Can you Quaranteen Fish and Corals togeher??

[marc111]

So I am using the tank transfer method on incoming fish followed by Prazi and then several weeks of observation.

My question is if I get a coral at the same time as the fish, could I just dip the coral (coral RX) then put it and the fish through the same tank transfer sequence in the same tank set and then observe?

Would having it with the fish prevent the tank transfers from keeping ich at bay?

Appreciate the input,
Mark

 

[HumbleFish]

My question is if I get a coral at the same time as the fish, could I just dip the coral (coral RX) then put it and the fish through the same tank transfer sequence in the same tank set and then observe?

No. Housing coral with fish would actually undo the benefits of TT. Let's say you buy a fish with ich. TT works because before the 13 days are up, the trophonts must fall off the fish. So, at some point during TT you are "leaving ich behind" in one of the aquariums. Transferring "anything wet" with the fish risks cross contaminating the next aquarium. Which is why you must clean/sterilize the tank & all equipment before next use. You can't clean/sterilize a coral.

Or it can actually work the other way around. If a coral just so happens to have a tomont i.e. the "œencysted stage" on it, then it can release theronts into the water at some point and actually be the thing that infects the fish with ich.

For corals/inverts, I isolate these in a fishless frag tank for 72 days. 72 days because that is the longest known time it has taken for theronts to be released from a group of tomonts.

 

[marc111]

Thanks, I was afraid that was the case. (It would be too easy otherwise (G)). Thanks for the feedback

Mark

 

[snorvich]

No. Housing coral with fish would actually undo the benefits of TT. Let's say you buy a fish with ich. TT works because before the 13 days are up, the trophonts must fall off the fish. So, at some point during TT you are "leaving ich behind" in one of the aquariums. Transferring "anything wet" with the fish risks cross contaminating the next aquarium. Which is why you must clean/sterilize the tank & all equipment before next use. You can't clean/sterilize a coral.

Or it can actually work the other way around. If a coral just so happens to have a tomont i.e. the "œencysted stage" on it, then it can release theronts into the water at some point and actually be the thing that infects the fish with ich.

For corals/inverts, I isolate these in a fishless frag tank for 72 days. 72 days because that is the longest known time it has taken for theronts to be released from a group of tomonts.

Exactly.