I know, I know...but...

[ronjeremy]

it definately affects the lifecycle of the parasite...fish catch this parasite in the wild, and it just falls off..the fish swim away and may get another one down the road..alot of the parasites don't find a host in the wild because the ocean is so vast...in our tanks, they can't swim off..the parasite finds the fish most of the time and just continues to repeat its lifecycle..

 

[maro1]

Do you think there is any value to a UV ?

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[ronjeremy]

if the parasite numbers are staying very low in your tank, there is a chance that the UV could wipe out the remaining few that keep multiplying..it is not a sure thing.. i never suggest this kind of treatment, but in your case with a very large water capacity, it could do the trick..i will always tell someone to qt and treat with hypo or copper, but this could be an exception to the rule

 

[maro1]

Well at this point I will just hang on and see what happens. It is still only affecting one fish and does not seem to be growing in frequency of attacks or numbers of visable symptoms.

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[ronjeremy]

sounds good..if the situation looks like it could be getting worse, it would be good to "try" to catch all the fish and treat them in a qt tank..it sounds like it won't end up being a problem

 

[Triggerfish]

i basically agree with ron's comments.
only thing to add is that it may never die off..just remaining very low with only the most resilient of parasites surviving.

 

[maro1]

I am thinking about trying to reduce the numbers of the swimming stage by running a Diatom filter. I have had it setting around since my freshwater days and have read that it could possibly help with that. Any thoughts?


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