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Identification of ''I. multifiliis'' should be confirmed by taking a sample of skin mucus from an area exhibiting white spots, preparing a wet mount, and examining it with a light microscope.

Identification of ''I. multifiliis'' should be confirmed by taking a sample of skin mucus from an area exhibiting white spots, preparing a wet mount, and examining it with a light microscope.

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|l1=Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

|q2=What is the most probable source of the infection?

|q2=What is the most probable source of the infection?

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The affected fish were most probably carriers of the infection. Fish that survive infection by ''I. multifiliis'' retain some immunity to the organism, but may carry a small number of encysted parasites that emerge at a later time, frequently following a change (usually a decrease) in water temperature.

The affected fish were most probably carriers of the infection. Fish that survive infection by ''I. multifiliis'' retain some immunity to the organism, but may carry a small number of encysted parasites that emerge at a later time, frequently following a change (usually a decrease) in water temperature.

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|l2=Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

|q3=How should the problem be managed?

|q3=How should the problem be managed?

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of emerging tomites from the aquarium.

of emerging tomites from the aquarium.

A third strategy that can control I. multifiliis is careful cleaning of infested aquaria daily with particular attention paid to siphon particulate debris from the bottom and sides of the glass.

A third strategy that can control ''I. multifiliis'' is careful cleaning of infested aquaria daily with particular attention paid to siphon particulate debris from the bottom and sides of the glass.

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|l3=Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

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