Clean up Crew

[ReefingBliss]

Do you have to QT a clean up crew.

 

[Highgrade]

Yes, minimum of 6 weeks.

 

[Taxus812]

ooops ! (Terry hands the pistol to the next person)

 

[mta_morrow]

I received 128 snails and crabs yesterday and threw them all in the tank.

I don’t quarantine anything.

However if you do quarantine, you really have to QT absolutely everything including CUC and coral IMO.

 

[ReefingBliss]

This is a new tank that has nothing in it. Getting a lot of brown algae and the tank has cycle.

 

[Highgrade]

This is a new tank that has nothing in it. Getting a lot of brown algae and the tank has cycle.

Should be fine to add them as long as there is no ammonia present. I would hold off on adding fish for sometime. I've seen CUC pass on Ich,Velvet,etc...

 

[lapin]

Its a personal preference.
You need to weight the pros and cons. Too many to list them all. Others can chime in.
Pro's to QT. Eliminate un-wanted guests.
Cons To QT. Time and dead CUC.

 

[shred5]

Depends. I do snails and hermits now because I have seen bubble algae or vermetid snails on there shells.
to me they can be two of the most nasty things in the hobby.

 

[Marco S]

I QT everything wet, including fish, cuc, coral and even pods and algae. Fish get medicated for 30 days and everything else gets to sit in a tank for 75 days with no fish. I do have an established QT tank with live rock and lots of algae, (I leave the light on most of the time and rarely do water changes) just for the cuc though. I would not recommend putting them in a brand new tank unless you plan on feeding them algae every day until it starts to grow on it's own.

Just my process though. I'm not a gambler and do not want to introduce anything into my DT.

 

[wesman42]

I believe quarantining the cuc is flat out overkill.

 

[Marco S]

I believe quarantining the cuc is flat out overkill.

I am OCD, so overkill is the only way I know. ;)

 

[Highgrade]

I am OCD, so overkill is the only way I know. ;)

+1 I agree. Once you've had velvet or any other major disease its not worth the risk. Not to mention pest, nuisance algae, aiptasia, etc... that comes with CUCs frequently.

 

[Fourstars]

No, sometimes i'll hit the shells with h2o2

 

[ReefingBliss]

Ok so I have algae growth, it is a new tank however it was purchased used and the rock sand and most the water was saved. There currently is no livestock. Plan on adding 10- 20 snails and 5-10 hermits and a bristle star. With nothing in the DT am I right to think I can get these and just not add a fish for 30days for a sufficient QT?

 

[Robb1414]

SO here's a question. I had an unfortunate mishap and lost all my fish - no disease - it was a chemical thing. I decided to be safe, I would give my tank a 76 time out to make sure it didn't have anything that could be passed on to new live stock. However, my CUC survived the mishap and remain in the DT. I have about two dozen different types of snails and the same amount of hermits. Also have three fighting conch. They are all fine - and I feed twice daily. Do I need to remove them and put them in a QT? Please tell me NO!

 

[Marco S]

SO here's a question. I had an unfortunate mishap and lost all my fish - no disease - it was a chemical thing. I decided to be safe, I would give my tank a 76 time out to make sure it didn't have anything that could be passed on to new live stock. However, my CUC survived the mishap and remain in the DT. I have about two dozen different types of snails and the same amount of hermits. Also have three fighting conch. They are all fine - and I feed twice daily. Do I need to remove them and put them in a QT? Please tell me NO!

No, they should be fine. The amount of time you need to remain fish less is 72 days. Not sure the science and math behind that number, but it is what is consistently said in every conversation that talks about it in this forum and anywhere else I have seen so I think I would trust that.

 

[Marco S]

SO here's a question. I had an unfortunate mishap and lost all my fish - no disease - it was a chemical thing. I decided to be safe, I would give my tank a 76 time out to make sure it didn't have anything that could be passed on to new live stock. However, my CUC survived the mishap and remain in the DT. I have about two dozen different types of snails and the same amount of hermits. Also have three fighting conch. They are all fine - and I feed twice daily. Do I need to remove them and put them in a QT? Please tell me NO!

No, they should be fine. The amount of time you need to remain fish less is 72 days. Not sure the science and math behind that number, but it is what is consistently said in every conversation that talks about it in this forum and anywhere else I have seen so I think I would trust that.

After rereading your post, if some chemical mishap killed all your fish I would not be using the same water regardless of how much time has passed. The 72 day period is how long you need to wait for all the parasites that require a fish as a host to die off. So the cuc would not require any further QT for parasites, but I wouldn't trust the water if all your fish died.

 

[Robb1414]

After rereading your post, if some chemical mishap killed all your fish I would not be using the same water regardless of how much time has passed. The 72 day period is how long you need to wait for all the parasites that require a fish as a host to die off. So the cuc would not require any further QT for parasites, but I wouldn't trust the water if all your fish died.

I did a full water change - so I think I am good to go - thanks!