Ich will it spread to Peppermint Shrimp, Snails, Crabs????

[pgaschulz]

Just a question about Ich (did i spell it right) will it spread to Peppermint Shrimp and Snails and Crabs in your tank or Blennies?
Or does it not affect them? If you take snail or crabs or shrimp from a tank with ich will it spread with them? So if my buddies tanks has ich and wants to give me his Shrimp and such will it spread to my tank?

pgaschulz

 

[pgaschulz]

Also will it affect live rock and other stuff in the tank

 

[jnc914]

It is not likely that ich will attach and/or affect the inverts in your tank. There are other marine parasites that can and will attach to snails, shrimp, etc. (Predatory Isopods, flukes). It will not affect your rock, but can live and breed in rock and sand after detaching from a host. When those eggs hatch they then enter the free swimming theront stage and reattach to your fish.