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Old 02-23-2005, 03:00 AM
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I see a million little white bugs moving all over the glass, it that the ick?? or is that a good bug?? i just noticed it. they move pretty fast, too.
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You probably see amphipods and copepods, both are good. Maybe if you have shrimp you're seeing shrimp larvae.

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Old 02-23-2005, 03:10 AM
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You probably see amphipods and copepods, both are good. Maybe if you have shrimp you're seeing shrimp larvae.

Doug
ok, good.... a lil' bit of Ick Paranoia i guess...
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Old 02-23-2005, 06:23 AM
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The ick parasite is not visible to the naked eye. What you see on your fish is not the parasite, but the result of the parasitic infection.
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Two articles on ich:

Marine Ich: http://www.petsforum.com/personal/tr...marineich.html

Hyposalinity: http://www.petsforum.com/personal/tr...osalinity.html
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