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If I put these fish in will they get ick?

So as you may or may not know I have a 5.5 gallon planted aquarium with a Nerite snail 馃悓. Two or three weeks ago I had fish in there but they all died of ick. Since then I have replaced at least 70% of the water. I am thinking of catching mosquito fish from the body of water behind where I live to see how they do. If they start showing signs of ick would it be wise to release them back?
Mamapolo2016F
"So, are there any fish at all in the tank ?

Ich CANNOT survive without a fish host. They have 3 life stages and the torments, the ones on the fish, die in a few hours if they don't find a fish to attach to.

So if no fish are in a tank, two weeks later, Ich are gone too. Probably sooner than that but better safe than sorry. You can raise the temp to over 86 F and really speed up their demise. Even if they are heat and salt and med resistant, the lack of fish hosts kills them all.

You're going to have to recycle the filter, which is too bad. But no need to go nuts cleaning."
MightyLion18-21, M
What do you mean by recycling the filter? Change the filter cartridge inside? @Mamapolo2016
Mamapolo2016F
In addition:

"Whatever medication you use, it must be safe for nerite snails. Seachem ParaGuard is one of the medications that can safely be used with nerite snails. It treats parasites as well as a lot of other bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases in your aquarium."
Mamapolo2016F
I don't know. Would they then give ick to the native fish?

It happens at parties.
MightyLion18-21, M
I know that鈥檚 what I was thinking but if it was like that then wouldn鈥檛 ick be very common in local bodies of water where people release pet fish or when people flush dead fish down the toilet from dying of ick. @Mamapolo2016
Funtoy4u61-69, M
Treat the water with a few drops of ICK cure and all should be fine.
MightyLion18-21, M
I applied drops of that before and during fish I鈥檝e had that died and they didn鈥檛 do much. @Funtoy4u
ImRileyTheDog22-25, F
uncalled456-60, M
It's a risk, no matter what. I have never dealt with an ick outbreak and I don't know how to treat the water.

 
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