Sloughing?

[rbaby]

Hi guys, I saw a picture of the Diseased Fish entitled Sloughing...what is that? I only see symptoms of Ich everywhere but I've never heard of this Sloughing...thanks.

 

[beth]

Sloughing is shedding.

 

[rbaby]

Thanks Beth you're the bomb~! But how do you know the difference between Sloughing and Ich? They both could look the same.

 

[beth]

No, ich is a parasite that is seen on fish. Look at the Diseased Fish thread. The fish there with ich have spots [parasites]. Sloughing is pealed skin and it is a symptom, not a parasite. You see sloughing in brooklynella. Another parasite, but not ich.