Velvet

[Jaws]

Yes but that's 3 months and I'd rather be certain. Is there any chance they can survive in freshwater at any stage in their cycle does anyone know?

[Aquattro]

3 months worked fine for me.

[Jaws]

You had corals to care for though too. Since I don't, I'm just wondering if leaving freshwater in the tank for a week will do the job so I can start cycling again and hopefully don't have to wait another 3 months to re-add the fish.

[Aquattro]

Well, everything I know says yes, fresh water will kill it. anything that lives in SW will be affected by the osmotic difference of FW. In the case of protazoa, I would imagine very quickly.

[Jaws]

Let's hope so. I just wish there was a way I could find out for sure.

[Craigdillman]

can't velvet live through hypo ? I'm not sure but i thought it was resistance to that thats why people just do TT or copper and velvet doesn't get affected by hypo

[Craigdillman]

Just hate to see you nuke your whole tank with FW if u dont have too

[mohammadali]

recently i bought a tank with bubble algae and some other kinda pest i left the LS in the tank for a night then i filed up the tank with fresh water for like a day now the LS is clean the bubble algae is gone from the LS all the worms all dead