Ugh ich!

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  1. owowsedthecow

    owowsedthecow Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    How fast can ich spread? I purchased 6 ghost shrimp for my two betta tanks today. Out of the 6 I found only one infected ghost shrimp he had ich. I immediately took all the shrimp out when I realized this. The shrimp were in the tanks no longer than 5 hours. Do you think ich can spread that quickly to my bettas? Super lame! I'm rather attached to my boys hope nothing bad happens to them.
     
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  3. _alex_

    _alex_ Feather Duster

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    I was unaware that shrimp could get ich??
     
  4. cub4fun

    cub4fun Plankton

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    I was under the impression they couldn't get ich, either. Maybe it was free floating in the water from the lfs where you got the shrimp from?
     
  5. owowsedthecow

    owowsedthecow Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I saw a bunch of white dots on him that look exactly like ich I didn't think shrimp could get it either but I've dealt with ich before and I'm 99% sure that what I saw on that dude was ich. So do you think it could spread to my bettas in that short of time?