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It's easy to say "so what" if you don't care about losing fish. I do agree that healthy, well fed fish are more prone to fighting off parasites and diseases. I'm not looking to have a sterile tank. I just don't want to introduce things if I can help it.
If my tank has ich and all the fish are healthy and doing fine, then it's not a problem,,,as long as I don't add any more fish. Any new fish I add is likely to be stressed. Those stressed fish are more likely to succumb. If I don't have ich in my tank and I introduce an infected fish, my fish are more likely to succumb. It just makes sense to me to be proactive.
If my tank has ich and all the fish are healthy and doing fine, then it's not a problem,,,as long as I don't add any more fish. Any new fish I add is likely to be stressed. Those stressed fish are more likely to succumb. If I don't have ich in my tank and I introduce an infected fish, my fish are more likely to succumb. It just makes sense to me to be proactive.