Plant Quarantine?

Ms.Bubbles said:
Well, ick needs a host to survive, and will die without one. So a few weeks in a fish-free quarantine tank would likely be enough to kill off the parasite, since it would have no source of food...
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Realy then why do they say it is always present. Just to give you a good site on ick check this page out they seem to have a good knowledge about it.

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/meds/ick.html
 
desertgoldhound said:
Ick is a parasite. When it ataches to a host it will remain there for a while and feed then drop of so that it may produce its off spring. In the whild this is not a problem becouse there is such a good amount of water per fish. In a crouded aquarium however stressed or unhealthy fish will catch it quite easly. If it blooms this provideds more of the ick parasite and the grater number will find food easyer. I had just been reading about ick the other day and that is what I gathered from several articals. I am not a expert on this but I look for expert advice and then varifie that with another sorce. Just do a search on ick you will find all sorts of information on it.
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Yes, I have done searches, extensively but I have found the information to be inconclusive. I guess rather, I believe that ich is a parasite, yet is either there or it is not. I believe, like any other bug, it is either alive or dead. If it is alive, it is infesting your fish and it is not good and needs to be killed. I do not prescribe to the theory that it "blooms" when fish are under stress, but that it appears when it is introduced to the tank via plants or new fish.

But, this is JUST my opinion based on the research I have done.
 
Ms.Bubbles said:
Well, ick needs a host to survive, and will die without one. So a few weeks in a fish-free quarantine tank would likely be enough to kill off the parasite, since it would have no source of food...
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That's what I'm thinking. And actually, ICH needs a host within like 36 hours or something like that to live; otherwise it dies of starvation, sooo unless it gains some sort of nutrition from plants, or possibly algae or other bacteria/meds in the tank, it should die off fairly quickly. I just wasn't sure how to KNOW for sure. I am raising betta fry and certainly didn't want to introduce Ich or something else to their tank.
 
desertgoldhound said:
Realy then why do they say it is always present. Just to give you a good site on ick check this page out they seem to have a good knowledge about it.

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/meds/ick.html
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It seems there are as many opinions on this subject as there are people. It's all about what YOU choose to believe based on your own research and the opinions of those you trust, you know?
 
Ms.Bubbles said:
Well, ick needs a host to survive, and will die without one. So a few weeks in a fish-free quarantine tank would likely be enough to kill off the parasite, since it would have no source of food...
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Again, the last thing I wold be worried about when getting new plants. I would be more concerned with snails and algae. Odds are way more in the favor of that then ick.
 
kveeti said:
Ich always present in a tank is a myth.

This gentleman used to be on here all the time as "WetmanNY". Brilliant man. Ich Myth info about 2/3 way down. But don't skip the first part. Read and know your enemy.

http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/ich.shtml
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If ick isn't present all the time then how is it that a person suddenly ends up with it. Never having purchased new things for the aquarium. I have seen these outbrakes and there is no explanation for them.
 
One more thing.

Weather it IS or isnot present at all times beleive like it is this way you will always be on your gard keeping the health of all ocupents healthy.
 
desertgoldhound said:
If ick isn't present all the time then how is it that a person suddenly ends up with it. Never having purchased new things for the aquarium. I have seen these outbrakes and there is no explanation for them.
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Did you read whole article I pointed to? He explains perfectly why people believe there is spontaneous outbreaks, so I'm not going to repeat what he said clearly and better than I can.
 
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