I just got a batch of snails and had to get them in quarantine this afternoon. I didn't get to finish the acclimation process and had to go to work and my wife had to finish for me. She found a crab mixed with the snails and decided to throw it in the refugium until I get home to deal with it as I don't want any crabs. What she didn't think about is she just threw a crab from the lfs straight into my main system. I'm freaking out now because I'm worried I may have ich floating around in my tank from the few hours it was in there before I realized what had happened. What is the best course if action at this point? I have spent a huge effort knocking out ich in the dt and now I think it's all ruined by a crab. I'm tempted to pull all my fish and fallow again just in case. What's the chances I'm screwed?
Possible Contamination
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Dr. Reef
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Most likely you be alright. Cyst form of ich can exist on anything including the snail shells frags plugs rocks etc.
Chances are rare and I think you be fine.
Chances are rare and I think you be fine.
I hope you're right. I'm trying not to get upset with her because she didn't mean to. I told her to toss the crab out so it won't kill the snails in the qt and she didn't have the heart to so she put it in the refugium. Problem is, the refugium is in my main system. I was like, noooooo when I realized what had happened. It spent maybe 8 hrs in the bare bottom fuge before I yanked it out. It was a tiny cerith snail shell with a crab in it.
Dr. Reef
www.drreefsquarantinedfish.com
I am quite sure and hopeful it will be fine.
Chances are very rare for ich to get into your tank as you described.
Chances are very rare for ich to get into your tank as you described.
Dr. Reef's advice seems pretty sensible to me ... though there's a possibility that the crab brought something unpleasant, there's no guarantee it's now hunting through your system.
Keep your fish on careful observation for the next few weeks, but don't go fallow unless you have to.
Pretty sure that, as they say, "you got this".
~Bruce
Keep your fish on careful observation for the next few weeks, but don't go fallow unless you have to.
Pretty sure that, as they say, "you got this".
~Bruce
^^ I agree, the odds are on your side here. Best to wait & see before doing anything.
