can frozen food carry ich

[kyowang]

i had fish in my tank about two moths feed them pellet . they look good no ich few day ago i bought some frozen brine shrimp to feed them. Few days later they show white spot on them

 

[Reef.]

Most fish frozen food is gamma radiated, so I wouldn’t have thought so.

 

[ZoWhat]

Now that you mention it, I ate some frozen fish sticks earlier and ive felt ichy ever since

 

[tehmadreefer]

Now that you mention it, I ate some frozen fish sticks earlier and ive felt ichy ever since

;Vomit

 

[tehmadreefer]

i had fish in my tank about two moths feed them pellet . they look good no ich few day ago i bought some frozen brine shrimp to feed them. Few days later they show white spot on them

No. And fish always carry ich regardless what the r2r mob will say, after I post this...

 

[vetteguy53081]

high likelihood. . not

Since ich is one of the most widespread fish diseases, the Ichthyophthirius protozoa are believed to be present in most aquarium environments. Being so common, the immune system of fishes have evolved to be able to protect them from the parasite under a healthy circumstance [3]. However, sometimes when the fish gets stressed, its immune system stops functioning properly, enabling the protozoa to infect it [5]. Few common causes of stress include:

• Improper water and/or temperature condition in the aquarium
• Fighting with other inhabitants of the aquarium
• An improper or unhealthy diet [2]
• Handling and shipping of a fish (e.g. from the pet store to your house)

Another, more obvious cause may be introducing an infected fish or decoration to a tank.