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Coral Dip Equivalent for Fish or Shrimp?


sublunary

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Hi All,

 

I've got a 12 gallon all-in-one that's been limping along for a few years now.  (There was a power-failure related tank crash and I never got things back to normal.)  Several weeds have overrun it, including caulerpa, bubble algae, aiptasia, and some nasty goo that looks like the same stuff in this thread:

 

 

So. The plan is to take the few live things I want to save - yasha, pistol shrimp, leather, porcelain crab - quarantine them, throw the whole rest of the mess away and start from scratch in a new tank.

 

So here's my question - is there a way to make sure none of these pests travels into quarantine with the fish and arthropods?  I know there are coral dips that will minimize what hitches a ride on corals and rocks.  Is there anything similar that I can do for motile critters?  I'm mostly concerned about bubble algae spores and the nasty goo.

 

Thanks in advance.

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I use Ruby Reef Hydroplex.  I have used it on fish, shrimp, crabs, and snails.

 

I can't really attest to how effective it is, and I'm actually a bit suspicious whether or not it does anything at all.

 

However, I did experience a case of persistent lymphocystis on an injured dottyback that cleared up quickly after treatment (10 minute dip) with it, but that could have been unrelated... sample size of one.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Thank you both!  I'll look into the hydroplex and freshwater dips to see if either seems like it will help. Even if I might be fine without them, I really want to take no chances with this restart.

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I ended up doing an iodine dip on the leather and nothing for the shrimp and fish.  They've been chilling in QT for a couple of weeks now with no signs of issues.  I'll be setting up the new display this weekend, so I will have plenty of time to make sure no algae/etc made it into the QT while the display cycles.

 

Thanks for your guidance everyone!

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