Parasites?

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Pulcher

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I am setting up a 180 gallon salt and am going to put fish in there that i cast net. I have never had a salt tank before, Is there anything i need to worry about? do salt water fish carry parasites?

The fish i have caught so far are saltwater minnows, Baby mackerals, baby jacks and pompanos, baby trout and baby mullet.

Any input would be great.
 
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sorry i would have answered earlier if i had seen this

yeah salties get parasites just like anything else..

im assuming you're catching them, keeping them for a while, then either letting them go or eating them...

i'll ness shouldn't be too much of a problem with the short spans you're keeping the fish
but the number of individuals comming and going would counteract that

keeping some general antbiotic on hand wouldn't be a bad thing if you came across a fish you particularly liked, and wanted to keep-keep
 
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