PokeSephiroth
Member
So... this kinda has been bothering me, it's just how my brain works... but, it revolves around Ich.
Now, most of us know that Ich is pretty much always in our tanks, at all times... the only time it's noticeable is when our fish's immune systems go down, due to stress, etc...
So, with that in mind...
Let's assume that we have a fish that is infected, and you bring it into your home and now you have a dilemma... should you:
a) place the infected fish in a quarantine tank
or
b) place the fish directly in your show tank...
most of us would choose A, however, there are people out there that would end up just adding that infected fish straight into their show tanks...
So, I guess what I'm really trying to ask is, why would it matter if you add a fish that is infected with ich, to an established tank with other fish that aren't "infected" . . . since there are already ich parasites present in the show tank, then why would it matter if you add a fish that's already infected with it?
Do the ich parasites become stronger, and eventually infect the other fish that are in the same tank?
Does any of this make any sense? I suck at explaining things, but it's been bothering me for quite a while... I just haven't had the time or effort into making a topic about this because, it's rather silly... but I'd still like to get some answers out of it. LOL.
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Let's see if I can explain this easier.
Let's assume that I have my 55 gallon tank, that has healthy fish, let's also assume that my tank has ich parasites... but since my fish are so healthy, the ich isn't attaching onto my fish...
So, now let's assume that I went to petco/petsmart, and bought some fish that CLEARLY have ich... I take them home, and add them directly to my fish tank...
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand...go.
Now, most of us know that Ich is pretty much always in our tanks, at all times... the only time it's noticeable is when our fish's immune systems go down, due to stress, etc...
So, with that in mind...
Let's assume that we have a fish that is infected, and you bring it into your home and now you have a dilemma... should you:
a) place the infected fish in a quarantine tank
or
b) place the fish directly in your show tank...
most of us would choose A, however, there are people out there that would end up just adding that infected fish straight into their show tanks...
So, I guess what I'm really trying to ask is, why would it matter if you add a fish that is infected with ich, to an established tank with other fish that aren't "infected" . . . since there are already ich parasites present in the show tank, then why would it matter if you add a fish that's already infected with it?
Do the ich parasites become stronger, and eventually infect the other fish that are in the same tank?
Does any of this make any sense? I suck at explaining things, but it's been bothering me for quite a while... I just haven't had the time or effort into making a topic about this because, it's rather silly... but I'd still like to get some answers out of it. LOL.
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Let's see if I can explain this easier.
Let's assume that I have my 55 gallon tank, that has healthy fish, let's also assume that my tank has ich parasites... but since my fish are so healthy, the ich isn't attaching onto my fish...
So, now let's assume that I went to petco/petsmart, and bought some fish that CLEARLY have ich... I take them home, and add them directly to my fish tank...
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand...go.