How to move fish from a tank with Dino's?

Reef_junkie91 · 10/28/2016, 11:02 AM

Hello I have a friend that is taking down his tank and wants to give me a couple fish. They include regal tang, purple tang, purple firefish, flame angel, naked clown and a yellow watchman goby. How would I go about this? I do not want to get Dino's in my tank. Some threads I read say that fish will not carry it, but others say they will carry it in their slime coat. Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

tkeracer619 · 10/28/2016, 05:09 PM

I don't necessarily think it's a problem. Pretty sure they are almost always present but based on conditions they may or may not be an issue. Same with cyano.

I've gotten plenty of frags that had plague dinos and cyano on them only to have it die off after only being on that one frag for a little while.

I could be completely wrong though so I'd wait for others to respond.

Reefer40b · 10/29/2016, 03:17 AM

I agree with Tkeracer619

Also have got multiple frags that had dinos and cyano, they will just die off. Everywhere I go someone has some type of algae.

But then again we both could be completely wrong, just going off my experience though.

pisanoal · 10/29/2016, 03:47 AM

Are you not going to do your own QT on them? If you did, I would think TTM would stand a pretty good chance of getting rid of any hitchhiking dinos. By the time you put them through that much new water, you would be in good shape.

I guess if you trust the source well enough and know they have strict QT, you could always acclimate them in one bucket, transfer them to a second bucket with tank water, taking as little water as possible, then do one more for good measure, then into your DT.

But as others have said, most algae is present in most systems, so unless yours is brand new and you started with dry rock and sand... I have had minor dino outbreaks in the past, only to have them subside. Never got to what I would consider a problem. If conditions aren't right for them, they wont grow. The above would be a precaution if you wanted to take the extra steps.

10/28/2016, 11:02 AM	#1
Reef_junkie91 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 95	How to move fish from a tank with Dino's? Hello I have a friend that is taking down his tank and wants to give me a couple fish. They include regal tang, purple tang, purple firefish, flame angel, naked clown and a yellow watchman goby. How would I go about this? I do not want to get Dino's in my tank. Some threads I read say that fish will not carry it, but others say they will carry it in their slime coat. Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

10/28/2016, 05:09 PM	#2
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	I don't necessarily think it's a problem. Pretty sure they are almost always present but based on conditions they may or may not be an issue. Same with cyano. I've gotten plenty of frags that had plague dinos and cyano on them only to have it die off after only being on that one frag for a little while. I could be completely wrong though so I'd wait for others to respond. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

10/29/2016, 03:17 AM	#3
Reefer40b Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 248	I agree with Tkeracer619 Also have got multiple frags that had dinos and cyano, they will just die off. Everywhere I go someone has some type of algae. But then again we both could be completely wrong, just going off my experience though.

10/29/2016, 03:47 AM	#4
pisanoal Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 705	Are you not going to do your own QT on them? If you did, I would think TTM would stand a pretty good chance of getting rid of any hitchhiking dinos. By the time you put them through that much new water, you would be in good shape. I guess if you trust the source well enough and know they have strict QT, you could always acclimate them in one bucket, transfer them to a second bucket with tank water, taking as little water as possible, then do one more for good measure, then into your DT. But as others have said, most algae is present in most systems, so unless yours is brand new and you started with dry rock and sand... I have had minor dino outbreaks in the past, only to have them subside. Never got to what I would consider a problem. If conditions aren't right for them, they wont grow. The above would be a precaution if you wanted to take the extra steps.