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Old 01-02-2008, 12:33 AM
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You have something of a point, but raising the temp also reduces the available oxygen in the water, and also places additional stress on the fish. This is exactly what you don't want when treating for a parasite that infests the gills of a fish.

Also, this is a disease with a long life cycle, so the increase in temp doesn't speed things up that much.

So I stand by my original statement. "[heat] does absolutely nothing for SW Ich (Cryptocaryon Irritans)."
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