TYNK 7
January 26th 04, 05:04 AM
>Subject: ach, ICH!
>From: Brian
>Date: 1/25/2004 9:09 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: >
>
>For the first time since I started keeping fish again, after five years,
>I have ich! Having had healthy tanks all this time, I'm at a bit of a
>loss. Is it normal to have only some fish in a tank infected with ich?
>My three lemon tetras, the oldest fish in the tank, are covered with
>white spots, but the diamond tetras aren't. I've added a heater, changed
>some water, cleaned the filter, and started dosing with ich guard.
>
>As a related question, is it possible to have a fish tank and not have
>ich at all for a long, long time (until adding one fish from an infected
>tank)?
>
>B
>
>--
>Brian Heller
>
>It is easier to tame wild beasts
>than to conquer the human mind.
>
>
All it takes is one infected new comer.
This is why it's always best to quarantine all new fish.
>From: Brian
>Date: 1/25/2004 9:09 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: >
>
>For the first time since I started keeping fish again, after five years,
>I have ich! Having had healthy tanks all this time, I'm at a bit of a
>loss. Is it normal to have only some fish in a tank infected with ich?
>My three lemon tetras, the oldest fish in the tank, are covered with
>white spots, but the diamond tetras aren't. I've added a heater, changed
>some water, cleaned the filter, and started dosing with ich guard.
>
>As a related question, is it possible to have a fish tank and not have
>ich at all for a long, long time (until adding one fish from an infected
>tank)?
>
>B
>
>--
>Brian Heller
>
>It is easier to tame wild beasts
>than to conquer the human mind.
>
>
All it takes is one infected new comer.
This is why it's always best to quarantine all new fish.