I heard all kinds of diseases spread by plants in the aquarium but nobody was 100% sure ( they spoke from hearsay ). So can anybody give me some links or a list of the of diseases carried by aquarium plants that can affect my fish.
2007-03-21 06:31:11 · 3 answers · asked by DEK 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
It's not the plants that spread the disease, but the water from the tank they were in.
Fungal spores, parasites, bacteria, and viruses that are in the water from already diseased fish may get included with our plant - a lot, if it's bagged with water, less if there's no water added to your bag (but there will still be some water clinging to your plants). It's always a good practice to never add water from a store to your tank - you add all the nasty things in it as well. Fish should be acclimated with water from your tank in a separate container (this gets them used to the new water chemistry, but also dilutes any potential parasites) and netted to be placed in their tank. Plants should be rinsed well - this may also help remove snails and their eggs. The BEST practice for either is to put them in a quarantine tank for a few weeks. Anything that's on the fish will appear before it goes into your tank and spreads to your other fish, many of the things on the plants that require a fish host will die before the plants go into your main tank.
2007-03-21 06:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Below is a link to a fish forum where you post questions to fish experts and it's completely free to join. It's just like Yahoo Answers but specialises in tropical/marine/pond fish
2007-03-21 13:35:57 · answer #2 · answered by Gracie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fishdisease.net fishyfarmacy.com this website would tell you have to cure the disease. or nosickfish.com
2007-03-21 13:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by ravenhk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋