a long time ago, i read that ick/ich becomes sterile at around 85 and cannot reproduce, and the high temps shortens their life cycle so they die quicker. A long time ago, i had an ick/ich outbreak and used this method and it cleared it right up. I haven't had an ick/ich outbreak in several years now, so I haven't had a chance to test it again. Is there any truth to the high temps making it unable to reproduce?
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So even at the 0.02% does if I can get the heater to work it should kill off the ich..?Lupin;4991708; said:
I noticed today my bichir has spots on her now, I might go buy more salt and say **** the pleco because I dont want her to die..
Im gonna mess with the heater now..
Ich dies at 89.5°F, stops reproducing at 86°F, and stops infecting new fish at 85°F.Carefree_Dude;4991741; said:
calioutlaw1a;4994135; said:
Why do we do the salt thing when it seems a quick (slowly done) temp raise to 90 will wipe it out?
Carefree_Dude, that is a good question. I have always used heat and salt which has worked beautifully for me. I know we commonly use salt to help with stress but not as much as this "heat/salt" treatment calls for. I love all my fish too much to experiment lol so this is going to bug the hell out of me all day
Carefree_Dude;4994573; said:
Most fish can hand temperatures in the 85-86 range, but many cannot handle temperatures much higher, certainly not for any extended period.
The idea behind the heat/salt method is to raise the temperature enough to prevent the ich from reproducing and infecting new fish, and use salt to kill the ich that remains (specifically, the theront stage).
Ich also causes loss of Na+ and Cl- from infected fish and damages fish tissues. Salt can help reduce Na+ and Cl- losses, and promote slime coat production to aid in repair of damaged tissue.
