HI avanc,
Well,Yes freshwater ich affect salties very much.Ich is a protozoan parasite scientifically known as Ichthyophthirius multifiliis. OK what the heck does that mean, right? Basically ich is a parasite that attaches itself to a host, in this case your fish, and feeds off of it. It has three life cycles which I will explain so that you can better understand how to treat it. Don’t worry too much if you come to the conclusion that your fish have this disease as it is unfortunately common but very treatable and often can be treated with out any casualties as long as it is caught early enough. Once it spreads into the gills of the fish or causes secondary bacterial infections is when it will become the hardest to treat.Most of the time the aquarist realizes that their fish have ich when they notice little white spots all over their fish’s bodies and fins that kind of resembles little grains of salt. Unfortunately when it does become visible your fish has probably been suffering with it for some time as this is the final stage of the parasites life cycle. There are some earlier signs to be aware off and watch out for. Most likely the first sign of any infection will be clamped fins and abnormal swimming habits and while this isn’t a sure symptom of ich it is a good indication that something is wrong and that you should be looking for what it is. The second symptom is most often flashing (http://(http//www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86451)) or scraping which is where you fish rubs up against something like a pot or gravel almost like it is trying to scratch itself which is in fact what it is doing because the ich parasite is irritating it. The final stage of infection will be as said earlier small white spots all over the fish that will appear raised up almost like grains of salt.
Thanks
Well,Yes freshwater ich affect salties very much.Ich is a protozoan parasite scientifically known as Ichthyophthirius multifiliis. OK what the heck does that mean, right? Basically ich is a parasite that attaches itself to a host, in this case your fish, and feeds off of it. It has three life cycles which I will explain so that you can better understand how to treat it. Don’t worry too much if you come to the conclusion that your fish have this disease as it is unfortunately common but very treatable and often can be treated with out any casualties as long as it is caught early enough. Once it spreads into the gills of the fish or causes secondary bacterial infections is when it will become the hardest to treat.Most of the time the aquarist realizes that their fish have ich when they notice little white spots all over their fish’s bodies and fins that kind of resembles little grains of salt. Unfortunately when it does become visible your fish has probably been suffering with it for some time as this is the final stage of the parasites life cycle. There are some earlier signs to be aware off and watch out for. Most likely the first sign of any infection will be clamped fins and abnormal swimming habits and while this isn’t a sure symptom of ich it is a good indication that something is wrong and that you should be looking for what it is. The second symptom is most often flashing (http://(http//www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86451)) or scraping which is where you fish rubs up against something like a pot or gravel almost like it is trying to scratch itself which is in fact what it is doing because the ich parasite is irritating it. The final stage of infection will be as said earlier small white spots all over the fish that will appear raised up almost like grains of salt.
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