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Ba da bump... from the darkest depths of MFK.

You are for the most part correct. In Ich's normal life cycle, some does indeed drop off the fish as it goes from Trophont to Tomont stages. However, please realize that ICH like everything else in the world has it's exceptions, however rare. There has been cases where ICH has been able to...

I do believe I mention running sponge filters via air/BPAPs... Why yes, I did indeed.

No, I'm a XXL, I found the answer, XL & 6XL is all she has left... Bummer.:irked: What I get for being late to the party. I didn't know they even made Ts that frikkin humongous

NVM... Found the answer to my question.

If left untreated, yes, it is a slow lingering death. I've seen pics of HITH/HLLE where the pits are clear to the skull... Nasty.

The Clown is just outta quarantine and joining the Striped Bulldog/Rubberlip in my 55gal SA community.

Utter rubbish, just another fish myth :screwy: ICH doesn't lay dormant, in a fishless environment it will die out... Period. In cold water it's life cycle can take a extended period to complete, just as warm water speeds it up. ICH can manifest as a 'Latent' infection, which is oft mistaken as...

Soundsd like ICH to me, "crystals", or salt, sugar, white sand... ICH. Now you have two tanks to treat...:nilly: Since he was in the 125, it is now for a practical consideration infested with whatever the Sev has. Q U A R A N T I N E! Learn it, live it & love it. My treatment has been the...

What L#, Scientific name and Common name is this Pleco?

This is my standard canned reply to HITH/HLLE related issues with Oscars at www.oscarfish.com , simply adapt to your specific species diet/etc.

Yes, remove media from filters, rinse in a bucket of tankwater and return to tank... Aerating the media has added benefit.

As stated, yes, salt and GK is a bad idea. I recommend a combined treatment of Heat/ICH-Attack. And, yes, all your listed species should tolerate the 88'F temp, just remember to aerate well to account for depleted O2. I have to ask... Why on God's green earth would you deliberately put a...

Do Not Remove the Fish to Another Tank... You'll just be spreading the parasite to another tank/fish. You must treat the tank and the fish as a whole. All the ICH is not in the same stage of its life cycle at once, there are generally trophonts, tomonts & thermonts at any given time. This is...

My pleasure ;)

I'm not familiar with that product, but I would recommend checking the active ingredients and seeing if it is the same as Kordon's ICH-Attack' as posted above. If it is, then I'd use it.

IF... If the flowrate running thru it is providing the proper dwell time, if the water is prefiltered, if the sleeve is kept clean and if the turnover is adequate, then it will very likely kill any Tomonts/Thermonts that are picked up. But it isn't likely to kill 100% of a established...

Heat alone will kill most ICH infestations, there are some strains however that are resistant to temps as high as 90'f+. I have used Kordon's 'ICH-Attack'* against heat resistant ICH with very good results. I used a maximum dosage in conjunction with high heat (91'f), and the resistant ICH was...

Dropsy is a catch-all term for various actual infections/infestations, it isn't a actual anything in its own right. Outside of having some actual test done for various pathogens/parasites & etc... There is no way to tell exactly what the problem is. Your best bet is to treat very...

BPs and Mollies can easily handle 88'F+ and they can both handle the salt.