Tedd Jacobs
January 26th 04, 05:33 AM
"Brian" wrote...
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> 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)?
if i remember right, there was a discussion on here about a year ago regarding
ich and if it is ever fully eradicated from a tank. it seems the outcome was
50/50 with some believing that it was possible to fully eradicate ich from a
tank, and others believing it was not possible to fully eradicate ich from a
tank, only to reduce the outbreaks of it.
the first group says that you can have a clean (ich free) tank, but if you
introduce a new fish without quarantining first, it may be infected and could in
return infect your whole tank.
the second group says that ich is always present in your tank. (as to whether
it's presence was free floating or dormant i cant remember). and that if
conditions became bad enough that the fish's immune system was reduced low
enough it would become possible for the ich to gain a foothold in some fish and
possibly lead to a new outbreak. (i think someone actually brought in a
reference article for this, but honestly, i cant fully remember.)
i realize this doesnt answer your question, but just as food for thought and
maybe someone will hopefully remember this and help out.
tedd.
<snip>
> 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)?
if i remember right, there was a discussion on here about a year ago regarding
ich and if it is ever fully eradicated from a tank. it seems the outcome was
50/50 with some believing that it was possible to fully eradicate ich from a
tank, and others believing it was not possible to fully eradicate ich from a
tank, only to reduce the outbreaks of it.
the first group says that you can have a clean (ich free) tank, but if you
introduce a new fish without quarantining first, it may be infected and could in
return infect your whole tank.
the second group says that ich is always present in your tank. (as to whether
it's presence was free floating or dormant i cant remember). and that if
conditions became bad enough that the fish's immune system was reduced low
enough it would become possible for the ich to gain a foothold in some fish and
possibly lead to a new outbreak. (i think someone actually brought in a
reference article for this, but honestly, i cant fully remember.)
i realize this doesnt answer your question, but just as food for thought and
maybe someone will hopefully remember this and help out.
tedd.