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Unread 09/12/2011, 12:05 PM   #29
T Diddy
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Originally Posted by snorvich View Post
A fresh water dip is useful (although not curative) for oodinium. It has no effect on cryptocaryon irritans.
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Originally Posted by chessnutt View Post
Freshwater dip does nothing but to stress it more. Give it plenty of hiding space. I got an Achilles three weeks ago and it had ich. Less stress fast recovery. Avoid sticking your hands in the tank. I dont quarantine. I just feed them more often. Seems like any new fish I add to the tank it will have ich but the other fish shows no signs of ich. Cleaner shrimp also helps.
A fresh water dip most certainly does help to keep a fish alive for longer than not doing so. I have done this experiment, and the control group ended up dead...

Dips won't cure the disease, but it does treat the symptoms.


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