QT....for anenome, linkia, and percula???

[kayaaandjaden]

So, I would like to place and order from Marine Depot, but am concerned about the QT process.
The fragility of the anenome, and the necessity of a reef environment for the linkia, are of the most concern.
Can the star live for a month in a bare bottom QT?
And will the anenome do ok in a smaller enviornment, with more frequent water changes and possibly fluctuations in PH? The absence of a skimmer, phose reactor, loads of bio filtration on a QT....all the elements that create the "stable" environment needed for such a delicate animal on our main tank that are not part of the QT.

 

[bertoni]

The Linckia is unlikely to survive in any case, unfortunately. They don't seem to do well, really, on average. The star could easily survive a month in quarantine if it is initially healthy, which is somewhat questionable. The anemone would be okay as well, although I'd feed it. Some decent lighting might be useful as well.

I'm assuming that you get some sort of filtration going well before the animals arrive. The percula would be more tolerant of ammonia, but the star and the anemone might not do so well.

 

[kayaaandjaden]

So, -IF- I got them would it be better to just put the anenome and the star directly in the tank with no QT?
Would a true perc be ok for a month or so without an anenome?
I was told that with good water params, I could keep the linkia for about a year if all goes well.

 

[bertoni]

Maybe a year for the star. It takes them a long time to starve to death, but often not nearly that long.

The risk to the anemone is lower if you put it into the tank. The risk to the tank is higher. I'm not sure which I'd do.

The percula doesn't need an anemone at all. Mine have never seen one.

 

[kayaaandjaden]

Jonathan
-pm

 

[AquaReeferMan]

I wouldnt worry about the starfish and the anemone. I have never QT any inverts and never had any problems. Fish on the other hand well thats a different story. I would QT the fish, skip the blue linka(for reasons stated above) Get a serpent star and put that and the anemone in the main tank.

 

[bertoni]

Move from NTTH per user request.

 

[kayaaandjaden]

thanks jonathan