Ich eggs ?

[hammerd]

Hi y’all. Sad news, just lost all of my fish to a combo of velvet & ich, very sad about it.

Two questions because I’m finding conflicting info, the only non crab/snail I have left is my cleaner shrimp, will I be able to go through the 70 or so day period with these snails crabs and the shrimp in there or will the ich & velvet still be around after with these guys there ?

additionally, and sorry if this is the wrong area for this, but I just found these on my coral before lights turned on. I think it’s ich eggs but I want to make sure.

for anyone wondering, I lost a Royal gramma, a rust angel, a tomato clown, & a green dragonet.

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[moz71]

First you you can leave all that snails crabs and shrimp for the fallow period. Ich needs a FISH host. Second I pretty positive they are not ich eggs as they are microscopic and can’t see with naked eye. I think what you are seeing there is snail eggs can’t remember which ones but I got thousands

 

[hammerd]

First you you can leave all that snails crabs and shrimp for the fallow period. Ich needs a FISH host. Second I pretty positive they are not ich eggs as they are microscopic and can’t see with naked eye. I think what you are seeing there is snail eggs can’t remember which ones but I got thousands

Never seen them on corals before normally see it on the black acrylic so didn’t even cross my mind. Thanks so much !

 

[Timfish]

Ich only infects fish so you can leave all other animals in your system. Those will be too large for ich cycts. Here's a good paper on Ich by the University of Florida if you want a more authorative source of information:

FA164/FA164: Cryptocaryon irritans Infections (Marine White Spot Disease) in Fish

University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension outreach is a partnership between state, federal, and county governments to provide scientific knowledge and expertise to the public. The University of Florida (UF), together with Florida A&M University (FAMU)...

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[coralcoralcoral10]

First you you can leave all that snails crabs and shrimp for the fallow period. Ich needs a FISH host. Second I pretty positive they are not ich eggs as they are microscopic and can’t see with naked eye. I think what you are seeing there is snail eggs can’t remember which ones but I got thousands

Spirorbi worms. I have them everywhere.

 

[coralcoralcoral10]

First you you can leave all that snails crabs and shrimp for the fallow period. Ich needs a FISH host. Second I pretty positive they are not ich eggs as they are microscopic and can’t see with naked eye. I think what you are seeing there is snail eggs can’t remember which ones but I got thousands

Spirorbi worms. I have them