QT or not QT

MrBunny · 02/26/2009, 05:43 PM

Should I QT a pistol goby combo or not qt them?

kaingers2 · 02/26/2009, 05:59 PM

If you have a QT tank sure. I have never QTed any of my fish, but I would highly recommended if you are adding them to a large system with a lot of other fish. It also helps get the fish use to your light cycle and feeding schedule.

KarlBob · 02/26/2009, 06:44 PM

What kaingers2 said.

Really, if you have a quarantine tank, you should quarantine every living thing you put in your tank. The shrimp and goby would probably appreciate it very much if they had a rock to hide under, but they should be fine.

Does everyone do it? No.
Should we? Yes.
We have hundreds, often thousands of dollars wrapped up in our tanks, and one sick fish or infested coral can cause a disaster.

Ragman Jones · 02/26/2009, 07:08 PM

Sorry for bumping in here, but whats QT mean?

0b1 · 02/26/2009, 07:14 PM

quarantine

MrBunny · 02/26/2009, 07:32 PM

is there anything I should be looking for in the shrimp? behaviors or parasites or what not?

02/26/2009, 05:43 PM	#1
MrBunny Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 240	QT or not QT Should I QT a pistol goby combo or not qt them?

02/26/2009, 06:44 PM	#3
KarlBob Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Laveen, AZ Posts: 2,309	What kaingers2 said. Really, if you have a quarantine tank, you should quarantine every living thing you put in your tank. The shrimp and goby would probably appreciate it very much if they had a rock to hide under, but they should be fine. Does everyone do it? No. Should we? Yes. We have hundreds, often thousands of dollars wrapped up in our tanks, and one sick fish or infested coral can cause a disaster. __________________ Later, KarlBob Current Tank Info: No tanks for now. Starting over in Austin sometime next year.

02/26/2009, 05:59 PM	#2
kaingers2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 8	If you have a QT tank sure. I have never QTed any of my fish, but I would highly recommended if you are adding them to a large system with a lot of other fish. It also helps get the fish use to your light cycle and feeding schedule.

02/26/2009, 07:08 PM	#4
Ragman Jones Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 36	Sorry for bumping in here, but whats QT mean?

02/26/2009, 07:14 PM	#5
0b1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Philly Posts: 104	quarantine

02/26/2009, 07:32 PM	#6
MrBunny Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 240	is there anything I should be looking for in the shrimp? behaviors or parasites or what not?