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09/19/2007, 06:09 PM
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Inspect Your Purchases Carefully
im a little torn about posting this but feel i should.ive been to a lfs twice in the last week and have noticed flat worms in all the display tanks.i questioned the salesperson who said yes definately flatworms.when picking out coral if you see them on others figure there is a good chance they are on the one you are buying too even if you dont see them.so if you see a coral you like check the entire tank mainly shrooms to see if they have tannish spots on them .i would think the lfs would offer to dip your coral but no luck i had to buy a bottle of flatworm exitbut then again i didnt ask them too.i guess i didnt have to buy coral but i really liked them
 just trying to give a heads up i know people invest alot of $ into there tanksjimmer
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09/19/2007, 07:50 PM
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I bought a very nice (aka expensive) piece over the weekend from one of our LFS. When I looked it over at home it was covered with about 50 flatworms. Dipped it to get them off, but now it has not opened up yet. Very, very upsetting.
While it's certainly true that buyer beware and I follow the same procedure for all my coral purchases, I would still like to see them make a better effort to keep their tanks (and hence ours) pest free. |
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09/19/2007, 07:55 PM
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thats what bothered me spartan.they had 2 or 3 6 line wrasse for sale in the fish only tanks.could have dropped them in the coral tanks to get working on the worms.i know its a lot of work to get them out of coral tanks after but that comes with the business
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09/19/2007, 09:13 PM
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i usually always dip in TMPCC(Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure) when i get new items... there are AEFW that will go after acros which is a whole nother case!! but i know what you mean jimmer, but it is kinda hard to control; everytthing that comes in.. with new shipments weekly, and trade ins... but when they do know it is bothersome... when using FW exit be sure to read the directions carefully..
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09/19/2007, 09:18 PM
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It goes without saying that there is a risk when buying livestock regardless of where the items are purchased. In a perfect world there wouldnt be any pests on the coral we buy, but reality is they live in the wild, and therefore are going to be transported to our tanks whether we want them or not.
Another thing to consider is the amount of coral coming in, and going out the door at a LFS. Running a fish/coral business is definately not one of the easiest things to do. There are so many things to consider, and so many things to get done that sometimes things are overlooked. I'm sure that if you would have asked for your peice to be dipped the LFS would be more than happy to make you, the customer, happy. At least thats the way it SHOULD be. |
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09/20/2007, 09:29 AM
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ok - gotta ask, because I'm new to this...
what is the best procedure to dip corals? what should i be dipping them in? |
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09/20/2007, 10:39 AM
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i agree with what most are saying and i will start dipping every purchase.out of the big 3 local stores i dont ever recall seeing these in 2 of the 3 stores tanks ever.not saying they werent there but never seen them.on my last trip these things were everywhere in all tanks.
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09/20/2007, 10:46 AM
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that happened to me.. i ended up tossing all the coral that was infected...
learned my lesson and i now dip everything that goes into my tank..
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09/20/2007, 02:03 PM
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Most dip with tmpc(Tropic Marin Pro coral Cure) or lugols soution. Both are iodide solutions. An additional dip in flatworm exit is also used. Freshwater dips are also good but can be harmfull to some species especially sps.
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09/20/2007, 02:08 PM
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Well put, Tom.
What dips do you use? |
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09/21/2007, 10:03 PM
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what does a flat worm look like? and what damage does it do to the coral?
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09/21/2007, 10:44 PM
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Hard to describe. Pretty much like a flat worm.a sixteenth to an eight of an inch long.If you search the frums for flat worm there are numerous photos. They can multiply quickly and cover a coral smothering it. The acro flatworms may actually eat the coral tissue.
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09/22/2007, 06:37 AM
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Sean - check out Marc web site, he has alot of good info
http://www.melevsreef.com/aefw.html |
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#19
09/22/2007, 10:06 PM
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