

 

[Flobajob]

I think the reason the mandarins are less suceptible to ich is because they have a thick mucus layer. (Well that's what I heard anyway).

 

[Sk8r]

The blennies and gobies and dragonets very rarely get ich. Tangs and rabbits get it very often. Clowns frequently get it but most other damsel types don't get it as readily, and a clown that has an anemone is less likely to get it---in my experience, on the latter: I think it's because living in an anemone increases the slime coat.

The way I've had it explained is that the bottom-dwelling fish like blennies and gobies have a natural defense against this plague, which is also bottom-dwelling. But the open-water fish like tangs and angels and rabbits don't have a thick coat, have no defense against a sand-borne parasite, and will get it at the first opportunity in captivity.

Personally, I keep my tank to gobies, blennies, dragonets and a damsel, and don't have any worries about ich.

 

[Reeses]

My understanding is that rabbits are very disease resistant. They make a thick slime coating that they regurlary shed, which makes them less likely to contract ich than others. That being said, QT and freshwater dips are always a good idea, no matter what. Lots of greens and vitamins in the rabbits diet are a necessity. The fish also needs a large aquarium.

I just got a rabbitfish myself, and I've been doing crazy amounts of reading on it.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/hcs3/index.php


http://www.wetwebmedia.com/rabbitfi.htm

 

[Sk8r]

Rabbits stress extremely very easily: they're aptly named. A cool fish, but spooky especially when the tank is too small for them. Their mental size is at least 10", which is what they grow to.

 

[petoonia]

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I was just curious because I have dealt with ich in my tank, and plan to wait about 2 months before adding anymore more fish. Then I will quarantine about 3 weeks as well. I just figured if there are any fish that have a reputation of not getting ich that often I might give one a try in the future. I was planning on a mandarin, but my tank is stil too young. I will research the fish listed and see what I can come up with.

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions!!!

 

[Sk8r]

The families of blennies and gobies are huge, and cover a lot of really neat fish. Wander through the catalogs of various companies and see what's out there.

 

[petoonia]

Im glad the blennies and gobies were suggested I have had few in mind already I just cant decide which ones. So far I like the yellow clown goby, green clown goby, neon goby, bi color blennie, tailspot blennie, and lawnmower blennie. They are all nice little fish. Hard to pick just a couple. I have a BB tank so I know some of the others arent compatible. I am trying to stick with hardy fish until we upgrade to a bigger tank.

Thanks!!!