Hawaiian Feather Dusters.. QT or No?

RichtheReefer21 · May 30, 2019

Due to the tissue that the tube the worm lives in is soft in nature, is there a risk of parasite larva, encysts, etc that can still hitch a ride into my system?

I am erring to the side of caution on this one. It's currently in my QT with fish, 0 meds, 0 copper. Just observation.

TIA

MombasaLionfish · May 30, 2019

When I got mine I put in my QT with no meds after an hour I put it in my DT. I also gently rubbed of any parasites.

Big G · May 30, 2019

I treat "softies" like feather dusters the same way I treat chaeto: 16 days of QT in a fishless environment (5 gal. bucket with a very small powerhead and 1 gal. water changes each day to keep it fresh).

Mjrenz · May 30, 2019

^this... The best advice I can offer is that if it's wet then it needs to go through qt

Mariette · May 30, 2019

Definitely qt. I go extreme and qt everything wet fallow for 76 days. Never had a coral though. That’s what I do w inverts, macro algae, and “used” livestock. Best of luck

bluprntguy · May 30, 2019

Yes. Encysted ich/velvet can ride in on the tube. I'd follow the 45 or 76 day rule in this thread for a feather duster.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/coral-invert-quarantine-time-frames.334584/

RichtheReefer21 · May 30, 2019

Thanks for all the input everyone!

This tank ran fallow for 76days about 8 months ago. I'll just do that after my current batch of QT move into the dt. Np.

Mariette · May 30, 2019

RichtheReefer21 said:
Thanks for all the input everyone!

This tank ran fallow for 76days about 8 months ago. I'll just do that after my current batch of QT move into the dt. Np.

Good call :)

bluprntguy · May 30, 2019

RichtheReefer21 said:
It's currently in my QT with fish, 0 meds, 0 copper. Just observation.

RichtheReefer21 said:
This tank ran fallow for 76days about 8 months ago. I'll just do that after my current batch of QT move into the dt. Np.

Just to be clear, the feather duster should be quarantined in an invert only quarantine tank without fish. If you put the feather duster in with fish, then it's very possible that you've already exposed them to whatever may have been riding in with the feather duster and the water.

RichtheReefer21 · May 30, 2019

bluprntguy said:
Just to be clear, the feather duster should be quarantined in an invert only quarantine tank without fish. If you put the feather duster in with fish, then it's very possible that you've already exposed them to whatever may have been riding in with the feather duster and the water.

Yes thank you.. as I said above, the plan will be to go 76days once the current fish in Qt with it are introduced to the DT, the timer will start then, and I will likely be grabbing a decorator crab for my macrofuge. And some buffing for my invert Cuc to get them all done at once ;)

Thanks again all for the perspectives!