theronts

[dbestnindy]

I am not sure if I am naming this right. ( theronts) It is the ich bug after it hatches. Just wanted to know if you can actually see them. I have hundreds of tiny little things swimming in my rock. If that is what they are then I am glad I removed my fish.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by DBESTNINDY
http:///forum/post/3023183
I am not sure if I am naming this right. ( theronts) It is the ich bug after it hatches. Just wanted to know if you can actually see them. I have hundreds of tiny little things swimming in my rock. If that is what they are then I am glad I removed my fish.
You cannot see ich until it is attached to the fish. You are likely seeing copepods, which are beneficial and a sign of a healthy tank.

 

[bang guy]

They are microscopic. Even when they are attached to a fish what you are seeing is the fish's reaction to the parasite, not the actual parasite.

 

[dbestnindy]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/3023277
You cannot see ich until it is attached to the fish. You are likely seeing copepods, which are beneficial and a sign of a healthy tank.
thank goodness for that!