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Is this ich, and if so is it possible for it to come and go often? One day all the fish have it and the next day barely any spots and then 2-3 days later it’s back again.
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what do you mean. enough flow?Make sure that you tank has enough O2 to handle the load that you put on it.
Put three people in a sealed room and drop the O2 in the room to 50% normal atmospheric levels and then keep it that way for a week. Also double normal atmospheric CO2 for the room and keep it there during the week of lowered O2. What do you think is going to happen to those people? Do you think the people will die? What do you think will be the outcome of this experiment?What does O2 have to do with ich?
This is a complete fallacy. Making this assumption is very very dangerous.Any/every tank should have adequate flow and oxygenation
thanks for your advice. its just so frustrating bc one day im freaking out bc the fish have a few spots on them and the next they are gone!!!! the fish are perfect and always stay healthy. is there any way there are small coral banded larvae attaching to them. i noticed one full of eggs a few weeks ago. the queen is always picking the white spots off the other fish. is this possible?Enough flow is only part of the equation. If your house has to much CO2 and not enough O2 then you fish will suffer. If your house is good on CO2 and O2 then the next step is to determine if your gas exchange is solid. Also your biological filter consumes O2 in the conversion from NH3 (Ammonia) to NO3 (Nitrate). Also of this factors determine how many fish that you can put in your tank. If you have to many fish for the load that your aquarium can handle that will be a chronic stressor to the fish and you will see disease and death on your fish until the load balances, usually with the loss of many fish. From my many years in the hobby this is one of the most common problems that aquarists face .
Put three people in a sealed room and drop the O2 in the room to 50% normal atmospheric levels and then keep it that way for a week. Also double normal atmospheric CO2 for the room and keep it there during the week of lowered O2. What do you think is going to happen to those people? Do you think the people will die? What do you think will be the outcome of this experiment?
Once I learned this, I have NEVER had problems with ich. Seriously I see so many posts with all of the various diseases and everyone jumps straight to medication, and no one ever looks at the gas exchange or the biological load on the tank. Flow is as I suggested on my previous post one piece of the gas exchange equation. Perhaps you might read that post a little closer to see what I am saying.
This is a complete fallacy. Making this assumption is very very dangerous.
I find that you find it curious to be strange.I just found your linkage specifically to ich curious.
I am very aware of the life cycle of ich. I also find it to be very irrelevant. Because if you consider that ich is present in the wild (and yes I am also aware of the issues there density etc ...) and that you will be unable to fully eradicate it you will see my point. I also have dinos in my tank too, and I haven't bothered to eradicate them either, and I haven't even bothered.Also failing to note the lifecycle of ich
I read very carefully people's posts that is why I quote and respond to each point I take issue with. I read your post and I responded. I quoted you as saying (writing) that EVERY tank should have adequate flow and oxygen. I am not quoting here because I have already quoted you and I stand by what I said.LOL. I think perhaps you need to go back and read what I wrote.
Not to get into between this conversation but ich in the wild and Ich in a 20g QT is far different then what your stating. Proper gas exchange is important to help fish when medication is dosed in a QT tank. But regardless of that it is not going to make or break that ich is present or not.I find that you find it curious to be strange.
I am very aware of the life cycle of ich. I also find it to be very irrelevant. Because if you consider that ich is present in the wild (and yes I am also aware of the issues there density etc ...) and that you will be unable to fully eradicate it you will see my point. I also have dinos in my tank too, and I haven't bothered to eradicate them either, and I haven't even bothered.
I read very carefully people's posts that is why I quote and respond to each point I take issue with. I read your post and I responded. I quoted you as saying (writing) that EVERY tank should have adequate flow and oxygen. I am not quoting here because I have already quoted you and I stand by what I said.
and because me coral banded waas full of eggs a few weeks backcan someone answer my question as to whetther these could be coral banded larvae attaching to the fish. i only ask bc they love to pick them off each other???
can someone answer my question as to whetther these could be coral banded larvae attaching to the fish. i only ask bc they love to pick them off each other???
Not likely for it to come and go often and be shrimp larvae. Also I am pretty sure the larvae would not attach to fish. Most will become part of the zooplankton in your tank when they hatch and be free swimming juveniles.and if so is it possible for it to come and go often?