Can I Get Sick From Aquarium Inhabitants?

MyFISHY
  • #1
HI Fishlore! I'm really scared that I may develop some illnesses or something so here's what happened. So for my birthday my friend bought me some KhulI Loaches there's 3 of them and I placed the bag onto my main tank before releasing them. When I carefully checked I've noticed that one of the KhulI loaches have ich so I quickly removed the bag from the main tank and found my hospital tank to place them in. The following day my guppies and tetras started showing symptoms of ich. So I went to the pet shop to grab a heater (Singapore is a tropical country which the temperature are mostly at 27 degrees Celsius to 29 in my fish tank) so that I could increase the temperature to 32 to kill off the ich. The weather was wet that day and I may or may not have gotten wet. So after buying the heater I rushed off to school as I was getting late for my appointment with my teacher pushing the installment of the heater later at night. On the way home from school I may have cut a tiny portion of my skin. So when I went to install the heater with an exposed wound as I forgot I had one until I felt a slight burning sensation when I took my hand out. The following morning I catched a fever which I think evolved from my running nose the previous day. However I was wondering, can I get sick from inhabitants from tank water such as bacteria or ich from the fishes? The last time I water changed the tank was just two days before I installed heater and the ammonia readings and nitrate and nitrite and pH were normal. IS SINGAPORE WATER CLEAN???? Please help me thank I'm really getting scared!

Tank: 16 Litres, Planted
Fishes: 6 Guppies 2 Neon Tetra 2 Black Skirt Tetra 3 KhulI Loaches
 

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jhigg008
  • #2
I do not think there are a lot of diseases that transfer from fish to humans. BUT you should see your doctor if you are concerned as I am not a doctor and thus cannot give you medical advice.
 

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Plecomaker
  • #3
Its unlikely but possible, see fish handlers disease as an example. Water teams with life and that includes weird bacteria. If it tets worse id see a dr for an antibiotic.
HOWEVER
cuts often burn when introduced to new water, so this is by no means a diagnosis and you can't get ich as far as I know.
 
Aster
  • #5
https://www.fishlore.com/Articles/DiseasesTransmittedToHumans.htm

The most likely disease to get would be tuberculosis. However, it doesn't sound like the symptoms you've described. I think you're safe

Also, I'd like to mention that your tank is poorly stocked as well as overstocked massively. 16 liters calculates to about 4 gallons, which none of your fish are suitable for. Guppies require at least 5 gallons (and with 6 of them you'd need at least 10 gallons), neon tetras and black skirt tetras need schools of at least 6 and at least 10 gallons, and kuhlI loaches need at least 20 gallons.

EDIT: ninja'd
 
aliray
  • #6
You can't get ich however just keep an eye on the wound and look for signs of infection, Redness, increasing swelling, a red streak going up the arm from the wound., abnormal discharge. I am constantly getting little cuts and scratches on my hands, because I have always had critters, and have had fish on and off for 61 years. I don't worry about it . It can happen but I have never had a problem . If you see signs of infection then go see the DR. otherwise don't worry about it. Alison
 

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