Question regarding Ich and Microscopes

Cichlidsrule · 07-26-2007, 04:19 PM

Is it possible to see the ich parasite in the skin cells of a fish with a home microscope, or would you need an electron microscope?

**Ichthius** · 07-26-2007, 04:56 PM

It's probably possible. Most eukaryotes are visible with a decent microscope, as far as I know. Would be interesting to see.

If you plan to gather a skin sample from a live fish, be very careful, and if you haven't done something similar before, I wouldn't recommend it.

I'd be interested to hear how it goes, if you do it

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emc7 · 07-27-2007, 03:34 PM

The book says you can see them @ 50-120X

Cichlidsrule · 07-27-2007, 04:25 PM

Well, I didn't find anything...except some cryptosporidium I think o_O

07-26-2007, 04:56 PM	#2
Ichthius Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 18 Posts: 967	It's probably possible. Most eukaryotes are visible with a decent microscope, as far as I know. Would be interesting to see. If you plan to gather a skin sample from a live fish, be very careful, and if you haven't done something similar before, I wouldn't recommend it. I'd be interested to hear how it goes, if you do it . __________________ - Leah - Aquarium Blog ><(((*>

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