ich - fresh water dips

[johnmiami]

Opinions on fresh water dips to get rid of ich?

 

[Witfull]

very stressful to fish and low survival rate.

 

[burning2nd]

bad

fresh water dips dont happen in the real world

stressfull
death

oldschool

 

[Woodstock]

(moved to fish disease & treatments)

Check out these: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/fish-diseases-treatments/31523-freshwater-dip-process.html

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/fish-diseases-treatments/

Freshwater dips have their purpose but no treatment is free from risks. Read recommendations thoroughly before attempting to perform one.

 

[BigJay]

fresh water dips dont happen in the real world

actually they do happen in the real world just not all species can do it. Snook, redfish, tarpon, majoras , bull sharks are just some of the species in florida that travel into the fresh waterways. The bull sharks are actually known to live in fresh water for long periods of time but the biologists say the other species do it spefically to rid themselves of parasites.

 

[leebca]

to answer the original posted query -- a freshwater dip does not kill Marine Ich parasites enough to rid the fish of the disease. Some MI parasites will and do die in this process but since the parasite is below the skin level of the fish, some are not affected by this process. For a severely infected fish, the FW dip may help enough to give the fish a chance to live through one of the three known cures.

Read through this post for more info on that and other myth-information: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/fish-diseases-treatments/23132-marine-ich-myths-facts.html