Big G
Member
Morning all,
Got myself a little Tiger Nerite. Acclimatised via the drip method for 4 hours. He/she is currently scuttering around my experimental tank where there is no other fauna. Seems quite happy. The plan is to move the critter to my other tank which has a growing community of Blue Dream Neocaradina and no fish. The rationale for placing it in the experimental tank was so that I could let it settle down unhindered and check that it wasn’t dying . Clearly I have no way of knowing if its carrying any longer -term issues or anything bad that could be passed onto the shrimp or plants in the other tank. Only possible issue is a hairline crack running around the front of its shell.
I had settled on three weeks as a period of isolation before transferring for no other reason than a few (not very authoritative) videos where that seemed what they had done.
my questions are therefore;
1) Do I actually need a quarantine period? If so, how long is best?
2) Is the hairline crack a problem and if so is there anything I can do to help the little thing out?
3) What is the likelihood that young Scutter is carrying anything communicable to shrimp or plants
4) Both the Mrs and I have really come to find the Nerite a really interesting addition to the tank and would wonder if anyone can recommend a supplier first hand (ebay etc). Our little chap was shipped in a really small bag with barely more than a couple of tablespoons of water. Maybe this is normal but it seems a bit harsh. Would be reticent about wilfully putting another one through that without further reassurance.
most grateful for your advice
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Got myself a little Tiger Nerite. Acclimatised via the drip method for 4 hours. He/she is currently scuttering around my experimental tank where there is no other fauna. Seems quite happy. The plan is to move the critter to my other tank which has a growing community of Blue Dream Neocaradina and no fish. The rationale for placing it in the experimental tank was so that I could let it settle down unhindered and check that it wasn’t dying . Clearly I have no way of knowing if its carrying any longer -term issues or anything bad that could be passed onto the shrimp or plants in the other tank. Only possible issue is a hairline crack running around the front of its shell.
I had settled on three weeks as a period of isolation before transferring for no other reason than a few (not very authoritative) videos where that seemed what they had done.
my questions are therefore;
1) Do I actually need a quarantine period? If so, how long is best?
2) Is the hairline crack a problem and if so is there anything I can do to help the little thing out?
3) What is the likelihood that young Scutter is carrying anything communicable to shrimp or plants
4) Both the Mrs and I have really come to find the Nerite a really interesting addition to the tank and would wonder if anyone can recommend a supplier first hand (ebay etc). Our little chap was shipped in a really small bag with barely more than a couple of tablespoons of water. Maybe this is normal but it seems a bit harsh. Would be reticent about wilfully putting another one through that without further reassurance.
most grateful for your advice
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