Can Brook or Velvet Be Transferred from My Freshwater to My Saltwater from a Jug?

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I have a Small Freshwater Tank and I have been Real Careful not to transfer anything that has touched the Freshwater to the Saltwater Tank. Don't Really care about from My Saltwater to the Freshwater bc I have like $30 of fish in the Freshwater but Much more in the Saltwater. I wash and Sanitized My hands and wash containers in the dishwasher. Just wondering if this precaution is necessary? I had Brook like 6 months ago that wiped out all My fish in the Saltwater except Coral Beauty so I'm trying to be careful Ya Know? I heard the Freshwater Ich is no concern as is different from Saltwater so not worried about that. Any Help is Much Appreciated! THANKS! HAVE A GOOD ONE!
 

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hi ,i'm pretty sure that it goes both ways fw will kill /sw ,sw will kill fw diseases ,but i'm no expert
#fishmedic to confirm
 

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Welcome to the forum!
If I’m not mistaken, there are a handful of diseases that can take the jump between sw and fw, but none of the common ones will handle full strength for either.
I usually just give tools a rinse between fw and sw, but I don’t take it as carefully as between qt and display tanks.
 
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Thanks Still Want More to Chime In...Here is a Pic of My 20g Long Mixed Reef!
 

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Freshwater ich and saltwater ich are different organisms and cannot live in the others' environment. Same for velvet. I don't think there is a freshwater brook?

There isn't a risk of transferring the common fw diseases to saltwater or vice versa.
 
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Freshwater ich and saltwater ich are different organisms and cannot live in the others' environment. Same for velvet. I don't think there is a freshwater brook?

There isn't a risk of transferring the common fw diseases to saltwater or vice versa.
OK Thanks A Lot for the Info!!!
 

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Freshwater ich and saltwater ich are different organisms and cannot live in the others' environment. Same for velvet. I don't think there is a freshwater brook?

There isn't a risk of transferring the common fw diseases to saltwater or vice versa.
there is no brook (in freshwater) but there are fish lice.
 

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