ICH is in the city water supply!?

[benedictj]

yay for dave

Really, I've got to ask, is this necessary? Are you contributing anything to the conversation? Dave, were we involved in some sort of 'verbal sparring' that I wasn't aware of? Was it wrong of me to answer OrionGirls somewhat blunt reply with my own clarifications? Am I stepping over some imaginary turf line of yours FooF?

 

[Kasakato]

Chill. Its only one post. Its the same thing as saying "thanks".

 

[Harlock]

Really, I've got to ask, is this necessary? Are you contributing anything to the conversation? Dave, were we involved in some sort of 'verbal sparring' that I wasn't aware of? Was it wrong of me to answer OrionGirls somewhat blunt reply with my own clarifications? Am I stepping over some imaginary turf line of yours FooF?

I don't think Daveedka was engaging you in a debate. I have been on the boards a smidge over 3 months and in that time have seen at least three people state lower temps or temp flucuations cause Ich. I don't think OG was trying to do anything but clarify that while temperature flux might be a contributor to fish showing outward signs of Ich, the Ich was already present in the tank and the fish were already infested, just on a sub-clinical level. The true fact of the matter, and I know you know this as you have stated it more clearly now, Ich causes Ich. The fish already had it. Likely they had it in their gills, as that is where Ich likes to attack first since it is an easy target without any slimecoat.

She was simply trying to clarify, that's all. Daveedka went further to clarify and explain why he felt Ich couldn't be present in, well, North America's Municipal water supplies. There are minimal standards regulated by the government for municipality water supplies and those regulations make the possibility of Ich in the water a matter of gross negligence in regards to those regulations.

FooF was just complimenting Dave for trying to explain it is all. FooF is fond of Daveedka after FooF tried the salt heat treatment based on the advice of Daveedka's article and his fish pulled through is all. So, no worries!

 

[daveedka]

No verbal sparring intended, just clarification as said. No turf lines either, except those created by fact vs myth, and I didn"t create them or own them. really I meant no offense and neither did anyone else I'm sure.


Dave