***** WAY MORE THAN YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ICH ***** By Doug Thamm "Ich", or "White spot disease", is a primarily cutaneous infection of freshwater fish caused by the protozoal parasite Ichthyophthirius multifilis.
When they are in an aquatic environment fish are constantly releasing excess ammonia into the surrounding water through their brachial epithelia (i.e. gills) and cutaneous surfaces (skin).
Ich - Ich is primarily a cutaneous infection of freshwater fish caused by the protozoan parasite Ichthyophthirius multifilis. Ich most often causes the appearance of small white spots over the body and fins of fish.
The characteristic iridescence of this and related fishes such as the neon tetra is a structural colour, caused by refraction of light within guanine crystals that develop within special cells called iridocytes in the subcutaneous layer.
Males retain a substantially bushier set of rostral cutaneous processes, coinciding with the usual procedure in which to sex the genus.
Sexing Information: Males retain a substantially bushier set of rostral cutaneous processes, coinciding with the usual procedure in which to sex the genus.
"Ich", or "White spot disease", is a primarily cutaneous infection of freshwater fish caused by the protozoal parasite Ichthyophthirius multifilis.
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R : This species is equipped with electrical organs in the cutaneous layer of the skin. The fish insulates itself against shock by a thick fatty layer. The head is the negative pole, while the tail is the positive pole.
 See also: Water, Fish, Freshwater, Gallon, Aquarium
  
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