Clownfish not acting normal! NEED URGENT HELP!

[vetteguy53081]

Quarantine before adding them in main tank? What happens if they don’t have brook, and I put in Ruby Rally?

You are in essence cleansing them before problems happen in the display. Again, assume they have something and exercise caution

 

[Exotrezy]

You are in essence cleansing them before problems happen in the display. Again, assume they have something and exercise caution

Ok, do I do this with only clowns or do i do this with every fish?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ok, do I do this with only clowns or do i do this with every fish?

Each fish- this will save you time and headaches from unnecessary outbreaks moving forward

 

[Tamberav]

With just water right? like no need to add anything such as any medications, also is this for every fish or just clownfish? can I just quarantine other fish for a shorter period of time? and do i need to add ruby rally or anything? can I empty my qt right now and if I were to get a new fish, it would be quarantined by the time my main tank finished fallow so I can add it in?

45 days at 81 is for the fallow period for the tank.

Here is the QT protocol for fish before they go into the display:

This will treat the most common diseases but not brook or uronema.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/current-quarantine-protocol.825055/

 

[Exotrezy]

You don’t need to put anything in the tank, just go fallow.

You can still add inverts during fallow.

Petco does not guarantee fish.

I would quarantine fish even if you get them at a LFS, fish come in sick from there too. The captive fish are often mixed with wilds and wilds are all exposed to each other at wholesalers before they go to the LFS. So disease is passed around.

Talked to petco and explained how they had never told me that the saltwater fish don’t have a refund policy, manager was super nice and ended up refunding both fish!

 

[Tamberav]

Talked to petco and explained how they had never told me that the saltwater fish don’t have a refund policy, manager was super nice and ended up refunding both fish!

That’s awesome! I actually have had good experience with petcos customer service. They have given me really good deals on sick fish (knowingly so no guarantee), but like below wholesale cost and then I take the chance and QT and fix them up.