Russian Roulette is not a game for sissies, but that is what we are playing every time we add a new coral, rock, or invertebrate to our tanks.
Some of the nasty creatures washed off from a single dip. Note the white Montipora eating nudibranchs. So I will assume that most new corals will not be going into quarantine, so they will need to be aggressively managed instead. While I have quarantine tanks for all of my new fish and corals, I realize that most of us, for whatever reason, do not. Just like fish, corals need to be cleaned, dipped and if possible quarantined. And unfortunately, once these coral pests are introduced into a tank it is difficult to impossible to remove them. I know that shops and online stores will guarantee that their corals are pest-free, but I would not take frags from my mother without dipping them and even better dipping and placing them in quarantine.ĭespite our best intentions, something bad can be introduced any time we add something new to our tanks. After getting corals via the internet or from a local shop they need to be treated for parasites, infections, and other maladies that we do not want to introduce into a tank.