>I don't agree with the fact that it is always present in your tank.
This is not a "Fact" - it is a simple belief.
>In fact, I bet you I could prove it to you now by taking two of my
>perfectly fine tiger barbs and stressing both of them. One in a 10
>gallon never infected with ick and the other in the 10 gallon that I
>just lost two barbs to a few weeks ago. I can almost be 100% certain
>that neither will get ick. Neither. I would do it, too, if I had
>some barbs to spare but I don't and I'd rather not end up with dead
>fish. Maybe in the future I will.
Careful with your "Facts" and "Proofs" of said infestation of Protozoa.
Your deductions are correct however. There is no "Resting stage of
the Parasite" just waiting for a stressed fish.
Problem is - the large reservoirs in the big box pet stores that let
the free swimming stage of the Parasite to contaminate most all of
the live stock in their inventory. It is easy to contaminate and
infest large numbers of inventory with first stage parasite.
The customer should be aware that the potential of their purchases
have a 90% chance of being infested with ICH. New purchases need to
be isolated in a cycled tank and treated for ICH if they come from
such sources. It is simple math. The Big Box Stores want to sell
fish, foods, medications and larger tanks. Sick fish just require
more purchases. It is good business.
There are lots of Garage Sales of first purchased aquariums for sale
all over the nation. No wonder why. Fish are easy to kill.
Isolate new fish, treat for ICH, keep them clean with water changes
and well fed to be healthy. Don't forget the filtration, etc. for the
isolation.
Charles Harrison
>Anyway, your tank is considered free of ick after a few weeks of it
>sitting empty. Why? Because it cannot survive with a host. Well, I'm
>sure you are thinking what if it has a host? Then you are saying
>that my 55 gallon has a chance of becoming infected with ick because
>I have never had no fish in it since I had ick in it. Well, no
>matter how much I neglect that tank (Usually not too much but as I
>don't have test strips I can never be sure what the ammonia levels
>are) none of my fish have gotten ill. None. Want me to prove it? I'm
>sure I can get two more barbs and torture them both just to show you
>I'm right.(Just kidding) Luckily, I'm not that type of person so you
>don't have to worry about animal abuse from me. But isn't that how
>these things are found out? Perhaps I can go to my local walmart or
>meijer and get some of their disgusting fish. The ones infected with
>ick... They would have died anyway, and maybe I can even save
>them... Sorry, I'm just
> rambling on to myself. I'm concentrating on stocking my tank right
>now, so I'm definitely not going to start sacrificing fish in the
>name of science.
>
I believe that the only way you can get ick is if it is introduced to
your tank by infected fish or ornaments. That's all. But, like I sort
of said earlier, I can only be ALMOST certain of this. Not
completely, so please don't kill me if new research comes out that
says it can hide in your tank for a long time, okay. :)
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