Starfish question on quarantine

GRVY · 09/14/2019, 02:20 PM

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.

ali1 · 09/14/2019, 06:01 PM

no starfish in new tanks. Let it mature over 2 yrs

GRVY · 09/14/2019, 08:17 PM

Understood. Thanks

mndfreeze · 09/14/2019, 09:02 PM

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.

09/14/2019, 02:20 PM	#1
GRVY Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 18	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
ali1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 997	no starfish in new tanks. Let it mature over 2 yrs __________________ 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
GRVY Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 18	Understood. Thanks

09/14/2019, 09:02 PM	#4
mndfreeze Invert Sexy Time! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 2,255	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.