can an anemone crab transmit infection to other anemones?

[Tango451]

If an anemone crab was kept with a carpet that turned out to be sick, will transferring it to a healthy anemone possibly spread disease?

How long do I need to qt the anemone crab before it should be clear/ not cause any problem for the healthy carpet?


Also any problem with the rock kept in the same tank as a sick anemone/ how long to wait to transfer the rock to a tank with a healthy anemone?

 

[Tango451]

Anyone? Have the Anemone Crab separated right Now but waiting to hear others opinions before putting him with a heathy carpet

 

[mcfa2403]

Interesting thought. If you have cipro you could try giving the crab a dip in it. Shouldn't hurt the crab and I would assume since the bacteria would not be stored in it's body, or in large amounts, that the cipro would eliminate the threat rather quickly.

 

[ThRoewer]

I'm right now in the same situation. I bought a pair that was in a sick carpet anemone (pairs are hard to find) and there were other disintegrating anemones in the same system. On top of that I know that the system had clownfish with brook in it two weeks ago (though the current clowns were all healthy).

My plan is to keep them in a QT until they have at least once molded. That way they have at least a clean shell. Since they are filter feeder they may also by then have eaten all the free protozoan stages of fish parasites.