yaksaredabomb
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I recently ordered a "Quick Crew (15 Gallon)" from reefcleaners.org. I also ordered 1x "Red Gracilaria" and 1x "Chaeto". They arrived last Thursday and I put them in a 20L QT tank filled with 10G of my DT water, a couple (very) small powerheads and an air-driven sponge filter. I also put the macro in the QT. About 25W of LED lighting about 15" above water with 60 degree optics (2' strip of alternating 5 NW and 5 RB wired in series @ 750ma).
They're for my 18-month old 75G FOWLR which has very little for a CUC currently. I always quarantine all new fish, and I ordered this same "quick crew" a couple months ago and quarantined them for a month - but very few snails survived and the macro died. I think it was probably the less-than-ideal quarantine tank conditions along with not getting enough food.
I'm debating transferring this crew to the DT after only a few days or maybe a couple weeks at most, since I've found conflicting views on the need to quarantine snails. I'd like to get some more input first though before cutting the quarantine short.
I did a lot of searching before writing this post and I did come up with about a dozen threads than may apply. Here's a sampling of what I found with links and brief summaries:
TL1000RSqid says don't
bunzaroo says don't, niqiri says do for 8-12 wks, AJSTITAN14 says 8-12 wks is silly
AquariumBiology implies don't, BEASTIEPEDENT says don't
mscarpena says don't but warns of "pyramid snails", Airwolf75 says 2 weeks, Romulox234 and suta4242 say don't
About a knobby star, NeonFish says they'll use QT with UV
pagojoe says QT for a few hours to reduce stress only
About peppermint shrimp, Guygettnby says QT for a few days (but has been lax himself)
julianp says QT all inverts and macro for 6 weeks
julianp used a QT for an IPSF "Mix-N-Match" order of macro and snails
FW dip and QT is discussed (barely) for clams
LeslieH says stars need to be quarantined ("just like any other item coming into a tank")
racrumrine says no need to QT (in this case) due to just starting out and IPSF being reputable company, but says "be suspicious of" anything added after and mentions pyramid shaped snails
So what's the verdict? Should I continue QT-ing the snails and macro for full 4 weeks? If so, what should I feed them to ensure they stay healthy? Should I QT only the snails, only the macro? Just do 1 week? How bad are "pyramid snails"?
Any advice would be helpful. I don't want to risk my DT but I also don't want to wait a month and kill off half the crew and probably the macro if I don't have to.
Thanks!
They're for my 18-month old 75G FOWLR which has very little for a CUC currently. I always quarantine all new fish, and I ordered this same "quick crew" a couple months ago and quarantined them for a month - but very few snails survived and the macro died. I think it was probably the less-than-ideal quarantine tank conditions along with not getting enough food.
I'm debating transferring this crew to the DT after only a few days or maybe a couple weeks at most, since I've found conflicting views on the need to quarantine snails. I'd like to get some more input first though before cutting the quarantine short.
I did a lot of searching before writing this post and I did come up with about a dozen threads than may apply. Here's a sampling of what I found with links and brief summaries:
TL1000RSqid says don't
bunzaroo says don't, niqiri says do for 8-12 wks, AJSTITAN14 says 8-12 wks is silly
AquariumBiology implies don't, BEASTIEPEDENT says don't
mscarpena says don't but warns of "pyramid snails", Airwolf75 says 2 weeks, Romulox234 and suta4242 say don't
About a knobby star, NeonFish says they'll use QT with UV
pagojoe says QT for a few hours to reduce stress only
About peppermint shrimp, Guygettnby says QT for a few days (but has been lax himself)
julianp says QT all inverts and macro for 6 weeks
julianp used a QT for an IPSF "Mix-N-Match" order of macro and snails
FW dip and QT is discussed (barely) for clams
LeslieH says stars need to be quarantined ("just like any other item coming into a tank")
racrumrine says no need to QT (in this case) due to just starting out and IPSF being reputable company, but says "be suspicious of" anything added after and mentions pyramid shaped snails
So what's the verdict? Should I continue QT-ing the snails and macro for full 4 weeks? If so, what should I feed them to ensure they stay healthy? Should I QT only the snails, only the macro? Just do 1 week? How bad are "pyramid snails"?
Any advice would be helpful. I don't want to risk my DT but I also don't want to wait a month and kill off half the crew and probably the macro if I don't have to.
Thanks!
