More Susceptable to ick

[punch]

I have 3 clowns that I've had about 8 years and never had ich.
My blood parot got ick once but none of the other fish cought it.
Just lucky I guess!

 

[ChilDawg]

Luck would seem to be a part of the equation, but superb fishkeeping probably has something to do with it as well, punch...and the fact that your clowns don't get ich validates that.

 

[Sumpin'fishy]

One interesting thing I noticed was that it lists male Bettas as sensitive to well water. Well water is described by them as being any tap water not from Michigan (column Q)

If I am getting the colums straight and understanding what they are saying......I disagree! I have seem Bettas kept in "true" well water and also numerous tap waters (most are).

 

[ChilDawg]

I think that they mean w/o acclimation, but I'm not sure. I don't disagree with the fact that there are many discrepancies with the facts when this chart is read, but I think that it is overall a good tool (if taken with a grain of salt).

 

[ChilDawg]

Upon further review, I think that the mark is in column V.

V: Special treatment - a clerk should be consulted to find out the unique properties of these fish.

 

[OrionGirl]

Okay, I tried to resist...But "special properties"? Like the ability to fly, or turn into a small chair?

What the heck!

 

[ChilDawg]

Now I gotta see which ones have "special properties"...more time wasted (sigh)

 

[ChilDawg]

Piranha-Pseudotropheus-Male Betta-Arawana (sic)-Killifish-Fiddler Crabs-Newts (both Eastern and Other)...must all be familiars or something!

 

[beviking]

I used formalin (and salt) on my loaches (when first purchased) to be sure they weren't carrying ich. Formalin is cheap if you buy the full strength stuff (37% formaldehyde). Just an fyi. 1/2 dose initially, wait 4 hours and add another 1/2 dose. After that, you can add full dose for the remainding days.

Wouldn't want a crab as a familiar sitting on my shoulder, might pinch my ear...ouch!