Adding new fish

[Brah02]

I currently have 7 fish (purple tilefish, two clowns, Midas blenny, springeri dottyback, yellow watchman, neon blue goby) in quarantine and they’ve been there about a month, due to ick outbreak in my display. They have about 45 days left in QT.

My coral beauty, yellow tang, yellow corris (died from unknown wrasse disease not ick) and white tail tang all didn’t make it.

My local fish store will have marine life 20% off this weekend. They don’t have all the fish I lost in stock, but would it be bad to add 2-3 fish into the QT and start a copper treatment over? Or do I not add anything until my display tank is done going fallow to put the new fish in an empty qt?

 

[Rocks reef]

I'd honestly hold off so you don't risk introducing anything.
Also, Dr. Reef Quarantined Fish sells already QT'd fish.

 

[EuphyllinOHk]

Introducing any new fish would reset the timer on quarantine since you won't know if they have anything.

How big is the QT tank? Sounds like they'd be bumping elbows if they had any :0

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

LFS's have sales almost every month. I'm willing to bet a beer that the next sale will be fathers day weekend.

 

[Brah02]

Introducing any new fish would reset the timer on quarantine since you won't know if they have anything.

How big is the QT tank? Sounds like they'd be bumping elbows if they had any :0

They'd be in the QT for 45 days, so resetting the timer wouldn't be a big deal, right? The tank is a 45G breeder. I probably would either get the tangs (they're small) or the wrasse and coral beauty, wouldn't get all. 20% off the White tail would be a pretty good discount, same with the yellow.

 

[EuphyllinOHk]

They'd be in the QT for 45 days, so resetting the timer wouldn't be a big deal, right? The tank is a 45G breeder. I probably would either get the tangs (they're small) or the wrasse and coral beauty, wouldn't get all. 20% off the White tail would be a pretty good discount, same with the yellow.

If you just started, maybe not. Just something to consider.

I think I'd be more concerned about the bioload and aggression. That'd be a lot of fish; in the QT and reintroduced to the DT in a month and a half. I might be overthinking, but that's something I would pay attention to as quarantine progresses. You could add more hiding spots, but that would make it harder to keep an eye on the more sheepish inhabitants and it becomes a pain to clean. PVC elbows become detritus magnets and no one ever enjoyed me flipping them over to clean up :(

I try to play things on the low and slow side. As Mojo said, there will certainly be other sales; I'll double that beer bet.