Beth need help with ick

epetrosian

epetrosian

New Member
ok I have a question if all fishes died in the tank all I have left is two spider crabs one shrimp and colt corl can ick survive on them if there is no fish?
 
alyssia

alyssia

Active Member
It can survive for 30 days with no fish. I think most people wait 6 weeks to be on the safe side.
 
jacklax

jacklax

Member
Ich is dependant on fish as a host. Inverts are unable to be infected...even though they can be carriers. Keeping them in quarantine (without fish) for 4-6 weeks should insure that the ick has been through it's life cycles and unable to reproduce.
 
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