Ich..... let's discuss

**Seahorsedreams** · 09-09-2008, 11:01 AM

I would love to have a serious Ich (crypto) discussion. Maybe we'll all disagree, but that's half the fun of discussing stuff.

Like peeps who support treatments other than hypo and copper... I would love to hear why you think it works. Not, "I used it and the spots disappeared" or "my friend used it". But what you think the product does to the fish or the parasite that it could work.

Floodland! Where are you!

floodland · 09-09-2008, 01:58 PM

Here is a very good write up : Aquarium Fish

You might also go pull Dr. Peter Burgess's papers, he did his PhD on Ich.

**Seahorsedreams** · 09-09-2008, 02:45 PM

If anyone runs across journal articles link them here...

So, what's your experience with the expiration dated Ich, Floodland? Tell us what ya did :-)

**CarmieJo** · 09-09-2008, 09:51 PM

I've never used anything for ich except Cu and hypo. These articles by Stephen Pro discuss the biology of ich and out a bunch of treatment options and their pros and cons.
Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part I by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com
Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part II by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com