what happened? is this the hardest part of this hobby?
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reg828
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so, we can say that uv sterilizer is a breakthrough. maybe, lots of people will start using it now and then. i think its really a must for this hobby. some people will say a uv can only kill swimming stage but not when it is attach to fish. ofcourse, but ick will cycle again and go back to swimming stages. and, heres comes the uv to kill them. i think its really important equipment there is.
tsutherland
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Are any of your fish in your tank from Petco by chance? Just read your other thread.
Mariner
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Uhhh...please take this in the spirit it is intended: I'm afraid that your conclusions about UV may lead someone astray. UV has been around for a long time, and so has ICH. UV may be of some benefit, but it certainly is not a break-through or must-have for curing ICH. Many tanks (including mine) operate ICH free for years without UV using proper QT. There are only two proven cures for ICH.
Please read this article on Marine ICH.
FWIW,
Mariner
Please read this article on Marine ICH.
FWIW,
Mariner
RobbyG
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This could be your problem, if the fish are stressed and you transfer them into this low salinity environment it might be just enough to do them in. I try to keep my Quarantine tank as close to the same parameters as my display tank, I don't believe in the low Salinity method of getting rid of ich, not that it does not work but often I am just too worried about the stress it causes on fish that where already stressed from transport or a sickness. So I keep my Q-Tank in a state that causes the least amount of additional stress. BTW don't suddenly try to up the Salinity, that would do more harm than good.
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Mariner
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OK folks, ICH can't come from temp being off, salinity being low, sand being stirred, nitrite being high, or whatever. All of these things can weaken a fishes immunity to ich, but don't cause it. A person can be low on vitamin c, go play out in the rain and not get any sleep at night, but they're still not gonna catch the flu if they are not exposed to the germ.
HTH,
Mariner
HTH,
Mariner
RobbyG
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Uh I am not saying the Ich came from low salinity, I am saying that's why the fish may have died when put in the holding tank.
BTW I am sure you know that you can put perfectly healthy fish in a tank with ich and they don't catch it! Then do something to stress them out like vary the Temp wildly or mess with the salinity. And guess what the next day they have ich.
Saying that they don't cause the Physical Ich Parasites to be in the water is true but it is also true that these changes can cause your fish to catch it.
BTW I am sure you know that you can put perfectly healthy fish in a tank with ich and they don't catch it! Then do something to stress them out like vary the Temp wildly or mess with the salinity. And guess what the next day they have ich.
Saying that they don't cause the Physical Ich Parasites to be in the water is true but it is also true that these changes can cause your fish to catch it.
Mariner
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EXACTLY! Thank You!
Healthy fish with a good immune system can fight off ICH like a healthy human can fight off the flu -- it mainly infects the old, the very young, and those with weakened immune systems. Stress can make a fish more susceptible. But the parasite has to be there to begin with AND it is possible to keep the parasite out of your tank entirely.
Sorry for beating a dead horse.... or fish
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