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Originally Posted by florida joe http:///t/394389/how-to-cure-saltwater-ich/20#post_3516759
Was it that obvious
First I want to thank you for the info. Now let me throw out some numbers.
In the Trophont stage where the adult parasite is attached to a fish and feeding on it the time frame is 3 to 7 days
In the Trophont free swimming stage where the parasite has fallen off the fish it looks for a place to attach its self, this stage can take up to 18hrs.
In the Tomont stage where the parasite goes into reproductive mode while it is attached to something the time frame is 3 to 28 days.
In the Theront stage where the newly hatched parasite is fee swimming and looking for a host. The time frame is 24 to 48 hrs.
If we add the longer time frames we come up with approximately five weeks add one week for a margin of error and most people I know hypo for six weeks.
Even with the mild case you run the risk of contaminating your DT via water transport of the parasite. You may have just lucked out.
why would you use a lower temp for a bad case and a higher one for a mild one ? Higher temp does speed braking the life cycle of ick as i stated in my other post
FYI I spent a good amount of time on line trying to find some documentation stating that raising the temp to the highest safe level for the fish would kill the ick parasite. i could not find any I then put in a call to my friends at Mote marine and ask about temp and ick this is what I was told. a higher temp in of itself does not kill saltwater ick. A few degree increase will speed up the life cycle enabling the parasite to enter the killing zone quicker.. However, solubility of oxygen in seawater goes down as temperature goes up, so additional circulation and aeration may be required.
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I actually wanted to use a higher temp for both, but my heater was on the verge of dying and could only manage 75. It actually DID die a few days ago... that is why I had to move the purple tang into the DT ahead of time. I have a new heater now, and he is going back into the QT. I might just say, screw it, and by a large QT tank and just throw all my fish in there for 8 weeks and let my main tank lie fallow. Time to hunt on craigslist....Also, I use an air stone in my QT, and in my DT I've got the return flow kicking up tons of bubbles, plus two powerheads, and an aqueon filter to help with oxygenation.
After some research, I managed to find an article by a PhD confirming that the higher temp does speed up the cycle of marine ich, but does not kill them (unless you want to use 90-100 degrees, which also will kill fish).
Originally Posted by florida joe http:///t/394389/how-to-cure-saltwater-ich/20#post_3516759
Was it that obvious
First I want to thank you for the info. Now let me throw out some numbers.
In the Trophont stage where the adult parasite is attached to a fish and feeding on it the time frame is 3 to 7 days
In the Trophont free swimming stage where the parasite has fallen off the fish it looks for a place to attach its self, this stage can take up to 18hrs.
In the Tomont stage where the parasite goes into reproductive mode while it is attached to something the time frame is 3 to 28 days.
In the Theront stage where the newly hatched parasite is fee swimming and looking for a host. The time frame is 24 to 48 hrs.
If we add the longer time frames we come up with approximately five weeks add one week for a margin of error and most people I know hypo for six weeks.
Even with the mild case you run the risk of contaminating your DT via water transport of the parasite. You may have just lucked out.
why would you use a lower temp for a bad case and a higher one for a mild one ? Higher temp does speed braking the life cycle of ick as i stated in my other post
FYI I spent a good amount of time on line trying to find some documentation stating that raising the temp to the highest safe level for the fish would kill the ick parasite. i could not find any I then put in a call to my friends at Mote marine and ask about temp and ick this is what I was told. a higher temp in of itself does not kill saltwater ick. A few degree increase will speed up the life cycle enabling the parasite to enter the killing zone quicker.. However, solubility of oxygen in seawater goes down as temperature goes up, so additional circulation and aeration may be required.
/>
I actually wanted to use a higher temp for both, but my heater was on the verge of dying and could only manage 75. It actually DID die a few days ago... that is why I had to move the purple tang into the DT ahead of time. I have a new heater now, and he is going back into the QT. I might just say, screw it, and by a large QT tank and just throw all my fish in there for 8 weeks and let my main tank lie fallow. Time to hunt on craigslist....Also, I use an air stone in my QT, and in my DT I've got the return flow kicking up tons of bubbles, plus two powerheads, and an aqueon filter to help with oxygenation.
After some research, I managed to find an article by a PhD confirming that the higher temp does speed up the cycle of marine ich, but does not kill them (unless you want to use 90-100 degrees, which also will kill fish).
