Hi everyone, do I really need to quarantine AND TREAT this fish?
I have been reefing for almost 2 years now never have I quarantined.
yesterday I bought this beautiful blue hippo at the LFS. The fish is currently in a separate tank because everyone recommended I quarantine it because they’re known for ich.
Now I’ve never quarantined a fish but I will if I absolutely must.
The fish looks good, no white spots and is eating. But is hiding a lot I’m assuming its just stressing a bit from all the moving it around.
After staying up and reading online I found out there’s ich, flukes, velvet, and a ton of other stuff I need to worry about… scary stuff
if I do quarantine I have copper power on hand, but I’m not sure if this will take care of all the possibilities. I was also told to use general cure after treating with copper. Is all this really necessary for a healthy looking fish? Or would observing it for a couple of weeks be good enough?
Partially worried because Im not even sure if all the fish in the current display are 100% clean since I’ve never quarantined and I don’t think the previous owner did either. Every one looks and acts healthy.
I have been reefing for almost 2 years now never have I quarantined.
yesterday I bought this beautiful blue hippo at the LFS. The fish is currently in a separate tank because everyone recommended I quarantine it because they’re known for ich.
Now I’ve never quarantined a fish but I will if I absolutely must.
The fish looks good, no white spots and is eating. But is hiding a lot I’m assuming its just stressing a bit from all the moving it around.
After staying up and reading online I found out there’s ich, flukes, velvet, and a ton of other stuff I need to worry about… scary stuff
if I do quarantine I have copper power on hand, but I’m not sure if this will take care of all the possibilities. I was also told to use general cure after treating with copper. Is all this really necessary for a healthy looking fish? Or would observing it for a couple of weeks be good enough?
Partially worried because Im not even sure if all the fish in the current display are 100% clean since I’ve never quarantined and I don’t think the previous owner did either. Every one looks and acts healthy.