Do snails carry ich?

[Mumma.of.two]

The heat method is pretty much the standard treatment for ich. I have used it myself on multiple occasions. It is true that some fish are more susceptible to the higher temperatures but IME pretty much everything can handle it. I am currently using it to treat leptosoma and compressiceps and have used this method on catfish, tetras, live bearers, Malawi cichlids, etc without issue. I assure you it is safe.

Oh but I have to add this is only for tropical fish. The treatment if goldfish is entirely different.

 

[J.Mcpeak]

I've only had white spot once. It affected my first two clowns, or to be more precise, I purchased two lovely looking I don't know what's that were black orange and white spotty all over. I phoned the shop to inform them and I was ridiculed. From that point on I tried to learn all I could. The method I used is the one I described as that was the reference source available to me. I haven't heard of the heat thing until here and now. You tube 4tanks2day for evidence of this. It's either fish tank stills or my fish house video. I have lost the account info to this page.
Edit-ever since I've quarantined and closely monitored all new stock.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

I've only had white spot once. It affected my first two clowns, or to be more precise, I purchased two lovely looking I don't know what's that were black orange and white spotty all over. I phoned the shop to inform them and I was ridiculed. From that point on I tried to learn all I could. The method I used is the one I described as that was the reference source available to me. I haven't heard of the heat thing until here and now. You tube 4tanks2day for evidence of this. It's either fish tank stills or my fish house video. I have lost the account info to this page.

Ok you are talking about saltwater. Completely different beast! I don't know much but I know you can leave the tank empty (like you stated) or use hypo salinity to treat.

 

[J.Mcpeak]

Sorry no. Chromobotia Macracanthus. Freshwater clown loach, maybe tiger loach out your way?

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Sorry no. Chromobotia Macracanthus. Freshwater clown loach, maybe tiger loach out your way?

Oh ok Clown loach here. They are highly susceptible to ich.

 

[J.Mcpeak]

I know that they are delicate. They are my prize shoal! After the white spot incident. I got one for a birthday present. I bought a mate, added three more, built a big tank and added 6. They are all still alive, I haven't bought fish for over four years. My last shoal was Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi, black neon tetra. I got two batches of ten. There are 15 now.
Edit- the clowns are by my estimates 6-10 years old. I should add the first two died. I can look back through records for a specific date.

 

[Nicnet]

I've never quarantined my snails and I've never had an issue. I have a bunch of red ramshorns and my brother and I are also constantly moving them between our tanks. I personally think you'll be fine and find it a bit unnecessary to quarantine them. (Now if it looked all gross and was in not trusting conditions then maybe do that, but then again I wouldn't even buy it in that state anyway!)

 

[Masha]

As itch can be transferred in a single drop of water, intruducing a snail could infect the tank, if you also introduce the water.

Rinse it in clean, dechlorinated water, then put it in a container of dechlorinated water to for a while to be extra sure none of the original water travels with it.