Quarantine of only observation?

[ARGYGANG]

From my understanding fish with good immune systems will carry ich, velvet, flukes etc in small not noticeable amounts ( meaning you won’t even get flashing or spots) and aslong as the fish stays healthy it can keep those small number of parasites for essentially forever? Another way to ask the same question would be if you were to put a fish through observation and that fish was previously exposed to ich, velvet, etc even if that fish made it through a observation without signs of a outbreak because it’s immune system is working and fighting the parasites off it would still technically be carrying the disease into your tank and cause a possible outbreak right?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

ARGYGANG Welcome to the Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis Forum!

The #fishmedic team and other knowledgeable members of our community will do our best to help you resolve your questions. Please provide as much of the following as you are able:

• Brief description of the issue you are observing and answers to the following questions:
  • How long have you had the fish with the condition?
  • Did you quarantine with medication when you first acquired the fish? (If Yes, which medication?)
• Current water quality measurements
• Clear photos of the issue taken using WHITE light and/or a short video of any behaviors (post in your response or on YouTube).

If you can help us by providing as much of the above info as possible, it will make diagnosing and providing recommendations for treatment MUCH easier! The Fish Medic team will get back to you as quickly as possible. In the meantime, other members of our community may also share their experience with similar situations and advice that they may have regarding your situation.

You may also feel free to provide a more detailed description of the condition if you wish to share more info than the above list.

Additionally, these links may be useful while you await a response:

• CURRENT QT PROTOCOL LINK
• HOW TO ASK FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS HELP LINK

 

[ARGYGANG]

ARGYGANG Welcome to the Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis Forum!

The #fishmedic team and other knowledgeable members of our community will do our best to help you resolve your questions. Please provide as much of the following as you are able:

• Brief description of the issue you are observing and answers to the following questions:
  • How long have you had the fish with the condition?
  • Did you quarantine with medication when you first acquired the fish? (If Yes, which medication?)
• Current water quality measurements
• Clear photos of the issue taken using WHITE light and/or a short video of any behaviors (post in your response or on YouTube).

If you can help us by providing as much of the above info as possible, it will make diagnosing and providing recommendations for treatment MUCH easier! The Fish Medic team will get back to you as quickly as possible. In the meantime, other members of our community may also share their experience with similar situations and advice that they may have regarding your situation.

You may also feel free to provide a more detailed description of the condition if you wish to share more info than the above list.

Additionally, these links may be useful while you await a response:

• CURRENT QT PROTOCOL LINK
• HOW TO ASK FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS HELP LINK

I have possibly asked this question in the wrong forum, this isn’t related to my fish specifically but is a more in general question.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

From my understanding fish with good immune systems will carry ich, velvet, flukes etc in small not noticeable amounts ( meaning you won’t even get flashing or spots) and aslong as the fish stays healthy it can keep those small number of parasites for essentially forever? Another way to ask the same question would be if you were to put a fish through observation and that fish was previously exposed to ich, velvet, etc even if that fish made it through a observation without signs of a outbreak because it’s immune system is working and fighting the parasites off it would still technically be carrying the disease into your tank and cause a possible outbreak right?

Correct - observational quarantine does not eliminate any diseases. Since moving fish from one tank to another is a common source of stress, these fish often carry diseases into your display system.

It is NOT true that all tanks inherently contain fish diseases. You’ll hear that all the time, but it simply is not true for obligate parasites like ich, velvet or flukes. Uronema and bacteria are pretty much present in all tanks though.

 

[ARGYGANG]

Correct - observational quarantine does not eliminate any diseases. Since moving fish from one tank to another is a common source of stress, these fish often carry diseases into your display system.

It is NOT true that all tanks inherently contain fish diseases. You’ll hear that all the time, but it simply is not true for obligate parasites like ich, velvet or flukes. Uronema and bacteria are pretty much present in all tanks though.

Ty for the reply.