Seahorses and velvet

[Austin.Neff]

Hello all,
I have (2) 220 Gallon system comprised of (9) 20 Gallon tanks (3 rows of 3) and a 40 gallon sump.
Both of my systems have been affected by velvet and are running only inverts since the 18th. I plan to go fallow for at least 6 weeks at this point.
My question is this; Can i put sea horses in these tanks and add copepods/amphipods to my systems? Thank you!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello all,
I have (2) 220 Gallon system comprised of (9) 20 Gallon tanks (3 rows of 3) and a 40 gallon sump.
Both of my systems have been affected by velvet and are running only inverts since the 18th. I plan to go fallow for at least 6 weeks at this point.
My question is this; Can i put sea horses in these tanks and add copepods/amphipods to my systems? Thank you!

Are you medicating the system with anything ?
Me personally realizing you have a bunch of tanks would isolate them in yet another tank and keep them in there until fallow period is completed and then you know pods will be there for food and no risk of disease.

 

[Austin.Neff]

I have my fish in seperate quarantine tanks with coppersafe. i would like to grow pods in the tanks while fallow.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hello all,
I have (2) 220 Gallon system comprised of (9) 20 Gallon tanks (3 rows of 3) and a 40 gallon sump.
Both of my systems have been affected by velvet and are running only inverts since the 18th. I plan to go fallow for at least 6 weeks at this point.
My question is this; Can i put sea horses in these tanks and add copepods/amphipods to my systems? Thank you!

Seahorses have been reported to contract velvet (Amyloodinium). That means, if you move pods from the infected tank to the seahorse tank, there is a good chance of transferring some disease propagules as well.

https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?id=3864446&pid=11257&print=1

Jay

 

[Austin.Neff]

Seahorses have been reported to contract velvet (Amyloodinium). That means, if you move pods from the infected tank to the seahorse tank, there is a good chance of transferring some disease propagules as well.

https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?id=3864446&pid=11257&print=1

Jay

Thank you, I do not have pods in my system. Completely fallow for 6-8 weeks. One system has inverts (cleaner shrimp, snails, and conches)