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Anonymous asked in PetsFish · 1 decade ago

Can ick be transferred through fish nets?

I have two tanks. In one tank the fish have ick, but in my other tank my fish are healthy. On the other hand I only have one net. I heard that ick cannot live unless it is in a tank full of fish. It has been 48 hours since I used the net, would the ick be dead? Or should I sterilize the net? HOW should I sterilize the net? Thanks !

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  • Dan M
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    In theory ick can't be transferred after it has dried out or a couple days have passed, but there are other opportunistic organisms that can be on an old dried out net, and they tend to show up just when fish have been weakened by ick.

    Dipping a net is boiling water sterilizes it and also softens the net material making it a bit easier to capture fish in. Jungle Labs sells a net sterilizer you can store your nets in. It's more convenient than boiling water. Either way be sure you are careful and keep any hot or chemical solutions away from children and in places where they are not likely to spill.

    Isolating tanks and equipment for each tank is always good practice. When you can't, take precautions.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sterilize it. You might get away with storing it in a concentrated salt solution but the safest way would be to have two nets.

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