Is this true?

[gatorcsm]

There are a lot of messages were people see ich, and then notice it disappears all of a sudden, but comes back.
This would make what I was told seem more probable.
Here it is: Supposedly, during the light hours, the ich goes from being white to a clear color, so it appears it is gone, then if you looked just as the lights came on the next day, it could be completely covered, then a large reduction in spots that evening for this reason...
Any truth to this? Anyone noticed?
Sure one of you Ich Experts has the answer!
Thanks,
-Gator

 

[beth]

Ich comes and goes on fish because of the lifecycle of the beast. Also, ich are living organisms, thus, they may burrow in deeper at times, making it harder to see than other times.

 

[reef fool]

I cut this bit of info out of an article. I believe it explains the lifecycle of ich in a nutshell.
During the typical ich lifecycle, a free swimming tomite penetrates the host skin, where it undergoes metamorphosis into a trophozoite. The trophozoite matures within the host’s skin forming the “whitespot” cyst until it emerges from this cyst as a trophont and leaves the host. The trophont secretes a thick, highly resistant mucous coat immediately upon exit from the host. This mucous coat protects the trophont as it undergoes replication and division into hundreds of infecting units which emerge as new, fully infectious tomites upon rupture of the ripe trophont.
It is difficult, impractical and/or impossible to attack by chemical or drug therapy, maturing trophozoites residing between layers of the host’s skin. Similarly, it is almost impossible to attack the mucous coated trophonts. However, practical interruption of the infection cycle can be accomplished by attacking the unprotected, free swimming tomites.
It was cut from an advertisement for an ich remedy so I don't feel it is necessary to give credit. Also not sure of it's complete accuracy. Please correct it if it is wrong in any respect.