the well known ones maybe yes, but black spot doesnt need a fish eating bird. and
then there are ALL the unknown ones cause nobody is looking for them.
Ingrid

Altum wrote:
although all of the snail-borne diseases also require specific
fish-eating birds and specific species of snails. The whole lifecycle
is unlikely to be completed in a small pond, but maybe in a larger one.


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