If I can't quarantine my CUC, can/should I dip or rinse them before I add to my display tank?

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I just got my order from ReefCleaners and plan to add them to the tank after acclimation (just the critters, not the water).

To reduce the potential for disease, should I rinse them in some tank water? Tap water? Is there anything else I can do to increase my odds of success?

I ordered a cleaner shrimp, a tiny pistol shrimp and this 55 gallon package of CUC critters:


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They should be fine, but for shrimps, they only need to be held until the next time they molt.
 

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Do not do any freshwater dip or any other with these guys. you will damage or kill them. Especially shrimp. If you do not have a qt for them, ReefCleaners are a fishless system.
Also, I will actually take a toothbrush to all snails and shells and scrub, put in bucket of tank water and check again before releasing. I do have a qt, but for the 300+ I got at once, I had to trust to my brush and rinse (tank water).
 

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