Advice on QT for Green Mandarin

[Reef AquaCult]

Good information. Thanks everyone.

With all this info in mind, how do you think this would work?

I could add substrate and feed my QT under a fuge light until it is overgrown with algae and add chaeto and pods from my DT fuge. Add some acclimated black mollies until they are happy. Once I have lots of pods visible add the Mandarin.

If the Mandarin is a carrier the mollies would get sick....

This way I would know if the Mandarin is safe for the DT. I could take it back to LFS if not and treat the mollies with copper.

This is a great plan! BTW the Petco near me (I know there are plenty of bad stories about Petco) currently has captive bred mandarins (likely Biota) for $49. They are very tiny and would be easier to keep in a QT since their pod demand would be less due to their size. Plus they are aquacultured, another bonus. If you have a Petco that carries saltwater they may be able to order you one - you could ask them to leave it in the bag until you get it, so its not exposed to their system.

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

What about using CP? I recently started using it and I have to say the one dose and done is really easy and much safer than copper.

 

[calvertc425]

cupramine should be fine ive used it with qt mandarins

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/mandarin-qt.402946/
https://www.ultimatereef.net/threads/chloroquine-phosphate-treatment-which-fish.816416/

 

[Cbones1979]

Can you use safety stop on mandarin then into QT for a month or so to watch for visible illness then into dt?

 

[Cbones1979]

Can you use safety stop on mandarin then into QT for a month or so to watch for visible illness then into dt?

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[marinehead]

Good information. Thanks everyone.

With all this info in mind, how do you think this would work?

I could add substrate and feed my QT under a fuge light until it is overgrown with algae and add chaeto and pods from my DT fuge. Add some acclimated black mollies until they are happy. Once I have lots of pods visible add the Mandarin.

If the Mandarin is a carrier the mollies would get sick....

This way I would know if the Mandarin is safe for the DT. I could take it back to LFS if not and treat the mollies with copper.

Just got two biota captive bred mandarin, but Petco decided to put it in their display tank instead of holding them in the bag for me .

how did this method work for you?