Hi,
WM> Hello Patrick!
WM> 
WM> Friday December 05 1997 10:17, Patrick Haughian wrote to Phil Desrosiers:
WM> 
PH> The  ick comes from cold water, try raising the temp!
WM> 
WM> I've read more than a few books on fish, and not one has ever indicated 
WM> this.  INvariably, they indicate that ick is a parasite, that can be 
WM> dormant for quite some time, and usually develops and travels to other 
WM> fish when/if the fish carrying it is stressed.
WM> 
WM> 
WM> William  (wmastop@junction.net)
WM> 
WM> --- GoldED/2 2.50 UNREG
I have in a tank of 200 litres (40 gallon i think) 1 oscar, 2 botia and 1 
aequidens pulcher.
Last week i have bought 4 plecostomus: 3 have been eated from oscar, the 
fourth has been inserted in his mouth!!! After many troubles i succeeded in 
freeing himself from the fish. Two days later by reason of the stress due to 
capture, oscar devoleped ich and after have trasmitted to the other fishes.
So i'm in accord that stress is the first cause of ich like other desease.
I have treated the disease increasing temp to 28 C (i don't know in F)and 
adding Sera costawert (i think methilene blu) 1 times every 2 days for 6 
ays.
Sorry for my poor english.
Ciao.
Luca DVM. 
Many greetings from Luca Lopinto, Italy's silly vet of the net!
--- FIPS/32 v0.99a W95/NT [Unreg]
(2:335/704.11)
---------------