Can I QT this

puffer21 · 07/31/2006, 05:10 PM

Well i know that some fish like a mandarin you are not supposed to QT but can I QT a Yasha goby and a black clown goby. Also do these fish normaly get sick I know some fish like tangs are prone to Ick are these fish. Thanks Puffer21.

puffer21 · 07/31/2006, 06:12 PM

some one has to know

george1098 · 07/31/2006, 06:31 PM

I have no idea, but the only reason I can think of for not quarantining something is if it does not readily eat food preparations. like how mandarins usually don't eat flaked food, and their primary foon source are pods which they hunt for, and may not be alive in the QY tank. Another reason mandarins usually aren't QT's is because they are almost ick resistant because they have a layer of mucus surrounding them.
Ask the people at the LFS if that particular fish eats food preparations, and if possible, get them to show you him eating before you decide to put him n a qt tank or not

puffer21 · 08/02/2006, 04:16 PM

anyone else

Duchess · 08/02/2006, 04:37 PM

Puffer21, always quarantine, no matter how healthy the fish looks at the lfs. It can look healthy and then three weeks later come down with something that will infect your whole tank.

A QT tends to be a pain to maintain but it really is worth it. The recommended QT is for 5-6 weeks.

mike89t · 08/02/2006, 04:52 PM

I had my Yasha in my QT before I put it in my main tank. It eats finely chopped meaty foods.

Here it is after I added it to my Display tank:

puffer21 · 08/08/2006, 02:01 PM

ok thanks everyone

07/31/2006, 05:10 PM	#1
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	Can I QT this Well i know that some fish like a mandarin you are not supposed to QT but can I QT a Yasha goby and a black clown goby. Also do these fish normaly get sick I know some fish like tangs are prone to Ick are these fish. Thanks Puffer21. __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :) Last edited by puffer21; 07/31/2006 at 05:53 PM.

07/31/2006, 06:12 PM	#2
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	some one has to know __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

07/31/2006, 06:31 PM	#3
george1098 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Halifax NS Canada Posts: 1,336	I have no idea, but the only reason I can think of for not quarantining something is if it does not readily eat food preparations. like how mandarins usually don't eat flaked food, and their primary foon source are pods which they hunt for, and may not be alive in the QY tank. Another reason mandarins usually aren't QT's is because they are almost ick resistant because they have a layer of mucus surrounding them. Ask the people at the LFS if that particular fish eats food preparations, and if possible, get them to show you him eating before you decide to put him n a qt tank or not __________________ I'm not as think as you stupid i am Current Tank Info: None at the moment

08/02/2006, 04:16 PM	#4
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	anyone else __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

08/02/2006, 04:52 PM	#6
mike89t Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chandler, Az Posts: 1,889	I had my Yasha in my QT before I put it in my main tank. It eats finely chopped meaty foods. Here it is after I added it to my Display tank: __________________ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. Current Tank Info: Sold my 150G reef tank. :^(

08/02/2006, 04:37 PM	#5
Duchess Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 165	Puffer21, always quarantine, no matter how healthy the fish looks at the lfs. It can look healthy and then three weeks later come down with something that will infect your whole tank. A QT tends to be a pain to maintain but it really is worth it. The recommended QT is for 5-6 weeks.

08/08/2006, 02:01 PM	#7
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	ok thanks everyone __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)