Won a watermelon mushroom--- dip?

[nashorn]

Do I need to dip it?

 

[gsengel]

It's not the mushroom you need to worry about, but rather the rock it's on. A dip won't hurt it so you should probably do it.

 

[Po-vegas reefer]

always dip everything going into your tank

 

[TimTen]

dip, everything, one of my frags looked great from the swap. I dip, see 2 flat worms float off, I seperated it from the rock and found nothing but eggs on the underside.

 

[fishme]

plat worms

plat worms

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9211138#post9211138 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TimTen
dip, everything, one of my frags looked great from the swap. I dip, see 2 flat worms float off, I seperated it from the rock and found nothing but eggs on the underside.

newbie question: any pics on the platform? are they the one looks like snails? ... but plat

 

[sfsuphysics]

Yeah I got one particular frag and looked like a flatworm floated off, I was half tempted to just throw the whole damn thing away, no frag is worth that potential grief, and that half won. I dont' need that crap in my tank.

 

[MrMikeB]

Another newbie question: How long do you dip it? Are you referring to a freshwater dip or Iodine?

 

[sfsuphysics]

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[bookfish]

Re: Won a watermelon mushroom--- dip?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9210383#post9210383 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nashorn
Do I need to dip it?

If it's the one from aquatic bliss, it was dipped and blown off before being bagged for the swap. However, no dip is really a 100% guarantee and many pests that may be present as eggs need to hatch to be effected by dips. Short answer: dip then quarantine everything. No exceptions. Ever. HTH.