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My blue hippo tang recently contracted ich and popeye and I had 2 juvenile emperors die for reasons still unknown to me (not ich, velvet or flukes).
My blue tang and perc are the only fish in my larger tank and show no signs of parasites or sickness.
Currently in the process of upgrading tanks so the only livestock which will be added to the larger tank will be from the smaller tank.
All fish in the smaller tank have not shown any signs of sickness for the entire duration the tank has been running.
Is it safe to assume the fish from both tanks have built up a strong mucous layer to be “immune” (parasites can not penetrate) to these parasites?
If they have built an “immunity” will the parasites die off, since they can no longer host?
Do these parasites lie dormant within the fish after one contraction of a parasite?
My blue tang and perc are the only fish in my larger tank and show no signs of parasites or sickness.
Currently in the process of upgrading tanks so the only livestock which will be added to the larger tank will be from the smaller tank.
All fish in the smaller tank have not shown any signs of sickness for the entire duration the tank has been running.
Is it safe to assume the fish from both tanks have built up a strong mucous layer to be “immune” (parasites can not penetrate) to these parasites?
If they have built an “immunity” will the parasites die off, since they can no longer host?
Do these parasites lie dormant within the fish after one contraction of a parasite?