Bringing home wc polys

[Divasen]

Hi guys and gals

I will like to find out wat are must do's went you bring home a wild caught polys for the first, wats the steps to take to make sure the polys has a good life in ur home in regards to the treatment of them with med to prevent ? ,

Step 1........

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[Dr.B]

well TBH i don't worry about all the meds and stuff because i order form JA and they are awesome make sure about the parasites etc..., With other dealers though i would QT them for a couple days and see if they are ok. Make sure they don't have anything hanging off of them. They're eating well etc..., if anything goes wrong get the appropriate Meds. You also have to keep in mind that just cause a poly doesn't eat right away doesn't mean it's sick or anything it may just be uncomfortable and need sometime to adjust. IMO meds aren't always the first step. I think QT would be the first step if you have any doubts on your supplier

 

[JamesF]

It doesn't matter where you get them from, quarantine them. Especially wild caught polys. You want to make sure they don't have macrodactylus worms on them. It's a pain to treat a large tank. Much easier in a small q-tank.

 

[Divasen]

K thanks, so wats the treatment for the worms. I'm looking for all the possible things dat cud come from wc polys

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[lix.ma14]

what species of WC polys and what size of tank?

 

[JamesF]

I've used Jungle Parasite Guard. It works quite well.