Thread: Ugg Ich !
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Old 11-03-2009, 09:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Is it a planted tank? From what I understand that eliminates the salt option.

About two months ago I added some new fish - didn't QT. Then saw one with ich. A fair number of spots, but just one fish. I was researching, weighing the options (I keep SW and the ich treatments are different). I decided I was going to increase the temp. But at the same time I was also watching for signs of it spreading, too. It didn't. (I run UV and had just changed the bulb) So in the end I just kept the water quality good, fed well, and to date there are no signs of it. I know it's in there, and it probably always has been. But no issues so far.

So maybe if you're in a position to add UV to your tank it will help knock it down and they'll all fight it off. For me it seemed to be a less stressfull experience for the fish (and me).
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