Disease Question

badboy1 · 03-01-2006, 05:38 PM

I plan on setting up a reef tank w/ live rock, live sand, sessile invertebrates and shrimp or crabs. Will I have to worry about any diseases entering the tank that I would not be able to safely treat?

**Fishfirst** · 03-01-2006, 07:19 PM

Yes, indeed you will... at least if you don't quarentine fish before introduction, and treat them with a combination of fw dips, parasite treatment, and possibly a bacterial/fungal medication. Corals, inverts, and liverock should also be quarentined with adequite lighting but not in the same system as the fish because of the medications used. I try to quarentine everything I get.

badboy1 · 03-02-2006, 02:26 PM

If I don't plan on adding any fish to the tank, would I still have to quarantine live rock and have to worry about diseases?

**TheOldSalt** · 03-03-2006, 07:06 AM

Coral diseases, yes. Things like Blackband disease, for example, or infections which cause RTN ( rapid tissue necrosis ).

However, the odds of getting either of these from just your live rock aren't very great. Either quarantine the rock separately or just let the tank run without fish or corals for several weeks to be on the safe side.

03-01-2006, 05:38 PM	#1
badboy1 Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 24 User Feedback: (0)	Disease Question I plan on setting up a reef tank w/ live rock, live sand, sessile invertebrates and shrimp or crabs. Will I have to worry about any diseases entering the tank that I would not be able to safely treat? __________________ 30 GALLON: 2 GOLD ANGELFISH 2 MARBLE ANGELFISH 1 PLECO 1 PICTUS CATFISH 29 GALLON: 5 BUENOS AIRES TETRAS 6 RED-EYE TETRAS 20 GALLON: 2 SILVER DOLLARS 2 GERMAN RAM CICHLIDS 5 TIGER BARBS 2 ZEBRA DANIOS 10 GALLON: 1 BLUE GOURAMI 2 SNAKESKIN GOURAMIS 1 PLECO 10 GALLON: 3 GOLD CRESCENT PLATYS 3 ZEBRA DANIOS 3 NEON TETRAS

03-01-2006, 07:19 PM	#2
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,489 User Feedback: (1)	Yes, indeed you will... at least if you don't quarentine fish before introduction, and treat them with a combination of fw dips, parasite treatment, and possibly a bacterial/fungal medication. Corals, inverts, and liverock should also be quarentined with adequite lighting but not in the same system as the fish because of the medications used. I try to quarentine everything I get. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

03-02-2006, 02:26 PM	#3
badboy1 Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 24 User Feedback: (0)	If I don't plan on adding any fish to the tank, would I still have to quarantine live rock and have to worry about diseases? __________________ 30 GALLON: 2 GOLD ANGELFISH 2 MARBLE ANGELFISH 1 PLECO 1 PICTUS CATFISH 29 GALLON: 5 BUENOS AIRES TETRAS 6 RED-EYE TETRAS 20 GALLON: 2 SILVER DOLLARS 2 GERMAN RAM CICHLIDS 5 TIGER BARBS 2 ZEBRA DANIOS 10 GALLON: 1 BLUE GOURAMI 2 SNAKESKIN GOURAMIS 1 PLECO 10 GALLON: 3 GOLD CRESCENT PLATYS 3 ZEBRA DANIOS 3 NEON TETRAS

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TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,034 User Feedback: (5)	Coral diseases, yes. Things like Blackband disease, for example, or infections which cause RTN ( rapid tissue necrosis ). However, the odds of getting either of these from just your live rock aren't very great. Either quarantine the rock separately or just let the tank run without fish or corals for several weeks to be on the safe side.

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