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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    Patience, my young padawan. We will get there in time.
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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    I think that this is likely where our discussion will need to take a different tack. You come to the discussion believing that C. irritansdoes not have a very high prevalence in the wild, while I believe that the prevalence is significant. I am not sure that we will ever find evidence of an...
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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    As an answer to this question, I have stated that this is a fairly significant number. [begin lecture]Previously I based this on my understanding of general parasitology. Remember that the goal of parasites in general is to reproduce, and in fact, to maximize reproduction. Reproduction is...
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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    Now that we have agreed to the basics of the life-cycle. My next question is one we couldn't agree upon. To what extent does C. irritans exist in the wild? Also for this question and future discussion, a term I used frequenty in our previous discussion was subclinical. Let me define it so that...
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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    Fantastic! Thank you. The first one you mention is a great overview and summary of sources. I can access a lot of the scientific journals with electronic access through my medical school's library. The Colorini and Burgess article (4th link) looks good, too. I have only had time to scan it, but...
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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    Steve, as you know from our previous discussion, I am very interested in sources. Can you provide any for the data you present?
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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    Be patient, we are going to get to this point in the discussion. It was a topic of debate in our previous thread. But the short answer is no, not if you want to be certain it is gone.
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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    Brenden is correct. Any fish can be a host, although Bartelme states "Elasmobranches such as sharks and rayfish are considered to be naturally resistant." Anything wet can transfer the tomont stage of the parasite. It is possible that the tomont attaches itself to the shell of a clam, snail...
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    the dopest skimmer ever, finally available in usa!

    Above the intake port and below the output port. :D Anything between them wont matter. Obviously, too low and you suck excess air into the pump; too high and your skimate will just be tank water. That's why some folks have to put their skimmers on stands, their sumps are too deep to keep the...
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    the dopest skimmer ever, finally available in usa!

    You can also just type "50cm in inches" (a little faster if you're a touch typist).
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    the dopest skimmer ever, finally available in usa!

    The 150: 18x16cm = ~7.25x6.5 inches (don't know height) The 200: 38x24x84cm = ~15x9.5x19 inches The 250: 38x24x55cm = ~15x9.5x21.75 inches all were rounded UP to the nearest 1/4". (fyi 1"=2.54cm)
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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    Beware, we both can get pretty nasty. :badgrin:
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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    The Life Cycle of Ich Steve, here is the life cycle of ich, as I understand it. Please make any corrections. My sources are listed at the bottom. Overview: trophont->protomont->tomont->tomites->theront->trophont Details: trophont: the stage that infects fish. Burrows into epithelium (outer...
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    Ich Discussion between NeuroDoc and Steve-S

    This thread is started as a continuation of a previous thread in which Steve and I butted heads with regards to ich (Cryptocaryon irritans). Hopefully we will all learn something. Let's start with information I think we can agree upon - the life cycle of ich. I will outline it as I understand...
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    Ich Size Question - Sump as QT?

    Ok, I think we can make this work. I have started a new thread for our discussion.
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    the dopest skimmer ever, finally available in usa!

    Mark, A couple of questions. Is the base size of the 200 the same as the 250? How "bubbly" is the effluent? When will they be available?
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    Ich Size Question - Sump as QT?

    [Deleted after better thought.] I think we will just part ways here.
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    Ich Size Question - Sump as QT?

    Steve, Are you always so arrogant and condescending? I am not trying to bust your chops, but to understand the reasoning behind the advice you have given in this, and many other threads. This discussion started with a hypothesis I had about using my refugium for initial observation of a fish...
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    Ich Size Question - Sump as QT?

    Ron, I appreciate your experience. Thanks for the post. I just recently had an ich outbreak in my display tank. My purple tang was heavily infected. However, my hippo tang never showed a single sign of infection; continued to swim, eat, and behave normally. Why? Is it because it has developed...
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    Ich Size Question - Sump as QT?

    Hmmm... Why do you even QT fish, then? By your reasoning, if it appears healthy at the LFS (after going through collection, transport, and redistribution) without signs of a parasite it should be free of disease, particularly since you don't believe that it can carry a sub-clinical infection. Or...
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