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Unread 06/03/2011, 11:47 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by sanchoy View Post
very good read.. many people have the misconception that by over feeding high nutritious foods with garlic/ dips/ salinity dips/ you can fight and treat ick. Heck, many LFS recommend doing those types of false bandage treatments. They sell you selcon/garlic/ and in some cases try to sell you 10-20 gallon treatment tanks to cure ick. LFS stores should read these articles.

The only true way is fallow/ QT fish for treatment.
Well, maybe many LFS's tell you to do this because it works. My personal experience (3 years since first and only outbreak) tells me it does.


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