I'll try to refer to them differently from now on b/c what y'all have said makes sense...it's now referred to as "Crypt" when I speak of it.
Actually, --- "dormant" is a good way to explain it to "non-fishy folk".Originally posted by ChilDawg
Yes, they can have it without visible signs...
Ich is often dormant in fish from LFSs...
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I wouldn't mis-guide newcomers, but I'm no Biologist either...Originally posted by RTR
Joe - I'm picking on you today - but "dormant" in biology has meaning, refering to a state which Ich is incabable....... Misguiding newcomers is not the way to develop their knowledge or understanding. .......