Fishie February 6, 2015 Share February 6, 2015 Hey guys I need to refresh my cleaning crew....I've usually just gotten them from a lfs or online without any issues. but I want to make sure that I am not introducing any coral eating parasites that hitchhiked with them. should I QT them with a bayer kind of mx or dewromer or just simply dip them in revive I don't want to take any chances of introducing red bugs or anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueTricia February 6, 2015 Share February 6, 2015 Bayer will kill most of them. Well, I killed emerald crabs with Bayer anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkiboy February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 if concerned with parasites/disease you should quarantine your inverts, yes. we quarantine all macro and inverts for a little over two months in large batches for this reason. it's about once a week now I'm told or read about a fish tank being nuked due to lack of quarantine of one's inverts, macro, frags, etc. I'd rather not roll the dice when so much is at stake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishie February 9, 2015 Author Share February 9, 2015 ok ill just get my inverts from you at our next meet or maybe sooner...we are lucky to have such a great resource Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 Heck yeah, QT inverts too. They can carry any type of pathogens. I do a minimum of 10 weeks as most parasites can't live that long without a host. I use a 10g tank with a sponge filter and perform weekly water changes. Much easier than QT'ing fish. A couple pinches of flake food and a piece of nori keeps them fed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 if concerned with parasites/disease you should quarantine your inverts, yes. we quarantine all macro and inverts for a little over two months in large batches for this reason. it's about once a week now I'm told or read about a fish tank being nuked due to lack of quarantine of one's inverts, macro, frags, etc. I'd rather not roll the dice when so much is at stake. Marco- Do you treat the CUC with anything or just observe them? I know that Bayer will kill inverts. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkiboy February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Marco- Do you treat the CUC with anything or just observe them? I know that Bayer will kill inverts. ThxI do not treat. I quarantine CUCs groups at a time for at least 72 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 FWIW, we QT CUC for 30 days with the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 QT or isolate? Can't see how you'd be able to medicate fish with inverts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) we don't medicate the fish or inverts. we simply feed them a high quality diet and provide them a super clean and sheltered environment. 3-5% mortality rate due to existing conditions and some loss from predation. some things ship poorly no matter what. I think of it as a transition tank with water chemistry that approximates the majority of the tanks that they'll go in. It seems to work rather well and we rarely lose any of these animals after final destination. Edited February 11, 2015 by zygote2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattiejay6 February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 QT dosent necessarily mean you are treating with medication and is a loosely used term. People could use that term when getting a new fish or invert or anything in and just keep them in a holding tank for a period of time to just observe that they are eating or to make sure they are healthy. The term QT is very loosely used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 QT dosent necessarily mean you are treating with medication and is a loosely used term. People could use that term when getting a new fish or invert or anything in and just keep them in a holding tank for a period of time to just observe that they are eating or to make sure they are healthy. The term QT is very loosely used.+1. Some people consider a QT different from a hospital tank in that the QT is only for observation and the HT is for medicating. I personally use my QT for both for observation and for treatments if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I understand that, I'm just leery because fish can carry a disease without showing symptoms. Isolation and QT are two different procedures and IMO the only way to know 100% that your new fish are free from disease is by use of prophylactic treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 why is important for the fish to be free of disease? how do you know that prophylactic treatments actually wor? does anyone actually do lab work on fish to see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals March 2, 2015 Share March 2, 2015 why is important for the fish to be free of disease? how do you know that prophylactic treatments actually wor? does anyone actually do lab work on fish to see? Interesting pov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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