Invert QT Question

[reeferericb]

I’m a big believer in QT. I need more crabs and snails in my DT. If I buy a bunch of inverts and a black molly freshwater fish (I think that’s the correct fish) would that shorten QT any? If the molly stays healthy for a couple weeks would that be a good indicator that the inverts were disease free or would I really not know for sure?

 

[T-J]

I’m a big believer in QT. I need more crabs and snails in my DT. If I buy a bunch of inverts and a black molly freshwater fish (I think that’s the correct fish) would that shorten QT any? If the molly stays healthy for a couple weeks would that be a good indicator that the inverts were disease free or would I really not know for sure?

Regardless, sounds a bit cruel to use another living creature as your "canary in a coal mine". If you are a big believer in QT, just QT your inverts then add them to the DT.

 

[nereefpat]

If the molly is in freshwater, there is no reason to qt it for disease reasons.

For the inverts, I'd go a full 6 weeks or more...unless they came from a vendor that doesn't have fish.

 

[reeferericb]

If the molly is in freshwater, there is no reason to qt it for disease reasons.

For the inverts, I'd go a full 6 weeks or more...unless they came from a vendor that doesn't have fish.

I wasn’t QTing the molly, I was going to use it to check for ich on the inverts. It won’t work work for that though, it’s the toments that hatch I have to worry about.

 

[nereefpat]

I understand. And it may work for that. I would still let the inverts sit for a few weeks.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

The molly would have to be switched to a salt environment. Which takes time. Can’t just throw a FW animal into salt.
Find a place that does only inverts
I believe reef cleaners does only inverts

 

[Squidward]

I just leave them in the qt tank for 30 days minimum before putting them into the display.