Expected Mortality for Invert Quarantine

[Hugh Mann]

I have often heard inverts have a somewhat high mortality rate if quarantined. Just wondering how high I should expect?

Of my batch of
5 margaritas, 5 hermits, 2 nassarius and 2 turbos, I lost 3 margaritas and 1 turbo.

All my fish stores I go to recommend QT of inverts as they don't guarantee any cross contamination, and I don't want to buy online if I can avoid it.

 

[thewalkingdad]

Reef cleaners keeps their inverts in fallow systems so you don't have to worry about them being vectors of fish disease, which is the main concern with inverts. That being said, you still need them to survive shipping and acclimation afterward and can still experience high mortality rates.

 

[living_tribunal]

I have often heard inverts have a somewhat high mortality rate if quarantined. Just wondering how high I should expect?

Of my batch of
5 margaritas, 5 hermits, 2 nassarius and 2 turbos, I lost 3 margaritas and 1 turbo.

All my fish stores I go to recommend QT of inverts as they don't guarantee any cross contamination, and I don't want to buy online if I can avoid it.

Margaritas have a high mortality in general as it pertains to reef tanks. They are from deeper water than reefs. They don’t fare well in tanks with temps over 73F.

It depends on if the snails are with other hermits, if they are species that get toppled over and have to physically be turned over, and how much food there is.

Hermits last a long time as long as they’re fed.

I’ve personally stopped stocking up on lots of snails in favor of fewer, yet more impactful, species like cowries and stomatellas.

 

[K7BMG]

I dont know of a rate, but the deaths in QT are high when it comes to snails. I feel that most starve to death.
Most QT tanks dont have the food they require.
QT's are sterile and fresly cycled, with no algae growth, so jo food.

Yes theres various things one can buy but like other species they have never eaten such prepaired food and have no clue its food.
Like a Dragonett in a podless tank.

 

[Hugh Mann]

Discovered this morning 3 of the margaritas survived, one little one crawling on the glass. I was feeding them nori and shrimp for the hermits. Careful to watch nitrate and ammonia levels of course.

Almost certain the hermits murdered the margaritas, as despite a variety of shells to choose from, two are sporting shiny new margarita shells.

No idea what killed the turbo.

 

[Marc2952]

Reef cleaners keeps their inverts in fallow systems so you don't have to worry about them being vectors of fish disease, which is the main concern with inverts. That being said, you still need them to survive shipping and acclimation afterward and can still experience high mortality rates.

Idk i have a paranoia with inverts, had my tank ich free for like a year with tangs but 2 weeks after i added some CuC from reefcleaners i got ich. Im currently having a high mortality rate in my invert QT for some reason. I added 6 emerald crabs and a bunch of snails, 3 days after adding them im down to 2 emeralds being alive and just a couple snails left. I did have that tank to treat the fish with copper but cleaned it well aswell as leaving cuprisorb and polyfilter running on the tank a month prior to adding the CuC so idk what to do.

 

[Marc2952]

Discovered this morning 3 of the margaritas survived, one little one crawling on the glass. I was feeding them nori and shrimp for the hermits. Careful to watch nitrate and ammonia levels of course.

Almost certain the hermits murdered the margaritas, as despite a variety of shells to choose from, two are sporting shiny new margarita shells.

No idea what killed the turbo.

Thats probably right.