Hi everyone,
Currently have all my fish out in a QT. Dealing with everyone's favorite parasite.
So my question is, what does everyone think about the info from Humble Fish about a 6 week ich fallow period if tank temp is kept above 27C or approx 80.6F degrees?
Here are the links to what was being discussed:
Currently have all my fish out in a QT. Dealing with everyone's favorite parasite.
So my question is, what does everyone think about the info from Humble Fish about a 6 week ich fallow period if tank temp is kept above 27C or approx 80.6F degrees?
Here are the links to what was being discussed:
New Ich Fallow Period
First off, I must thank @victoly for bringing this recent study to my attention: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0044848617317544 It has now been peer-reviewed and the findings verified by other scientists. I'd also like to share a couple of other related studies (below)...
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Effect of Temperature on Ich
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0044848617317544 So i was doing a little light reading today, and this paper suggests that the life cycle of ich in a fishless tank may be substantially shorter than the 76 day period previously thought. The *longest* excystment period, or...
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