Should inverts be qaurantined?

[Cleo642]

Been thinking about this because of a recent post. Should inverts like hermit crabs, shrimp, etc. Be qaurantined before going into the display like fish and corals should be? Can they carry diseases and parasites that can harm fish and corals?
Does anyone qt their cleanup crew or do you just toss it in the main tank?

 

[jduck]

You should qt everything

 

[Cleo642]

I was wondering about it, but hear anyone talk about qting them. They have a post on here today where a guy lost his fish he had for a long time when he moved them to larger tank that had a new cuc in it.

 

[EDO]

I only QT fish. I don't think inverts can bring in any disease that will harm your fish, but I could be wrong.

 

[Cleo642]

I only QT fish. I don't think inverts can bring in any disease that will harm your fish, but I could be wrong.

I think I may do it just to be safe than sorry.

 

[twilliard]

Inverts can bring in flatworm and Digitate hydroids then you will be one day asking for my help :-)
Good day to you!!

 

[Cleo642]

Inverts can bring in flatworm and Digitate hydroids then you will be one day asking for my help :)
Good day to you!!

That's why can quarantine them. Quarantine them will the main tank is cycling.

 

[Humblefish]

Most parasites have a tomont or encysted stage which can stick to glass, plastic, gravel, metal, wood, and "shell materials" including staghorn corals. As per Peter Burgess's 1992 study on ich tomonts. "Shell materials" could easily mean snail/hermit shells. It's less clear if tomonts can encyst upon the exoskeleton of crustaceans, but since they seem capable of sticking to "any hard surface" (as per the list above) I wouldn't take any chances if you wish to avoid diseases in the DT.

 

[Cleo642]

Most parasites have a tomont or encysted stage which can stick to glass, plastic, gravel, metal, wood, and "shell materials" including staghorn corals. As per Peter Burgess's 1992 study on ich tomonts. "Shell materials" could easily mean snail/hermit shells. It's less clear if tomonts can encyst upon the exoskeleton of crustaceans, but since they seem capable of sticking to "any hard surface" (as per the list above) I wouldn't take any chances if you wish to avoid diseases in the DT.

I sure will qt my inverts when the time comes. I will buy all the qt tanks, etc early.

 

[Cleo642]

Most parasites have a tomont or encysted stage which can stick to glass, plastic, gravel, metal, wood, and "shell materials" including staghorn corals. As per Peter Burgess's 1992 study on ich tomonts. "Shell materials" could easily mean snail/hermit shells. It's less clear if tomonts can encyst upon the exoskeleton of crustaceans, but since they seem capable of sticking to "any hard surface" (as per the list above) I wouldn't take any chances if you wish to avoid diseases in the DT.

Did you rescue any fish from Petco?

 

[hybridazn]

With snails and hermits I will usually give them a fresh saltwater rinse, then I scrub the shells like crazy with a toothbrush and scrap off any foreign objects with a flathead screwdriver. Then another fresh saltwater rinse in another container. Then into the tank

 

[Cleo642]

With snails and hermits I will usually give them a fresh saltwater rinse, then I scrub the shells like crazy with a toothbrush and scrap off any foreign objects with a flathead screwdriver. Then another fresh saltwater rinse in another container. Then into the tank

Maybe they can carry ectoparasites inside the shell. Maybe I'll clean off the shells like you said, but still qt. They'll just sit in quarantine while tank cycles.
I was wondering, does your username have a meaning?

 

[hybridazn]

Yea it does. Im half korean and half czech. So im a "hybrid" Asian lol

 

[Humblefish]

Did you rescue any fish from Petco?

No. But I rescued 3 fish with velvet 10+ days ago that have gone thru treatment and are now in a non-medicated HT for observation. The two tangs are looking great, but the butterfly has stopped eating for some reason. Might have been the formalin bath. :(

 

[Cleo642]

Yea it does. Im half korean and half czech. So im a "hybrid" Asian lol

That's awesome. You sound cool.
Mine is after a Jack Russell terrier I used to have name Cleo, and 642 was the street name of the home I grew up in.

 

[Cleo642]

No. But I rescued 3 fish with velvet 10+ days ago that have gone thru treatment and are now in a non-medicated HT for observation. The two tangs are looking great, but the butterfly has stopped eating for some reason. Might have been the formalin bath. :(

You do your best, and I am happy you try to save those poor animals. Maybe one day I will do the same, even if I am full, I will rehome them to good homes or something.

 

[mainn]

I just rescued a goni from petco, I don't know how much luck I will have with it, but at least I know what it is. More than they can say at least. I wish the one by me would stop getting coral.

 

[Tek]

I only QT fish. I don't think inverts can bring in any disease that will harm your fish, but I could be wrong.

Yes parasites may be present in anything wet. I quarantine all of my fish and run a parasite free tank. Before I quarantined inverts and corals I did have an incidence of ich coming in from 2 large Mexican turbos. I now quarantine all inverts and corals which I cannot remove the base or plug.

 

[Cleo642]

Yes parasites may be present in anything wet. I quarantine all of my fish and run a parasite free tank. Before I quarantined inverts and corals I did have an incidence of ich coming in from 2 large Mexican turbos. I now quarantine all inverts and corals which I cannot remove the base or plug.

What if the coral doesn't have a base or a plug?

 

[Humblefish]

What if the coral doesn't have a base or a plug?

Any stony coral is ideal for tomonts to encyst upon. And most soft corals have calcium needles in their tissue that give them more structural strength. These can be bare and therefore provide settling grounds for tomonts.