Does Live Aquaria keep inverts and fish separate? (not divers den)

[Colt13]

thinking of buying a shrimp with some fish (that will go into QT with copper) but dont have a way to QT the shrimp. do i need to? are inverts kept separate from the fish or are they all looped into the same system?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I heard a rumor that Live Aquaria fish are being drop-shipped from a LA wholesaler now. I've been to that facility, but it was a decade ago, so I can't say what they do now, but back then, they would house copper sensitive fish in their invert systems (IIRC, mandarins, flashlight fish, etc.). This is common practice for most wholesalers.

Jay