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Can fish tank parasites infect a human?

Apr 08, 2008 by roxxsexxy | Posted in Infectious Diseases

A friend of mine got some parasites contaminated water into his mouth while cleaning your aquarium with something called a vacuum tank.

Pet Fish & Aquarium Care Tips : How to Check Your Fish for Parasites

Parasites can sometimes be spotted on a fish by visual inspection but sometimes parasites will affect a fish's behavior. Check a fish for ...

Study: Fish get a fin massage and feel more relaxed

19.05.12

The team confined each fish in a small bucket for a short period to simulate some stresses they would encounter in the wild: predation, conflicts with cleaner fish or competition for food, for instance. They then placed the surgeonfish into tanks with a fake cleaner fish. Surgeonfish ( Ctenochaetus striatus ) make regular use of fish called cleaner wrasse ( Labroides dimidiatus ) to remove their parasites and dead skin. We know that fish experience pain,&rdquo. Maybe fish have pleasure, too. Marta Soares of the ISPA University Institute in Lisbon noticed that the cleaners seem to offer another service: They can placate an agitated surgeonfish by rubbing back and forth on its pelvic and pectoral fins. One group was given a stationary model, the other a model that moved back and forth, and so could provide physical stimulation. Soares and her team set out to see if it was the social interaction or the feeling of the massage that kept the surgeonfish at ease. To test this, they studied two groups of eight surgeonfish.

Source: Washington Post

Adam's Hospitality & Tourism Industry Blog: Aquarium sharks moved ...

by acastigl

While the fish are quarantined and treated, the tiny parasite can still gain a toehold in tanks, said Billy Spitzer, vice president of planning, programs and exhibits. The parasite can be present in wild fish collected by the aquarium. The aquarium has had the problem in the past, including in the giant tank, but has gone several years without an outbreak, he said. Any articles I think would help concierge in Boston to be better informed are also included.

Source: Adam's Hospitality & Tourism Industry Blog: Aquarium sharks moved ...

Fish Tank Parasites - Bookshelf


The saltwater aquarium handbook
163 pages 		The saltwater aquarium handbook

Creator: George C. Blasiola | 2000-01-01
Parasitic Diseases Parasitic diseases are a major problem for aquarium fishes. Almost all marine fish have parasites to a some degree. ...
Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc