White spot

W Churchill · 10-19-2008, 03:58 PM

I battled for months against white spot, I even went so far as to run 3 x 25 W vectron UV sterilisers and even got a 55 W commercial P1 in the end, but nothing seemed to do the trick, I never got over a low level infection.

Then a couple of weeks ago I lost a flat fish that I had more or less from day one and a long nose yellow butterfly within days of each other, within days the white spot disappeared from the rest of my stock. I've waited a week or so to see if the dreaded infection would return and so far it hasn't.

I feel pretty naive asking this question as I'm pretty sure it couldn't be the case, but is it possible that the fish was some sort of carrier or nest for white spot.

lcstorc · 10-19-2008, 04:04 PM

Yes. Any fish can be a carrier of the parasite.
Read this thread to find out all about ending your battle.

Marine Ich - Myths and Facts

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W Churchill Midas Blenny Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 119 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	White spot I battled for months against white spot, I even went so far as to run 3 x 25 W vectron UV sterilisers and even got a 55 W commercial P1 in the end, but nothing seemed to do the trick, I never got over a low level infection. Then a couple of weeks ago I lost a flat fish that I had more or less from day one and a long nose yellow butterfly within days of each other, within days the white spot disappeared from the rest of my stock. I've waited a week or so to see if the dreaded infection would return and so far it hasn't. I feel pretty naive asking this question as I'm pretty sure it couldn't be the case, but is it possible that the fish was some sort of carrier or nest for white spot. __________________ Winston Help me ID my livestock, I'm a noob at this.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,435 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: White spot Yes. Any fish can be a carrier of the parasite. Read this thread to find out all about ending your battle. Marine Ich - Myths and Facts __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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