> so what do you think happens to the parasites once they leave the host?
>
> Last I knew, the drugs just paralyze the critters, they don't kill them or
> the eggs. I'm not 100% up on the life cycle of the mentioned parasites,
but
> would it be possible for the fish to be reinfected from eggs in the
> environment or even from the expelled parasites?
>
> I'm not saying it would happen, I'm asking if it could. Because if it
could
> happen, it makes the most sense to treat all your fish in a hospital tank
so
> the parasites are not expelled into a tank with gravel.
>
> Geoff Kimber
> Lexington, KY
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