moby da goby
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short and sweet...
Can inverts such as snails, shrimp and starfish act as hosts for ich/ood/parasites?
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Can inverts such as snails, shrimp and starfish act as hosts for ich/ood/parasites?
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inverts and ich
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kris walker
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As far as I know, if the parasites are fish parasites, then no, they cannot come in on inverts. Okay, if you want to get really technical, they could come in as free-swimming in the thin film of water that covers the inverts when you transfer them into your tank. But I don't think there have been any real tests to see if this is a significant source of parasite transfer.
However, it seems logical to assume that there are probably parasites that attack specific inverts like snails. And so you could in theory introduce invert parasites that way, but they probably do not bother fish.
sam
However, it seems logical to assume that there are probably parasites that attack specific inverts like snails. And so you could in theory introduce invert parasites that way, but they probably do not bother fish.
sam
moby da goby
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Basically my tank is emtpy right now of fish, only the inverts I mentioned before. Yes, before anyone asks, it's staying empty for a couple months to make sure my ick/odd problem is gone. All I plan on is some small water changes over the next few weeks. I just want to make sure that the inverts would be fine so as soon as I introduce a new fish I'm not going to have another disease explosion, the first one was disheartening enough.