Like the title says, I was wondering if I would need to QT my inverts and corals before switching them over from my old tank to my new DT?
Thank you! ;Bookworm
Thank you! ;Bookworm
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Ideally you should be QTing anything wet for 76 days or so since you cannot treat with copper. I’ve heard some people say inverts that molt (shrimp) can go in after a molt. There is certainly risk of corals and inverts bringing in fish disease.Like the title says, I was wondering if I would need to QT my inverts and corals before switching them over from my old tank to my new DT?
Thank you! ;Bookworm
All about risk acceptance lol! I QT my fish religiously now. Corals and inverts go straight in. Risk I'm willing to take.Like the title says, I was wondering if I would need to QT my inverts and corals before switching them over from my old tank to my new DT?
Thank you! ;Bookworm
Same, I dip corals but don’t wait on inverts/frags. Haven’t seen anything introduced since I started QTing my fish years agoAll about risk acceptance lol! I QT my fish religiously now. Corals and inverts go straight in. Risk I'm willing to take.
I have 2 other tanks.Many people do not quarantine clean up crew or corals. Most people do dip corals in an effort to get rid of pests.
It is theoretically possible to get fish diseases piggy backing on inverts into your display. But I think that is a pretty long shot.
What is more likely is that pests of various sorts will piggy back on inverts and corals into your display. Aptasia would be a strong possibility here.
Another thing that could happen is that you get pests or diseases of the corals or inverts into your system. One prominent example to this would be acro eating flatworms (AEF). If you get these guys into a display, it is a major deal getting rid of them. I have not gotten any coral diseases into my tank.
Quarantining clean up crew is not that hard. Just stick them into a small tank and be sure that they get enough food.
Quarantining corals is a bigger production. You would need a frag tank and if you have a frag tank, that means getting essentially a frag quarantine tank. With corals, getting them from very highly regarded aquaculture facilities will obviate this problem (venders like Battlecorals, Top Shelf Aquatics, World Wide Corals and any number of others come to mind).
This sort of thing is kind of knowing what the risk is and do you bother to take the precautions.