Can inverts bring with Illness?

[twintrades]

Im thinking of ordering from reefcleaners. And stocking my 75 with more snails..... Ive never gotten anything that wasn't from liveaquaria but dont want to have to QT anything.... Never QT invets anyway.

Thoughts anyone ? I dont want to bring anything bad into my tank

 

[twintrades]

Any one?

 

[Tahoe61]

You can ask John at ReefCleaners if he houses his hermits and snails in tanks with fish, I do not believe he does. You might be able to give those inverts a quick rinse in fw as well, I would ask John first though.
Anything moist has the potential to carry the most common disease/parasites, I would say that risk is low but I have nothing to back that up.
If you religiously QT your fish you can place the inverts in a QT tank(for 6 weeks) that does not contain fish, the most common parasites need a host/fish to complete their life cycle.