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One of the marine aquarist’s devils. So
many articles have been written about it. Many are long or are in
multiple parts. A lot is known about this marine fish disease
because of the many $$$ put into research by the fish farming and
aquaculture industries. First discovered (or the better word is
'noticed') in the 1800's and later more understood in the 1900's,
we’ve learned about all there is to know about this parasite by the
2000's.
I don’t want to write a long post on Marine Ich (MI) but the reader,
in as brief of space as possible, should know some truths. The
aquarist 'sees something' and then 'guesses' as to what it means and
thus starts another round of rumors. It's almost a type of voodoo.
It's easier to listen to a rumor of a short absolute statement then
it is to read and understand the results of decades of studies and
experiments. It is easier to try and take shortcuts with this
disease by believing the parasite to be able or capable to do things
or die from things it just can't, then it is to do the work to kill
it, control it, or prevent it by the means that are known to work.
It's time to separate out the rumors from the facts and the
subjective observations (which start rumors) from actual scientific
studies. In bullet form, here’s what is known:
To read the whole article please follow this link -
Marine Ich - Myths and Facts
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