Look at this link if it comes through
http://www.koivet.com/html/articles/...am e=Diseases
or go to www.koivetlcom and look for the article titled "Infectious Diseases
of Goldfish and Koi "
Because of the life cycle of the ich, it must leave the fish to divide and
it can only be killed while away from the fish. Since different infections
will dislodge from the fish at different times, and due to the length of the
life cycle, I think salt is the only cure.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html



"Judi9000" wrote in message
...
At the end of last summer I bought some baby koi out of the feeder tanks
at Pet
Smart. Along with the koi came lots of parasites(ich, anchor worms, etc.).
I
brought the fish inside for about 3 wks. until it looked like the
parasites
were gone. They were fine all winter until last week when the temperatures
rose. (I'm in Bakersfield, CA). Anyway, there are already new signs of
ich!
Since I've been reading posts on this site regarding salt, the use of salt
and
parasites, I'm not really sure what to do now. Do I use meds with salt?
Will
salt really kill ich? Should I start treating now or wait until it's
warmer?
Should I net the fish with spots and give them salt dips? Thanks for your
help.
Judi

FYI-When I told the manager at Pet Smart what happened she GAVE me over a
hundred dollars in medication, loaned me a hundred gal tank, and gave me a
hundred dollar gift card to replace the dead guys! I'm sure now that it
doesn't
hurt to ask. I've also learned a hard lesson!