How to clean CUC for DT?

[ssunthar]

Hi Experts, looking for suggestions/best practices to clean/dip CUC (e.g. snails, shirmps, abalone, urchins, cucumbers, etc.) before introducing them into display tank.. thanks.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi Experts, looking for suggestions/best practices to clean/dip CUC (e.g. snails, shirmps, abalone, urchins, cucumbers, etc.) before introducing them into display tank.. thanks.

With so many different species, there isn’t a one size fits all solution. Dips can’t be used on urchins, and no dips that CUC can tolerate will be effective at removing fluke eggs.
Personally, I hold all new inverts in a fishless system for 35 to 45 days before moving them into a tank with fish.
Jay