So, after going through the many horror stories about fish diseases i have decided on the following process to reduce the possibility of fish diseases:
1. To only buy quarantined fish
2. To only buy fish from one source (in my case Dr. Reef)
3. Introduce all of my fish within the least number of batches - I am going for 6-8 fishes total so likely 2 batches - 5 fishes, and 3 fishes.
My question to y'all is what are these steps still overlookong... how else can fish-parasites reach my DT? Can ich, red-velvet and any other deadly disease travel via coral rocks/frags?
If so, does dipping coral help in killing hitchhiking fish germs? If not, then do you QT the corals as well? What about snails?
1. To only buy quarantined fish
2. To only buy fish from one source (in my case Dr. Reef)
3. Introduce all of my fish within the least number of batches - I am going for 6-8 fishes total so likely 2 batches - 5 fishes, and 3 fishes.
My question to y'all is what are these steps still overlookong... how else can fish-parasites reach my DT? Can ich, red-velvet and any other deadly disease travel via coral rocks/frags?
If so, does dipping coral help in killing hitchhiking fish germs? If not, then do you QT the corals as well? What about snails?