> So long story short, if I had released anything after the outbreak
> started, I would have introduced a rather virulent virus that might have
> had a significant impact on the fish in my area.
>
Maybe, but then again confinement in an aquarium has been shown to promote
this infection which is very rare in the wild. Also temperature might have been
a barrier to spreading in the wild. Some disease we see in aquaria are almost
unknown in the wild, I don't release fish either but don't rush to make a
judgment from one case in one tank.
Moon
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