BentTheBrutal Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 17, 2019 6 0 1 28 Jan 30, 2020 #1 Can a hexamita infected fish, such as flowerhorn, infect other fish in the same aquarium? I mean, can the flagell survive outside the fish in the water and enter the other healthy fish and make it sick?
Can a hexamita infected fish, such as flowerhorn, infect other fish in the same aquarium? I mean, can the flagell survive outside the fish in the water and enter the other healthy fish and make it sick?
Cabie Jack Dempsey MFK Member Mar 11, 2018 81 63 36 Jan 31, 2020 #2 Yes, hexamita is contagious. That's why you need to treat the whole tank even if the other fish are not showing symptoms yet.
Yes, hexamita is contagious. That's why you need to treat the whole tank even if the other fish are not showing symptoms yet.
