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    Is it true that white spot parasite will remain in the fishes even after they recover?
    thomas liew

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    I dont thing so on the fish but more likely in the water column......
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    Very funny thing happened.
    Main tank has 6 tiger barbs.
    Quarantine tank has 20 small tiger bards. 1 week already and 100% water change 5 days ago.
    Observed for 2 days and no sign of white spot.
    Transfer into main tank and next day white spot observed on a few of the small tiger barbs.
    Original 6 have no signs of white spot.
    Put in white spot solution and white spots are gone.
    Wonder where the parasite came from?
    thomas liew

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    You should always treat whitespot (also known as 'ick') until the fish shows no white spots, and then another week after.
    Ick has many forms, the only one we can see is the one on the fish, the salty grains...
    When these salty grains have gone, the ick will still reamin in the graval, in damp filter media ect..
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    Currently keeping many wild betta species and other anabantoids.

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    once the spots fall off, they can only survive for a short time (meaning the tomites)
    adding salt is more than enough to kill off the residual ich
    nothing can kill the ich while it's on the body, and nothing will be able to cure it in 1~2 days

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    DEA,
    The small tiger barbs were quarantined for 1 week and no white spots were observed.
    Changed the water 100% and observed for another 2 days.
    No white spot observed so transfered to main tank.
    Next day white spots appear on some of the small tiger barbs.
    Main tank original occupants are 6 tiger barbs and these do not have any white spots.

    Question,
    Small tiger barbs quarantined for 1 week and no white spot.
    Transfer to main tank, white spot appear the next day.
    Any idea where the white spot came from?
    thomas liew

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    some white spot live on the body of the fish
    ie in endemic levels
    there are spots, just that they're too small to notice
    when the immune system of the fish weaken, the ich can explosively multiply
    thus creating a noticeable infection
    if you salt your tank, there won't be such an occurrence

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    I see.
    Thanks
    thomas liew

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