quarantine

Has anyone found a vet in CT that is willing to write a prescription for Chloroquine? Would love to order some from Dimondback to have on hand for quarantine.

I've heard that Jason's corals are pretty pest free, i just received a gift card for Christmas and was wondering what people's thoughts on whether or not I should QT the Acros I'm ordering. Thanks

Will dipping corals for pests eventually lead to superbugs? Real world example: Antibiotics are currently over-used in our world, and are leading to antibiotic resistant bugs. Antibacterial soap is being banned in parts of the world due to the development of resistant strains of bacteria...

Hi All, I recently ordered an ornate leopard wrasse (Macropharyngodon ornatus) and she came on Tuesday. Initially, she dove to the bottom and skated around looking for sand. I "helped" her from the glass to the sand bowl and have seen her a few times since. She looks ok for now, but I just...

I'm looking to make a quarantine tank out of one of my 36"x12"x12" acrylic tanks This one has a 1" drain with two 3/4"returns on top. I dont want to use a sump and the sponge filter with air pump I got is too loud. I was looking at canister filters where I could just run a sponge in the...

Hi All, I am in the process of researching/purchasing a sand dwelling wrasse. Since these fish need a sand bed to sleep in, how would you go about medicating? I plan on observing and doing prazi only, as long as there is no problems noted. Will sand absorb prazi? Thanks!

i just saw a white thing on one of my dwarf angelfish last night. This morning it is gone but there is a spot of discoloration where I saw the thing. These fish are already in QT so can I dose copper and Prazipro general cure melafix? Also, if it is flat worms will that effect my corals that are...

I am setting up a new 96 gallon reef tank. I always quarantine new fish and for this new build I have a 20 gallon frag tank/holding tank to also quarantine new corals (once they have been dipped). My plan is to watch new specimens a minimum of 6-8 weeks before introducing them to the new tank...

hi everyone, This is an update to an earlier post i had qt-ing 2 firefish in a 13g. So far: 1) 5 m freshwater dip, then placed in qt. 2) days 1-5 praxipro, clean qt 25% water change 3) days 6-10 2nd dose praxipro, 25% water change Cupramine 1) days 1-13 of cupramine after praxi, both firefish...

I just completed a 9 week quarantine period on 2 clowns... all went great! I am thinking of getting another fish (Midas Blenny) started in quarantine. I will clean the QT tank first, but do I need to start over with a new sponge filter in my AquaClear HOB filter? It seems i would have a...

Hey guys, first heres a little backstory, i have a 75 gallon mixed reef that i recently just lost all my fish due to ich, it was entirely my fault because i thought i could get away without quarantining. so needless to say i went out the other day and bought a 10 gallon quarantine tank but was...

hi everyone, I currently have 2 firefish in a 13g qt, i started them w a 5m fresh water dip them on praxipro for 5 days, cleaned and redosed tank after 5 days more w praxipro. After day 10, i started using cupramine increasing lvls over a 2day period to match the 0.5 copper lvl needed. I...

hi all. I’ve had this pj cardinal in quarantine since I had an ich outbreak in my tank. He is currently being treated with CP and I noticed his fins have a black edge and are partially gone. He sits next to the heater a lot in the QT so I can’t decide if he’s burned his fins, has fin rot, or...

Now who do I adjust & which direction? Plan was to float new bags, match salinity & throw into QT, no drip acclimation. QT has been running about a week - no meds yet as I wanted to start everyone at the same time once they were all eating well. Fish in there from LiveAquaria who showed up...

Hey all, I got super lucky and will be purchasing a Golden Dwarf Moray Eel from a LFS here and was wondering about quarantine methods. I reviewed some quarantine threads and have done so before for fish, but never for eels. I want to make sure that I do this right the first time around...

I need some help identifying if something is off with my little clown. He's in my second system and the display refugium now. I put him through a full duration of Furan-2 to address if the white skin mark was a slime coat issue or an infection from a wound. I just put him back after being in...

I set up a quarantine tank (20 Long) with no sand or rock. It has a hang on filter with some carbon in a small bag. When not using the tank what do you do to keep it ready so if I buy some fish on impulse it will be ready to go, Can you cover it to prevent evaporation? Do you need to keep...

Hey guys, how is it going? My tank is cycling yet but I want to add a cleaning crew in a few weeks, but I'm not sure if I should QT them. I read somewhere that inverts don't get Ich, so I shouldn't QT them. I plan on QT the clownfish when I add them, but should I do the same with the cleaning...

When setting up a quarantine tank should you add bacteria to the water or just leave it as fresh salt water? Its just very basic, small pump with foam filter, very small basic skimmer, no heater since the room is 26C (I live in the desert so better with a chiller ) (ignore the temperature it's...

Like the name says -Permanent Quarantine does any one have a set up that they leave up 365 days a year to QT fish? could you just have a system set up with live rock, skimmer, heater, pumps, sump, and treat the tank, with prazi or copper or hypo, if a fish does get a disease while in the QT...

I am fortunate in that so far I have not had a flat worm or red bug in my tank....but never say never and I am more and more concerned as I get more corals in the tank. Up until now when I get a new frag or coral I 1) Float the bag to equalize the temperature 2) Drip acclimate the new addition...

hi everyone, Just wanted to get opinions or experiences w using cupramine during qt period of 3-4 weeks of certain fish. Ive had good exp w it and no issues w the fish i have but ive heard certain dwarf angels like the flame is more sensitive to copper. I am considering either the flame...

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I received a Starlicki damsel and a Tomini tang from Divers Den on Friday. temp acclimated , matched the QT tank water to their water, and released. Saturday they were out and about and swimming well and eating. I did not take notice of their breathing Saturday. Today they are still eating...

I have 7 fish in my quarantine tank due to an ich attack. I have been doing water change ever 2 days but I notice that the ich is gone but my fish are barely swimming. I measured ammonia level and it is present in my tank between 0.25 and 0.5 . Do you have any advice to reduce the ammonia level...