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09/14/2019, 02:20 PM | #1 |
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Starfish question on quarantine
So I have been reading a ton on quarantining. I saw a post by Humblefish that said starfish don’t need to be quarantined. Why is that? I thought the general rule of thumb is if it is wet it gets quarantined. I know that inverts and corals can’t host ich, velvet, etc but couldn’t they have these diseases in the cyst stage stuck to them?
I have a red fromia and sand sifter stars in my local shop but before I introduce them I want to make sure I do it right. Which would be a better chose? My tank is still in its infancy. 29 gallon tank with life rock and live sand. Tank is fully cycled and getting brown algae already. Thanks. |
09/14/2019, 06:01 PM | #2 |
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no starfish in new tanks. Let it mature over 2 yrs
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Originally Posted by Gogandantess "I'm totally frustrated by this disease. My display has been fallow for 2 months now. If ich happened to mysteriously appear again, I'm giving up and going back to African Cichilds." |
09/14/2019, 08:17 PM | #3 |
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Understood. Thanks
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09/14/2019, 09:02 PM | #4 |
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Starfish don't live well even in larger tanks. Chances are high in a 29G it will slowly starve over a period of months to a year and die.
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