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Originally Posted by hosser  So your telling me that of all the things said from everyone on here that worked for them is the way to go? Please Jim, you are a bright individual but you have seen that some things work for some people and other things dont. In this thread alone one person mentions that it is ALWAYS in your tank, yet other far more experienced aquarists will say that it it ISNT always present. Some say its due to stress while others say stress isnt at all the cause. It isnt fully understood or else there wouldnt be the problem still. Uneducated people continue to put infested livestock in their tanks before QTing, its a common mistake and one that most make. I myself havent had it, and take the precautions not to. But no one fully understands ANYTHING that comes from the ocean realm, if we did we would have gills. Good Luck with the Ich, belive who or whatever you want. The best policy is to QT everything first and treat as needed. Copper and hypsolinity are proven methods that I myslef have never had to try but they seem to be good remdies. Getting it out of your tank isnt as easy as raising the temp, it needs to be emptied of fish and left that way for 6 weeks or more. |
Hyposalinity and Cu treatments are not something you "never had to try"(your quote)If you wait till you have to treat its much more difficult. These are things you just do when preparing a fish for your tank. This is a situation where an ounce of prevention can be worth 10 pounds of cure.
So whats the problem? Looks like we agree on the best policy for ich treatments. Curious why this advice wasnt given first or just agreeing with Pogodzib to add credibility to his answer.