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12/18/2009, 02:35 PM
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quarantine tank question
how long do most people leave new fish in a qt tank before putting them in main tank?
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12/18/2009, 02:58 PM
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I do two weeks for fish, but I think a lot of people do six. I haven't had it happen, but if a fish wasn't eating properly yet I wouldn't put it in the new tank till it did. I'm floating a fish as I type
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12/18/2009, 03:19 PM
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Bare minimum of 4 weeks, preferably 6 to 8. Anything shorter than 4 leaves a high likelihood of missing some common parasites such as ich.
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12/18/2009, 03:20 PM
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do most treat for ich right away or just wait?
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12/18/2009, 03:27 PM
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Ich is prevalent enough that I would treat right off the bat.
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12/18/2009, 04:09 PM
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I speak from experience, QT everything for at least 4 weeks. I lost my frozen-mysis eating mandarin due to not QT'ing a Kole Tang my wife wanted. Not only did I lose the mandarin, but a banggai and the Tang. Now everybody is in my QT tank while I wait for the ich to cycle through the main tank with no hosts...
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12/18/2009, 04:17 PM
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That's good advice for the future. I guess I'll start qt'n longer then. No probs so far, but I won't risk it anymore
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12/18/2009, 05:07 PM
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I always treat fish actively in QT for at least eight weeks against ich to eradicate it.
All commercial sources (also that of any water) , no exceptions. |
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12/18/2009, 05:41 PM
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+1+1+1 qt and wait. This hobby is patience, patience, patience, so qt treat and enjoy.
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12/18/2009, 10:12 PM
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6-8 weeks...observing daily to make sure no issues are surfacing.
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