Freshwater Dipping Corals & Fish

Picassoclown · May 22, 2022

Hello everyone. I just had a question about freshwater dipping corals and fish. I know that a lot of people do dips on new arrivals of corals, but I do not see much posted on dipping fish, unless they are sick. My question is, is it okay to freshwater dip new arrivals of fish for 5 minutes and than start the drip acclimation back into saltwater? Also, how long should you freshwater dip new corals before you acclimate them? Thanks everyone!

Dave1993 · May 22, 2022

you shouldn't fresh water dip coral they will die

Lavey29 · May 22, 2022

Seems like that would be added stress to the fish. Proper QT is what the fish need before entry into the tank or purchase fish from a reputable vendor that does proper QT for you before shipping.

Sharkbait19 · May 22, 2022

Lots of extra stress. I’d really only recommend a fw dip if you are trying to test for a problem or alleviate symptoms. Preemptively treating with copper and prazi in qt makes sure nothing makes it to the dt.
For corals, an iodine dip is a better route. Fw dip on coral can do a lot of damage, won’t instantly kill it but I wouldn’t do it unless I had to.