Will raising the temperature help curing ick?
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rich1515
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Raising the temperature in the tank will help. Basically by raising the temperature it will decrease the time that ich can live while finding another host. My tank used to sit at 79. Since I have moved it to 81, no problems
Forget a QT, I would suggest a UV sterilizer if you do not have one. This should help minimize the spreading of ich to other inhabitants. When my puffer got it, I bought Kent Marine Garlic Xtreme and added a few drops to the food that I was dropping into my FO tank.
Hope this helps
Forget a QT, I would suggest a UV sterilizer if you do not have one. This should help minimize the spreading of ich to other inhabitants. When my puffer got it, I bought Kent Marine Garlic Xtreme and added a few drops to the food that I was dropping into my FO tank.
Hope this helps
rich1515
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You are right in the fact that the board is open to various opinions. However, I would have to say that for every book written one way, there will be another book that says something completley different. QT's might be recommended but are not imperiative for the survival of a tank nor to cure an ill fish.
Mrangel, take which advice that you prefer or read for yourself. My opinions are based on my research and what I have been through.
I do have one question though Terry. How would a sudden increase in temperature, which is to say turning up your heater two to three degrees which in most cases depending on tank size could take upwards of an hour or more to reach the new setting, how would this lower the ph of the blood and their immune system? Fish in the their natural habitat routinely can and do go from depths of 100 feet to 10 feet from the surface in a matter of seconds.
When you are talking about that kind of a difference in depths you are also talking about a fluctuation of sometimes 5-12 degrees. What would be the difference in a tank environment when the temperature change would take well less than the fluctuations that they see in the wild all the time?
Mrangel, take which advice that you prefer or read for yourself. My opinions are based on my research and what I have been through.
I do have one question though Terry. How would a sudden increase in temperature, which is to say turning up your heater two to three degrees which in most cases depending on tank size could take upwards of an hour or more to reach the new setting, how would this lower the ph of the blood and their immune system? Fish in the their natural habitat routinely can and do go from depths of 100 feet to 10 feet from the surface in a matter of seconds.
When you are talking about that kind of a difference in depths you are also talking about a fluctuation of sometimes 5-12 degrees. What would be the difference in a tank environment when the temperature change would take well less than the fluctuations that they see in the wild all the time?
stacyt
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You learn something new everyday. I always thought raising the temp helped when curring ich. I use hypo, and q-tank, but have always been told to raise the temp a couple of degrees. I always gave this credit as I know raising the temp lowers the salinity, and figured that must be where people get the idea that raising the temp helps cure ich.
rich1515,
As far as the temp difference from 100' to 10' in a matter of seconds. In most tropical areas there's a very minimal difference. When I was diving in Hawaii the temp difference was only 1-2 degrees difference. Even when diving in colder waters I've only noticed a difference of 2-3 degrees. In freshwater I find big differences in temps, anywhere from 10-15 degrees. The fish that I observed did not go from top to bottom in that manner. They did move along the reef, but not normally to the top. They may have moved vertically up a wall, cliff, or rock, but normally only 15-20 ft.
rich1515,
As far as the temp difference from 100' to 10' in a matter of seconds. In most tropical areas there's a very minimal difference. When I was diving in Hawaii the temp difference was only 1-2 degrees difference. Even when diving in colder waters I've only noticed a difference of 2-3 degrees. In freshwater I find big differences in temps, anywhere from 10-15 degrees. The fish that I observed did not go from top to bottom in that manner. They did move along the reef, but not normally to the top. They may have moved vertically up a wall, cliff, or rock, but normally only 15-20 ft.