Do I Quarantine Clean Up Crew? Recommendations?

[Chris918]

Hello all.

My tank Ammonia and Nitrite are 0 and I'll be doing a water change to get my nitrates down before adding a small clean up crew. Do I need to quarantine them? If so is the procedure the same as any other fish? Do you have any species recommendations?

Thanks!

 

[Chris918]

I also don't have a LFS that does saltwater. Is there any online vendor you recommend?

 

[Fdnavy]

Divers Den. As far as qt the safe answer is yes, but you're gonna here arguments for both sides. I am also just starting out. I decided fish will be qt'd for atleast a short time to watch.i won't treat with copper unless I see an issue. I won't qt frags and inverts. I just don't have the room to set up a 3rd tank.

 

[Reef_Chief]

Fish - quarantine. Inverts - don't bother (and never ever treat with copper).

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[Reef_Chief]

Also for recommendations on stocking, what size tank is it? Fowlr? Reef? Anything you particularly have in mind or?

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[Chris918]

I plan on the tank being softie dominant. It is 45 gallons. This is my first reef tank and my biggest attempt at saltwater. My other attempt I had to move before getting too far.

 

[Reef_Chief]

You could look at clowns, firefish, gobies, damsels, a basslet, maybe a small flasher wrasse like a mccoskers if your tank has some length to it. Probably a few more fish i cant remember right now.

It would be worth taking a look at liveaquaria.com at there list of stock. That is usually a good reference point for some ideas.

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[Reef_Chief]

Cardinals can quite interesting although i would try and find a sustainable source as they're population is reported to be dwindling at the moment in their native habitat.

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[HaKs310]

Check out ReefCleaners for your CUC, top notch vendor.

 

[scooter31707]

Yes. I quarantine inverts for 72 days before going in the DT.