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I read Paul's post about his method (no quarantine") and I liked it. It sounds logical and it's the way nature works. However, I see that there are way more people who quarantine fish than those who don't. So then his method is not welcomed? And it's not right? What do you think?
(https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-other-way-to-run-a-reef-tank-no-quarantine.534274/)
My guess is more people DO NOT quarantine, they are just less vocal for fear of the "You must Quarantine police" coming down on them.
I never QT. Itch and other parasites/diseases are likely present in most systems whether you QT or not, same as they are in the wild, and healthy fish can fight off the infections. I agre with PaulB that QT might be causing more stress than good.
Its like humans and MRSA, most of us who work in a hospital are colonized with the superbug, if you check our nostrils/skin for the bug a lot test positive. It does not cause us any trouble as we are generally healthy and not prone to infections that in others cause real trouble...