Miami Reef
Clam Fanatic
Tank is 300 gallons cycled and stable. I have a UV sterilizer rated for 600 gallon tanks.
I added a few fish a few weeks ago (no quarantine) and today I ordered 3 tangs from live aquaria (not divers den).
I purchased intending not to quarantine, but I made some research and decided I should quarantine at least for the fish’s stress reduction. That will increase probability of them staying alive.
Anyway, I set the quarantine tank the night before they were delivered and when I received the fish I added them to the tank.
long story short: They were laying on the floor and NOT doing well. Maybe ammonia? I added prime a day before. Maybe the tank wasn’t oxygenated properly? Maybe the PH was off? I don’t know because I didn’t test anything.
I immediately added the dying fish to my main tank, because this cycling tank would kill them off faster than the ich or whatever parasite they may carry.
The new tangs are doing very well! Eating seaweed and the Rods food. Swimming around. They look much happier.
I have a full quarantine system that I went out and bought. I really like the idea of quarantining fish. Providing them with the stress free environment while monitoring their food intake sounds like such a great idea. I can also inspect if they have any parasites.
I plan to properly cycle this tank because I’m going to add more fish to my main display in a month from now.
Am I dumb for quarantining new fish starting now? My tank for sure has ich, even though I haven’t seen any on the fish that have been previously in the tank for a month prior.
I probably won’t quarantine corals or inverts...too long for me.
In the very least, quarantining can at least give them the dead fishes body so I can get a return from live aquaria. I know it’s probably awful to think of fish like that, but in the big tank fish would just disappear without evidence. Especially in my previous wall-style rockwork.
I added a few fish a few weeks ago (no quarantine) and today I ordered 3 tangs from live aquaria (not divers den).
I purchased intending not to quarantine, but I made some research and decided I should quarantine at least for the fish’s stress reduction. That will increase probability of them staying alive.
Anyway, I set the quarantine tank the night before they were delivered and when I received the fish I added them to the tank.
long story short: They were laying on the floor and NOT doing well. Maybe ammonia? I added prime a day before. Maybe the tank wasn’t oxygenated properly? Maybe the PH was off? I don’t know because I didn’t test anything.
I immediately added the dying fish to my main tank, because this cycling tank would kill them off faster than the ich or whatever parasite they may carry.
The new tangs are doing very well! Eating seaweed and the Rods food. Swimming around. They look much happier.
I have a full quarantine system that I went out and bought. I really like the idea of quarantining fish. Providing them with the stress free environment while monitoring their food intake sounds like such a great idea. I can also inspect if they have any parasites.
I plan to properly cycle this tank because I’m going to add more fish to my main display in a month from now.
Am I dumb for quarantining new fish starting now? My tank for sure has ich, even though I haven’t seen any on the fish that have been previously in the tank for a month prior.
I probably won’t quarantine corals or inverts...too long for me.
In the very least, quarantining can at least give them the dead fishes body so I can get a return from live aquaria. I know it’s probably awful to think of fish like that, but in the big tank fish would just disappear without evidence. Especially in my previous wall-style rockwork.
