JMorris271
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Why would you do that as opposed to doing the TTM? :hammer:
Ich and CUC
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How do these pests manifest on inverts and how can a new guy
, I'm one, know what to look for in a QT?
MondoBongo
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that was more meant for vhuang's comment about QTing corals.
typically obligate parasites are found close to their food, and are more likely to hitchhike in on that new acro colony you just picked up than on something else.
however, if they were to hitch a ride in on CUC, then QTing them away from their food source, would do the trick in getting rid of them. if you are an Acrpora Eating Flatworm (AEFW), and there's no Acropora to eat, you're gonna have a bad time.
coral dips along with QT are also effective mechanisms to help mitigate the risks posed by these parasites, but that's a whole other discussion.
To insure against any surviving viable ich in the tank inlcluding the encysted phase transported with the CUC. Tank transfer is a preventative treatment for the fish which pose a much greater risk,IMO.
How do these pests manifest on inverts and how can a new guy
, I'm one, know what to look for in a QT?
You won't see any ich manifestation since it wont infest the inverts.Without a fish if there happens to be a viable cyst it will perish after "hatching".
There are a number of threads on the sps forum replete with pictures ,observations ,treatment options and symptoms for the others.
Infested corals exhibit bite marks, recession and ultimately death. Some red bugs can be seen on some of them,Flatworm damage usually shows up in "bite marks". Monti nudibranch are visible to the eye and just strip the monti of tissue ,sometimes very rapidly. All of them can spread throughout the tank. There are many other infestations that can be spread by new coral specimens as well.
, I'm one, know what to look for in a QT?
You won't see any ich manifestation since it wont infest the inverts.Without a fish if there happens to be a viable cyst it will perish after "hatching".
There are a number of threads on the sps forum replete with pictures ,observations ,treatment options and symptoms for the others.
Infested corals exhibit bite marks, recession and ultimately death. Some red bugs can be seen on some of them,Flatworm damage usually shows up in "bite marks". Monti nudibranch are visible to the eye and just strip the monti of tissue ,sometimes very rapidly. All of them can spread throughout the tank. There are many other infestations that can be spread by new coral specimens as well.
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JMorris271
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Ok.. So it "seems" tome that one could be confidant when buying inverts from one of the forums sponsors that specialize in inverts would be a safe source ? Is that a safe statement?
Maybe. I'd call it a trusting statement.
To be clear, IMO the risk of Cryptocaryon being imported with inverts is very low to non existant( when the invert has had no exposure to fish for 72 days) . Obviously an invert from a tank exposed to an ich infestation poses a higher risk.
As for coral parasites, I have received many infested corals from well known on line vendors, including sponsors over the years.
To be clear, IMO the risk of Cryptocaryon being imported with inverts is very low to non existant( when the invert has had no exposure to fish for 72 days) . Obviously an invert from a tank exposed to an ich infestation poses a higher risk.
As for coral parasites, I have received many infested corals from well known on line vendors, including sponsors over the years.
jd371
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I'll be starting a new tank soon and once it's done cycling I would like to put a CUC in the tank. While they are in there I can work on getting the QT and TTM set up. That way I'm not looking at an empty tank until it's safe to put fish in.
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