xcali1985
Active Member
Plain and simple, QT but do what works best for you. If you want to blindly treat, do it.. I know lots of people who do. I also know others who simply over the course of a QT they lower and raise salinty. Me personally I simply observe and treat if necessary.
Just remember that nothing is 100%. Ive been told several times that ICH is always present on fish but they can fight it off with a healthy non stressed immune system. Its the stress that lowers their immune system and allows the parasite to overpower.
Im not that technical to argue the point with anyone so I go with common sense, and that is, if you QT a fish the acclimation and transportation into the QT is stressful, if after a few weeks of QT which by the way is about more than just disease and ill explain at the end, but if nothing is show acclimate into the DT.
QT is also a good time for the fish to become aware that you are not a threat, and learn that you are the one providing food for it. Ive lost 2 fish before i started QT simply because they would not come out for me to feed them.
Just remember that nothing is 100%. Ive been told several times that ICH is always present on fish but they can fight it off with a healthy non stressed immune system. Its the stress that lowers their immune system and allows the parasite to overpower.
Im not that technical to argue the point with anyone so I go with common sense, and that is, if you QT a fish the acclimation and transportation into the QT is stressful, if after a few weeks of QT which by the way is about more than just disease and ill explain at the end, but if nothing is show acclimate into the DT.
QT is also a good time for the fish to become aware that you are not a threat, and learn that you are the one providing food for it. Ive lost 2 fish before i started QT simply because they would not come out for me to feed them.