Quarantine Corals?

[juanmanuelsanch]

Hi all ! Well I want to know if you guys quarantine corals and which is your normal procedure?

I suppose that if you want to be 100% sure you need a quarantine time of 90 days to avoid velvet or ich from entering the system. But what happens with uronema marinum ?

Some hitchickers can be taken care of by using depredators. Wrasses are always a good option.

I usually do a dip and then place them in the tank. But Im becoming paranoid with all the stories you see around.

Thanks !

 

[JVan82]

I dip 5-10 minutes, and inspect with a magnifying glass, manually remove any pests, dip another 5 minutes, re-inspect with magnifying glass and then add to tank...

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[scuzy]

I quarantine them for month or two then into main tank.


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[JUNBUG361]

Agree with the above comments

 

[Diana A]

Remove from plug, dip, inspect and place in quarantine for six weeks

 

[CarrieB]

Dip, inspect, into QT for 72 days, rinse again.


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[juanmanuelsanch]

But none of those quarantine process actually take care of uronema marinum

 

[Kaimana969]

What are you looking for when you quarantine corals? Are you looking for die off?

 

[juanmanuelsanch]

To don't transmit any deadly disease.

 

[Diana A]

What are you looking for when you quarantine corals? Are you looking for die off?

Pests

 

[monkeysee1]

I quarantine ANYTHING that's going into my tank. Eight weeks. NO exceptions.

 

[mcgyvr]

I quarantine NOTHING that's going into my tank.. Zero weeks. NO exceptions

 

[Stolireef]

I quarantine NOTHING that's going into my tank.. Zero weeks. NO exceptions

Yeah, but considering that your tank is white and swirls counterclockwise when you pull a lever, does it really matter?

 

[kidA]

Recommend Bayer insect killer for dip, 4 oz tank water per 10 mL dose, remove frag from plug (preferably cutting off base, eggs and pests tend to be in higher quantities here), dip for 5 minutes in above solution, turkey baster it, rinse twice + more turkey baster, add to tank.

 

[scuzy]

I think it's bayers complete not just any bayers there is one other formulation I think.


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[Tripod1404]

Quarantine Corals?

But none of those quarantine process actually take care of uronema marinum

Yep if you are unlucky enough to get a coral with uronema on it, nothing you can do will get rid of it. It will survive quarantine and any dip that would be able to kill it would also kill the coral. Maybe metronidazole can kill it but that is a general anti-protozoan drug. So it's effectiveness on uronema is questionable. Plus killing and completely removing are different things. Metro also kills ich, as it has some potency against all ciliated Protozoa but you can not cure ich with metro. It is not effective enough for complete removal. Same can also be the case for uronema.

But one thing to consider is uronema is not as dangerous or contagious as other Protozoa diseases such as velvet, brooks or even ich. There are certain fish that are susceptible to it, such as chromis and anthias, but this results from the fact that these fish constantly hurt each other due to their social structure. Unlike ich for instance; Uronema does not directly infect every fish that it has access to, it is an opportunistic parasite, it target fish with open wounds or highly weakened immune systems. You can live with it if you are taking good care of your fish. You would need to avoid certain fish and there is always the risk of a fish with open wounds get infected but it will not wipe a tank unless there is something serious wrong with something else.


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[JaimeAdams]

Let's see here. I have seen...Red bugs, Black bugs, sea spiders, various coral eating nudibranchs, various crabs, various flat worms, various parasitic snails.

Should you QT coral...Yes..yes you should. It is much easier to treat for parasites in a QT tank than in a display tank. Many of the aforementioned pests can and will decimate your coral to the point where many well known professional aquarists will suggest just throwing away the infected coral.

Yes there is the chance of fish parasites also being on the coral and that is why many suggest a fishless QT for coral/inverts. IT is certainly good practice.

 

[Kaimana969]

Yes there is the chance of fish parasites also being on the coral and that is why many suggest a fishless QT for coral/inverts. IT is certainly good practice.

So do you suggest a separate QT for corals from the one you would quarantine fish in and never the two shall meet?

How easy is it to see pests on the corals?

 

[scuzy]

So do you suggest a separate QT for corals from the one you would quarantine fish in and never the two shall meet?



How easy is it to see pests on the corals?

I quarantine in same tank. Usually my fishes guess through TTM/prazi treatment. Then into the quarantine tank for 2 weeks observation that's where the corals are. If I see ich I would do ttm again.


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[scooter31707]

If you do not treat your QT (w/ fish) with not medications, then yes you can use the same tank. If you have treated that tank with medications, especially CP or Cooper, than you need a separate QT for corals and inverts.