Do you have to quarantine corals?

Do you have to quarantine corals?

LFS had new corals in. I'll say I'm a beginner with corals but do have a Derasa clam and torch coral. Both doing great.
I like the tree or branch type of corals. I see tanks where the top of LR is covered with them. But might just get some zoa to start. LFS doesn't have the tree type.

Here what they have. Any advice on these? For my 100g tank. And how to QT. My 30g QT is ready. Any meds? I ask because with fish you watch their behavior.

Button polyp
Long polyp leather
Dragon eye zoanthid
Pinwheel zoa
Pompom Xenia
Orange/ green zoanthid
Pulsing Xenia

 

All of those you will want to dip before adding to your tank, most soft corals have some type of nudibranch that preys on them.

I've never heard of quarantining corals though, just dip, acclimate, and introduce. If you have certain fish that may eat corals, keep an eye on them.

By tree/branching corals, I assume you mean SPS like acropora?

 

^ as he said.

 

I keep all of my new coral purchases or trades in a bare bottom QT/hospital tank for at least several days while I treat them. By using a bare bottom and elevating the corals on some eggcrate I can see the worms, red bugs and pests that drop off of them and siphon them off the bottom.

 

^YUP. Thats why I like to qt coral.

 

Well, there's your answer lol. Personally I never QT'd corals just because while I acclimate then after a dip, you can usually see the pests dropping off in the bucket/bag.

 

Great info guys!!
What is the dip? Freshwater dip?

 

Coral Rx

 

Yeah, its an iodine based dip, you can search for DIY coral dips if you don't want to spend as much.

 

Think I'll get a zoa and the pulsing Xenia. Looked both up and seem good for me