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DeLgAdO said:
a part of that article vitaliy send me was intersting

says that if the ich parasite is not present in the tank, then the fish cannot get the parasite even if the fish has a weakened immune system, and under stress
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Scripps did an article back in the early 80s which detailed the organisms present in southern CA drinking water. Ich spores was on the list. So, just doing a simple water change will reintroduce ich to any tank. Keeping a properly heated and healthy environment for your fish will keep their immune systems capable of fighting off outbreaks of the disease.
 
Oddball said:
I listed the non-iodized salt because I do not advocate the indiscriminate use of any chemical or element. You're correct in stating there will probably be no ill effects in the use of iodized table salt. However, if there becomes a toxicity situation with iodine the effects are detrimental to the fish. Iodine toxicity causes goiter or enlarged thyroid. In this condition the normal hormone production in the thyroid is thrown off balance and can change the behavior of the fish. Other organs that can be affected by an increase in iodine include the liver, kidneys, and the intestinal lining. Problems such as these will most likely not occur. But, why subject the fish's already stressed system with something else that can cause metabolic stress? Just my 2 cents.
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the only thing table salt has done to my fish is reduced stress and heal from ick, fungus, etc.

like I said, I've used table salt for years on all different sort of fish.

I'm not a crazy scientist who'll examine exactly what are the effects of iodine on fish, all I know is I've used it and it has produced no negative effects on my fishes.
 
Another way to measure your salt is 2 teaspoons per gallon and leave it in there for 10 days with the tank at 85 degrees farenheit, I think that sometimes otherwise healthy fish can some times carry a hidden parasite or 2 under scales or inside gill covers but have never had ich show up without having introduced a new plant, fish, or feeder. Any thing that stresses a fish can reduce it's ability to fight off disease even if only by thinning it's slime coat.
 
Oddball said:
Scripps did an article back in the early 80s which detailed the organisms present in southern CA drinking water. Ich spores was on the list. So, just doing a simple water change will reintroduce ich to any tank. Keeping a properly heated and healthy environment for your fish will keep their immune systems capable of fighting off outbreaks of the disease.
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dosent the chlorine and chlorimines kill the ich spores???

might have to go to 25% water changes a week then :(
 
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