dipping new fish ?

[jerl77]

i am going to start qt all the fish that comes in the house. do you guys dip them in anything before they go in the qt tank?
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[Murfman]

No need to dip, unless you buy them with something already. No need to add additional stress.

 

[KLR]

I dip certain fish in freshwater or copper. Mainly tangs and other fish that get ich fairly easy

 

[VegasRick]

I give all new fish a freshwater dip

 

[divewsharks]

i am going to start qt all the fish that comes in the house. do you guys dip them in anything before they go in the qt tank?
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QT and observe, dips are stressful; no need to pile on the stress unless needed.

 

[secretreefer]

I give all new fish a freshwater dip

I just put low flow fresh water into the same bag i get the fish in. let the bag keep overflowing until you think it has pretty much all fresh water in the bag, I let it sit for maybe 3-5 minutes. always keep a watchful eye for stress then dump most of the water out into the sink and plop my fish in the display. seems to work for me. i used to QT with chemicals but lost more fish that way even after following directions on the bottles to a "T".