So we had a recent outbreak of ich in like 1/2 our tanks, does anyone know if a change in weather will do this? we live in MN and the temps dropped quite a bit in the last week... 
Change in weather and ich?
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Temp changes have LOTS to do with ich....When the temp fluctuates, the ich starts to come out!
Check this out:
http://www.aquariumpharm.com/disease/ich.html
http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_ich.php
Jen
Check this out:
http://www.aquariumpharm.com/disease/ich.html
http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_ich.php
Jen
Ich was already in the tank. It's the efficiency of the fishes immune system that prevented any outbreaks. A drop in temperature of more than a couple of degrees in a day will lower the immunity level of your tropical fish. Sounds like it's time to invest in a good heater. If you're already using one, it may not be strong enough to maintain a constant temp in your tank. Adding another heater will help to keep a proper temp in the tank.
Don't know if it is the case in Minneapolis, but here in Winnipeg, the City also changes the water treatment procedures for winter (now) and again for summer.
When I worked at an LFS, now and March were wicked for people coming in with all sorts of complaints. Spring was more "green water", fall was more ich.
Raise the temperature, use some "QuickCure" if you can find it and keep up your water changes.
/Kris
When I worked at an LFS, now and March were wicked for people coming in with all sorts of complaints. Spring was more "green water", fall was more ich.
Raise the temperature, use some "QuickCure" if you can find it and keep up your water changes.
/Kris
Oddball said:
i was gunna say that
ich spores are present in alot of water supplys
and colder ater lower the immunity of the fish making them suceptable
Hiya Copiena, you beat me to it, many cities have a different treatment regime for the winter so not only do temperatures fluctuate but so does water quality, leading to lowered resistance to ich for your fish.
we've had so many tanks of ours get ich in the last couple of days, one pictus catfish, one clown pleco, a betta, two guppies have died so far, still have a couple of fish affected, hoping they will all get better. what's with the salt in the tank treatment? heard of it, but have no idea...
Salt works well for most cases of ich, raise the temp. in your tank to mid 80s F and add 2 teaspoons salt per gallon of water in your tank (dissolve it in a pitcher of water then pour it in and give it a stir to mix it around). Continue to treat for at least 10 days. The ich parasite goes through a mobile stage in it's life cycle and will be killed by the salt at that time which is why you treat foer so long. Treat the whole tank or the fish get reinfected from the spores in the tank.
the 10 gallon just had an outbreak of ick.its being treated now and wanted to say thanks for being the wealth of knowledge you are Guppy