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I had a fish with parasites. I think she had them when I bought her but didn't show signs yet. I had all my other fish a few weeks before bringing her in so they didn't give it to her. Anyway, they all died except for one who is in her own 5gal now. I know she wont last much longer but I'm continuing to care for her. I had treated the tank twice with parasite guard and since she isn't acting weird anymore, I'm thinking it mightve worked but I'm still keeping her alone and watching her.
So anyway, I boiled the rocks, decorations, plants (all fake obviously), and the other equipment in hopes of killing the parasites. I also kept everything out of water for 24 hours. I ended up buying a new tank because as I was cleaning it my one year old was getting into trouble and I dropped the tank in my tub and the bottom cracked. and I put in brand new filter media.
So now I have my tank up and running. The strips say it is cycled. The first time it took about a month to cycle. This time it took a day so I am worried that bacteria including parasites are still living on the stuff in the tank. I did take out the filter media and treat the tank with parasite guard again. I have not added any fish yet because I'm nervous and the water is still a little murky.
My questions are do you think it is safe to add fish? Could the parasites live through boiling, 24 hours out of water, and another parasite guard treatment? Was I lucky the tank cycled so quickly this time or is it because of old bacteria still on the rocks?
So anyway, I boiled the rocks, decorations, plants (all fake obviously), and the other equipment in hopes of killing the parasites. I also kept everything out of water for 24 hours. I ended up buying a new tank because as I was cleaning it my one year old was getting into trouble and I dropped the tank in my tub and the bottom cracked. and I put in brand new filter media.
So now I have my tank up and running. The strips say it is cycled. The first time it took about a month to cycle. This time it took a day so I am worried that bacteria including parasites are still living on the stuff in the tank. I did take out the filter media and treat the tank with parasite guard again. I have not added any fish yet because I'm nervous and the water is still a little murky.
My questions are do you think it is safe to add fish? Could the parasites live through boiling, 24 hours out of water, and another parasite guard treatment? Was I lucky the tank cycled so quickly this time or is it because of old bacteria still on the rocks?