White Spot In An Empty Tank

[One_Trick_Pony]

ok guys,

if a tnak is empty, by that i mean no fish,

but with water palnts and bogwood,

would white spot survive, to infect teh new fish when they were introduced?

if so is there any way io can get rid of it with out compeletly stripping the tank?

thnaks

DT

 

[TwoTankAmin]

White spot disease (Ichthyopthirius multifiliis) is caused by a protozoan with a life cycle that includes a free-living stage. Ich grows on a fish --> it falls off and attaches to gravel or tank glass --> it reproduces to MANY parasites --> these swarmers then attach to other fish. If the swarmers do not find a fish host, they die in about 3 days (depending on the water temperature).

From FINS

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

thankyou you amin i guess that is a yes!

 

[Bignose]

No, you must have mis-read something, since the answer is definately a no. Ich has to attach itself to a fish in the 3 days (at tropical temperatures, it is longer at colder temps) or its life cycle is broken. Which means the ich cannot survive. Ich has no dormant phase.

Probably to be on the safe side, I'd wait about a week, but after that week the tank will the ich free. But, if there are no fish in there, it won't be cycled either.

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

sorry i emant so the answer is yes it woul die! that was me getting confsued thankyou guys!

DT