Clams bring ick?

[jdm_aquatics!]

I can’t find a a lot of info about clams carrying ick or any other fish parasite or disease into a reef I think they do but not sure? And if they do how long for the fallow period same as coral?

 

[bluemon]

Technically, anything you introduce to the tank can carry the dormant substrate dwelling tomont stage of Marine Ich.

It is a slim chance but it can happen.

And if you wanna be safe, you want to keep it in a fish-less QT tank for upto 72 days (less with higher temp) to be EXTRA safe.

 

[jdm_aquatics!]

Technically, anything you introduce to the tank can carry the dormant substrate dwelling tomont stage of Marine Ich.

It is a slim chance but it can happen.

And if you wanna be safe, you want to keep it in a fish-less QT tank for upto 72 days (less with higher temp) to be EXTRA safe.

Thank you!

 

[Dan_P]

I can’t find a a lot of info about clams carrying ick or any other fish parasite or disease into a reef I think they do but not sure? And if they do how long for the fallow period same as coral?

Ich is a protozoan. It is conceivable anything previously exposed to Ich can contaminate a system.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I can’t find a a lot of info about clams carrying ick or any other fish parasite or disease into a reef I think they do but not sure? And if they do how long for the fallow period same as coral?

Anything wet - including clams - can bring in disease (including ich).

The QT (as mentioned in the quote below) should last a minimum of 45 days if kept at 81F (longer is safer; 76 days is the usual suggestion here on R2R). If the temperature is lower than 81F, the QT needs to be longer.

 

[bushdoc]

I do not necessarily disagree with other reefers, but probability that clam would be an ich carrier is very small. If one is afraid that clam can cause reef tank ich infestation, one should also quarantine all other inverts, like snails, hermit crabs, shrimps etc.I have a feeling that very few reefers do that.

 

[jdm_aquatics!]

I do not necessarily disagree with other reefers, but probability that clam would be an ich carrier is very small. If one is afraid that clam can cause reef tank ich infestation, one should also quarantine all other inverts, like snails, hermit crabs, shrimps etc.I have a feeling that very few reefers do that.

That’s my goal is to not put anything in the tank before qt I have a fish qt and a coral/invert qt so I will put the clam in the coral qt