The immune system helps the fish from getting the ich, and
helps it from getting as much, and helps it get rid of it,
and helps it rid off infection, witch copper hurts the
immune system, making fish more at risk from getting a
secondary infection from ich. Also producing more blood
cells is part of the immune system.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



George Patterson wrote on 12/29/2006 10:54 PM:
Wayne Sallee wrote:
Not if the fish has a good immune system.

Ick is a parasite; not a disease. It doesn't matter how good the immune
system is when the fish can't get oxygen 'cause the gills are covered
with bugs, or is being bled to death by these little suckers.

George Patterson
Forgive your enemies. But always remember who they are.