Blue Tang QT for 2 weeks?

todd2000 · 03/10/2006, 09:31 PM

I know "nothing happens fast in this hobby" but im impatiant

. I have had a blue tang in QT for 2 weeks, during this time he has been perfectly healthy, and has eaten since day one, all of the fish in the LFS where I bought him were healthy as well. Is there a huge risk if I were to put him in my display now? Or should I really wait another week or so. My display is kinda boring

scrmbld33 · 03/10/2006, 09:36 PM

wait 2 weeks if you can not worth the risk
or move the qt infront of the display

or take a pic of him and tape to the display

todd2000 · 03/10/2006, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by scrmbld33
wait 2 weeks if you can not worth the risk
or move the qt infront of the display
or take a pic of him and tape to the display

LOL

scrmbld33 · 03/10/2006, 09:43 PM

sorry i meant 2 more weeks,

TippyToeX · 03/10/2006, 09:48 PM

2 weeks is not long enough.

Give it a good 4-6 weeks. You won't regret it.

todd2000 · 03/10/2006, 09:53 PM

I was shooting for 3 weeks, but I guess I'll give it 4

I was hoping for a different answer

LOL

TippyToeX · 03/10/2006, 10:06 PM

Sorry!

Really it's a good thing to stick it out. Some disease does not show up until 2 weeks or more into QT.

todd2000 · 03/10/2006, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TippyToeX
Sorry!

Really it's a good thing to stick it out. Some disease does not show up until 2 weeks or more into QT.

I guess I'll wait

I took enough of a risk putting my Clown, and Yellow Watchman in there without QT, but the've been in there for 4+ weeks, and no problems, so I guess I avoided disaster on that

reverendmaynard · 03/11/2006, 08:52 AM

There was a thread on here recently, started by someone who had his clowns in QT for a week, wondering if it was ok to put them in the display. Turned into a thread about unsuccesfully treating brook pretty quickly.

Keep 'em in QT!

falconut · 03/11/2006, 11:25 AM

Definetly wait 4 weeks minimum. I personally would go with 6 weeks just to be safe w/ a Blue Tang. I assume it's a Hippo?

I had to remove all of my fish because of a Hippo would got Velvet and infected all. I removed all fish for 6 weeks and everything was fine after that. HTH

todd2000 · 03/11/2006, 11:54 AM

Yes it is a hippo

Ain't he cute

LOL

You've all convinced me 4-6 weeks it is. Mabye I'll comprimise and do 5 weeks

Hop · 03/11/2006, 11:55 AM

My first mistake in this hobby was to not quarantine a white cheek tang... Which subsequently wiped out $600 in fish and left my tank fishless for twelve weeks.

Now I religiously quarantine everything for a minimum of six weeks.

Hop · 03/11/2006, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by todd2000
Yes it is a hippo
Ain't he cute LOL

You've all convinced me 4-6 weeks it is. Mabye I'll comprimise and do 5 weeks

Remember that if you do suddenly get ich or another parasite, you will then have to move all your fish to a quarantine tank and treat them. You will then have to leave your display fishless for 6-8 weeks.

An ounce of prevention.... Yeah yeah, I know

todd2000 · 03/11/2006, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hop
Remember that if you do suddenly get ich or another parasite, you will then have to move all your fish to a quarantine tank and treat them. You will then have to leave your display fishless for 6-8 weeks.

An ounce of prevention.... Yeah yeah, I know

Yes yes... I keeping him in QT geeze

LOL. I also made that mistake with my older saltwater tank, put a new royal gramma in there without QT, and killed everything

03/10/2006, 09:31 PM	#1
todd2000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 706	Blue Tang QT for 2 weeks? I know "nothing happens fast in this hobby" but im impatiant . I have had a blue tang in QT for 2 weeks, during this time he has been perfectly healthy, and has eaten since day one, all of the fish in the LFS where I bought him were healthy as well. Is there a huge risk if I were to put him in my display now? Or should I really wait another week or so. My display is kinda boring

03/10/2006, 09:36 PM	#2
scrmbld33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: south jersey 08050 Posts: 2,394	wait 2 weeks if you can not worth the risk or move the qt infront of the display or take a pic of him and tape to the display __________________ a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3

03/10/2006, 09:43 PM	#4
scrmbld33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: south jersey 08050 Posts: 2,394	sorry i meant 2 more weeks, __________________ a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3

03/10/2006, 09:48 PM	#5
TippyToeX Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 10,711	2 weeks is not long enough. Give it a good 4-6 weeks. You won't regret it. __________________ -Amy-

03/10/2006, 10:06 PM	#7
TippyToeX Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 10,711	Sorry! Really it's a good thing to stick it out. Some disease does not show up until 2 weeks or more into QT. __________________ -Amy-

03/10/2006, 09:53 PM	#6
todd2000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 706	I was shooting for 3 weeks, but I guess I'll give it 4 I was hoping for a different answer LOL

03/11/2006, 08:52 AM	#9
reverendmaynard Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: RI Posts: 1,490	There was a thread on here recently, started by someone who had his clowns in QT for a week, wondering if it was ok to put them in the display. Turned into a thread about unsuccesfully treating brook pretty quickly. Keep 'em in QT! __________________ Think for yourself. Question authority. Current Tank Info: 125 gal AGA, setup on 1/1/06; 29 gal seahorse tank, setup 10/21/06

03/11/2006, 11:25 AM	#10
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	Definetly wait 4 weeks minimum. I personally would go with 6 weeks just to be safe w/ a Blue Tang. I assume it's a Hippo? I had to remove all of my fish because of a Hippo would got Velvet and infected all. I removed all fish for 6 weeks and everything was fine after that. HTH __________________ 180 Gallon FOWLR, 40 Gallon Sump and 10 Gallon Refuge. (2) OceanRevive S026 LEDs, ASM G2 Skimmer & SCA-302 Skimmer. Setup since July 2017.

03/11/2006, 11:54 AM	#11
todd2000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 706	Yes it is a hippo Ain't he cute LOL You've all convinced me 4-6 weeks it is. Mabye I'll comprimise and do 5 weeks

03/11/2006, 11:55 AM	#12
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	My first mistake in this hobby was to not quarantine a white cheek tang... Which subsequently wiped out $600 in fish and left my tank fishless for twelve weeks. Now I religiously quarantine everything for a minimum of six weeks. __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)