Cleaner Shrimp and Coral QT

[MetaKnight101]

Hi there! I recently bought a branch coral and a hammerhead coral from my lRS. I acclimated these two corals into qt tank that has two other corals but nothing has enter that tank for 105 days! Is it possible that ich eggs can be on there. However I asked my LRF and they said these coral have not been with fish for a very long time if for some none at all. I do know that they do not keep there fish within there coral tank at ALL. But If there happen to be any ich eggs would my cleaner shrimp take care of it i'm just wondering!

 

[4FordFamily]

Hi there! I recently bought a branch coral and a hammerhead coral from my lRS. I acclimated these two corals into qt tank that has two other corals but nothing has enter that tank for 105 days! Is it possible that ich eggs can be on there. However I asked my LRF and they said these coral have not been with fish for a very long time if for some none at all. I do know that they do not keep there fish within there coral tank at ALL. But If there happen to be any ich eggs would my cleaner shrimp take care of it i'm just wondering!

The two coral that were there for 105 days should be good to go as long as nothing wet was added in that timeframe.

Even if the LFS didn’t keep fish in with those coral, they almost always share water with other systems (plumbed together) and thus parasites can be found in nearly all of them.

 

[MetaKnight101]

The two coral that were there for 105 days should be good to go as long as nothing wet was added in that timeframe.

Even if the LFS didn’t keep fish in with those coral, they almost always share water with other systems (plumbed together) and thus parasites can be found in nearly all of them.

So if they share water with other systems do they share coppered water in there qt fish tank with the coral qt tank? or am i thinking this the wrong way

 

[4FordFamily]

So if they share water with other systems do they share coppered water in there qt fish tank with the coral qt tank? or am i thinking this the wrong way

It depends. Most of my local LFS have a fish and coral system that shares water. Unfortunately, both contain fish. They just lose far more in the non-copper water.

 

[MetaKnight101]

It depends. Most of my local LFS have a fish and coral system that shares water. Unfortunately, both contain fish. They just lose far more in the non-copper water.

So would I be fine since my LRS only keeps barebottoms copper treated tanks and a fishless coral tank? Or should I just Qt those two corals anyway and just be on the super safe side

 

[4FordFamily]

So would I be fine since my LRS only keeps barebottoms copper treated tanks and a fishless coral tank? Or should I just Qt those two corals anyway and just be on the super safe side

No, even with the copper it’s not enough to be effective and clear parasites, rather enough to keep them from taking hold.

I imagine the fishless coral tank is plumbed in to many other tanks, likely some with fish.

Not a risk I would take, particularly if you don’t know that coral had been there fishless (if it were isolated) for a full 76 days. When I worked at an LFS we sold half our frags in a day or two, let alone 76!

 

[MetaKnight101]

No, even with the copper it’s not enough to be effective and clear parasites, rather enough to keep them from taking hold.

I imagine the fishless coral tank is plumbed in to many other tanks, likely some with fish.

Not a risk I would take, particularly if you don’t know that coral had been there fishless (if it were isolated) for a full 76 days. When I worked at an LFS we sold half our frags in a day or two, let alone 76!

Alright then, Thanks! I appreciate your help and I will Qt for 76 days Oh yes and one more question there was this forum on Seachem and Seachem claims that water from the DT ( by using the fish aroma in it) can awaken the ich or vevlet out of the dormant stage and leave them to die in the free swimming stage, is this true? It seems skeptical.

 

[4FordFamily]

Alright then, Thanks! I appreciate your help and I will Qt for 76 days Oh yes and one more question there was this forum on Seachem and Seachem claims that water from the DT ( by using the fish aroma in it) can awaken the ich or vevlet out of the dormant stage and leave them to die in the free swimming stage, is this true? It seems skeptical.

That is not something I’ve heard.

 

[MetaKnight101]

That is not something I’ve heard.

Yea its a bit weird, anyway I appreciate ur help!