Aquarium disease survival without host?

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  1. jwalsh1

    jwalsh1 Astrea Snail

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    Will diseases of the aquarium survive without hosts to infect?
     
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  2. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    short answer is no, if you are referring to ich and marine velvet. However, the parasites will still continue to be active for weeks. It normally takes about a month for all of the parasites to die off, but sometimes longer
     
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  3. jwalsh1

    jwalsh1 Astrea Snail

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    Thanks.

    Should I leave the tank dry or will this apply even if there is circulating water?
     
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  4. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Also...Marine ICK and SW ICK are different animals.
     
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  5. jwalsh1

    jwalsh1 Astrea Snail

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    cool, thanks
     
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