Ich Ick - QT and Snowflake Eel Question

[DavidG1966]

I got Ich? Ick? in my display tank. I moved all my livestock into a QT tank for treatment except my corals, anemones and my SNOWFLAKE EEL. I will let the display tank sit for 6 weeks before putting the fish back. Questions:

Overall is what I am doing correct to rid the display of Ich?
Can my Eel stay in the display tank? I don't think they get the disease?
Can my anemones and inverts stay in the display tank?
Is 6 weeks enough time to break the ich life cycle?

Thanks in advance!

 

[kraze3]

Ive heard different things on eels. Ive heqard they can host and Ive heard they cannot because of their lack of scales and slime the produce so im not 100% sure on which. My tank had a case of ich and i put the eel into a QT for hypo to be sure... DO NOT treat eel with copper. the anemones and inverts can stay in your display tank for the 6 weeks. 6 weeks should be sufficient some say 8 to make deffinite sure.

 

[DavidG1966]

Anyone know definatively about weather eels can get ich or if they carry ich? I would prefer not putting my eel in the qt tank with everyone else. I have underground piping in the display for him and I dont want to disturb him.

 

[DavidG1966]

Anyone?

 

[DavidG1966]

bump?

 

[DavidG1966]

Anyone??? Can a snowflake eel get or carry ich?????

 

[Carbine]

I'm beginning to think my snowflake eel is a carrier of the ich parasite, I emptied my system of all fish except the eel, for a 9 week period and then introduced a new lionfish and have had a clean system for months... Well what I thought was clean, and now that I have added a panther grouper and a sohal..
Like magic the ich is still present

 

[Carbine]

Although the eel shows no symptoms, I'm certain she is the host

 

[gone fishin]

I do not know if eel's can carry ich. Try the disease forum, Snorvich is the resident expert. Good luck