I would like to get my F pearl a buddy. Any reason I shouldn't do prophylactic treatment for ich with heat and salt while he is in QT?
Does anyone include ich tx as part of their QT?
- Thread starter mozart
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I usually try to keep the temperature up slightly above normal on my quarantine tank, and then add the salt once/if the fish shows signs of ich.
i don't usually add anything special to my qt... depending on the fish source i might be inclined to add a half dose of salt.. but if the fish is not showing any signs of illness i wouldn't treat him with anything, it would just stress him out for no reason.
I don't do anything out of the ordinary when fish are in QT. I just keep an eye on them and watch for problems.
No. I will buy a fish and put it in QT before putting it in my main tank. If it can take 3 weeks for ich to show, why wait? I feel sorry for fish that hang out in a barren tank alone--that's enough to make it ill!
unless the fish is showing signs of a disease, don't treat it.
don't fix it till it's broken! do you take painkillers if you 'think' you might get a headache? or cold medicine if youve been exposed but don't show any symptoms? same thing here. there is no need to unnecessarily stress a fish out because waiting for the ich to appear is inconvenient for YOU.
don't fix it till it's broken! do you take painkillers if you 'think' you might get a headache? or cold medicine if youve been exposed but don't show any symptoms? same thing here. there is no need to unnecessarily stress a fish out because waiting for the ich to appear is inconvenient for YOU.
I do treat fish for parasites when I QT them
I learned from breeders and importers it is a good precaution
many times fish will carry parasites ..the relationship is symbiotic..the parasite needs th host to live so i doesn't kill the host.
however, stress may change the paramters and the parasites may get the upper hand on the host.
I do not treat for bacterial infections unless they show signs of bacterial infection.
however, I do not treat for ich unless this particular parasite shows itself.
I learned from breeders and importers it is a good precaution
many times fish will carry parasites ..the relationship is symbiotic..the parasite needs th host to live so i doesn't kill the host.
however, stress may change the paramters and the parasites may get the upper hand on the host.
I do not treat for bacterial infections unless they show signs of bacterial infection.
however, I do not treat for ich unless this particular parasite shows itself.