Coming in with parasites and coming in 'sick' are not the same thing; most fish that get 'sick' do so once in the supply chain. Of course fish will come in with parasites, it's just a part of the way nature works. What is different is that the volume of the ocean means animals are more able to co-exist with parasites; as opposed to them being overwhelmed in a captive tank. I think adding a cleaner is poor advice - absent any actual credible data, we will have to agree to disagree on this.
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Simon
Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones!
Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs
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