MarAquatic
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I have a question about it. Can a fish become immune to ich?
"Fish that survive an ich infection can develop an immune response and become resistant to parasite re-infection. Serum and mucus from those immune fish contain antibodies against the parasite. Then, when infective theronts come into contact with anti-ich antibodies, the antibodies cause the theronts to become immobilized. The immobilization causes the theronts to lose their swimming ability. The antibodies also cause the parasites to leave the fish so that ich cannot become established in immune fish."
source: http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/articles/preventing-ich-full-article.htm
Ich is a parasite so it doesn't have different strains. It's more about the health of the fish and the amount of exposure.So a fish can potentially become immune or less prone to ich? But then again it depends on the ich strain?
I have a question about it. Can a fish become immune to ich?
Will be doing ttm unfortunately and leaving tank fallow. Live and learn from now on only QT every fish. Another question can ich be killed by anemone sting? Might sound like a dumb question but is it possible?
Could you imagine if it was found that aptasia could get rid of ich. I mean, if you suddenly found your prize fish infected with ich but you knew if you introduced aptasia to the tank that he'd be cured along with all your other fish. Would you do it?Actually, ich-eatin-anemones seems like a rather fun question.
I don't have any direct knowledge, but poking around and rampantly guessing, it seems possible.
It depends a lot on the type of anemone.
For example, on Metridium farcimen it appears the prey can be as small as 0.2 mm, and they commonly eat invertebrate larvae.
Since the ich Trophont can be as large as 1 mm, and likely is pretty similar to invertebrate larvae, it seems quite possible that it could be eaten.
For the typical RBTA we have in aquariums, I would guess they are less likely due to larger tentacles.
Although Aptasia and Majanos may.
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TTM is a great method!
I always do the bucket brigade now when I get new fish.
I read enough story about peppermint eating softies that I'm not sure if I would ever want one now.Yes, and then bring in the peppermints!
Hey softy vs prized fish.
Speaking of TTM, who started that thing? Is there any science behind 4 transfers vs 3 transfers etc? Like more is better and 4 sounds reasonable?
Last TTM I got impatient after 3 transfers, fished looked healthy and I really wanted to just transfer into DT. Couldn't find anything on the science or data behind TTM.