Should you quarantine shrimp and snails?

[Kirsten]

Hypothetical question. I imagine inverts' diseases and parasites would probably be very different from fish. Should you quarantine them before adding them to a fish tank? Obviously, if it's a shrimp tank, keeping new shrimp separate for awhile to observe any illness is a good idea, but if these are the first inverts you're adding to a fish tank?

Is there any medication or treatment you'd give them as a precaution?

[Colu]

I would Quarantine they can bring in parasites i wouldn't  worry as much about disease transmission

Edited February 6, 2021 by Colu

[JettsPapa]

I'm not aware of any diseases or parasites that shrimp carry that would affect fish.

Snails, on the other hand, according to what I've been told can carry parasites which will affect fish.  I don't know if it's true, but I did lose a rainbowfish shortly after introducing some rams horn snails into the tank.  After that I put new snails in a quarantine tank and treat with General Cure before moving them to a display tank.

[MDoc]

You're probably supposed to quarantine them... but I never do.  😅