Bernardhny
Active Member
I think I am about to learn my lesson about having a quarantine tank. My local fish stores are kind of pathetic when it comes to frags and the prices they charge for them. I don't think it is fair to charge $60 for a single polyp frag for very typical specimens.
Two weeks ago I stopped over at a new Pet Warehouse and they had a substantial frag tank with each frag listed at 12.99. I purchased 21 frags and two 40+ zoa rocks covered in amazingly colors for $30 each.
I dipped a few of the weaker looking specimens and didn't see anything of concern come off so I did the unthinkable. I put all of the frags on frag plates and put them in the display tank.
Two weeks later I am starting to put the frags on new tiles and mounting them in position when I notice what looks like flat little worms on one of the plugs. It just so happens to be I have no idea which coral was the culprit. I spent hours getting everything attached and I could have introduced disaster in my tank.
Lesson to all of this ? I should have a QT tank and I should have dipped my frags (all of them). I am hoping for the best but fearing the worst.
Two weeks ago I stopped over at a new Pet Warehouse and they had a substantial frag tank with each frag listed at 12.99. I purchased 21 frags and two 40+ zoa rocks covered in amazingly colors for $30 each.
I dipped a few of the weaker looking specimens and didn't see anything of concern come off so I did the unthinkable. I put all of the frags on frag plates and put them in the display tank.
Two weeks later I am starting to put the frags on new tiles and mounting them in position when I notice what looks like flat little worms on one of the plugs. It just so happens to be I have no idea which coral was the culprit. I spent hours getting everything attached and I could have introduced disaster in my tank.
Lesson to all of this ? I should have a QT tank and I should have dipped my frags (all of them). I am hoping for the best but fearing the worst.
