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There is so much literature rlcline76 that it is a project to pull it all together into a post. I will leave it to your own research. An Internet search will prove my point on the quantity. You can narrow it by including "Burgess" as a search requirement. Dr. Burgess also publishes comments, answers, and advice to aquarists in European aquarist magazines and writes articles for several periodicals. If you have a particular point in mind, please refresh my memory and let me know by PM the Burgess info you are specifically interested in. I may have that handy.

The sticky is the culmination of my own research at OSU, personal experiences, published works by others, conversations I've had with veterinarians specializing in fish disease, and continual education in fish maintenance.

Marine Ich is not as sensitive to a raise in temperature as the freshwater parasite. The conditions that affect the freshwater parasite (Ichthyophthirius multifilis) has often been mis-applied to Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans). That temperature significantly shortens the life cycle on Marine Ich is one such mis-application. Temperature does affect Marine Ich, but not of any significance so that it can be used in treatment or that would shorten a proper quarantine process. In the case of the freshwater parasite, a rise in temperature not only shortens its life-cycle, but can lead to the parasite's death.