I was looking at one of my fish tanks the other day, and I much to my horror I noticed all these little white spots covering the drift wood. Of course, my immediate thought was, “fish ick!” but then logic prevailed and I calmly reminded myself that wood can’t get ick, only fish can. So [...]
Treating Fish Ick with Salt
01/03/2011 By 3 Comments
Fish ick goes by numerous names in the aquarium hobby depending on who you ask, such as white spot disease and ich. However, they all point to the same parasite – a protozoan within the genus Ichthyophthirius. For this reason we will be using all these terms interchangeably during this discussion. While this parasitic infestation [...]
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