Yes indeed, but these fish went into a pond that I could sample later on, and they all showed up the next year. I would bet that fungus might have been a problem if I would have tried to move them at higher density, or if I would have handled them with a seine. Instead I caught these fish with hook and line and barely even touched them before they went in the tank. Would it stand to reason that the fungus starts in areas where the fish was bumped or jostled in some way?
