Hello everyone,
First of all - I did research many places for this, including many threads on R2R, YT, books, etc. I feel I still have inadequate information.
Soon I will begin stocking a 125G tank. I've heard things such as "quarantine all fish". And I've heard "add all tangs at the same time". "Add all clowns at the same time". etc. For compatibility reasons.
However, I've also heard... "don't add too many fish at once". Additionally, if I add let's say all my tangs at the same time that'd be like 3+ fish... Do I then quarantine them in the same tank? That doesn't seem smart due to how small quarantine tanks are and the fact that one can infect the other two. Etc.
Finally, if I buy multiple fish at once, should I quarantine them in the same or different tanks? Different tanks would make sense due to medical/water quality reasons. Same tank would make sense due to logistical convenience and the fact you're buying them at once "to get used to" eachother.. Correct?
How do I reconcile this conflicting information? To re-iterate, the prudent thing to do (IMO) would be to just add 1 tang at a time. But I've heard that's a bad idea.
Thanks in advance everyone.
First of all - I did research many places for this, including many threads on R2R, YT, books, etc. I feel I still have inadequate information.
Soon I will begin stocking a 125G tank. I've heard things such as "quarantine all fish". And I've heard "add all tangs at the same time". "Add all clowns at the same time". etc. For compatibility reasons.
However, I've also heard... "don't add too many fish at once". Additionally, if I add let's say all my tangs at the same time that'd be like 3+ fish... Do I then quarantine them in the same tank? That doesn't seem smart due to how small quarantine tanks are and the fact that one can infect the other two. Etc.
Finally, if I buy multiple fish at once, should I quarantine them in the same or different tanks? Different tanks would make sense due to medical/water quality reasons. Same tank would make sense due to logistical convenience and the fact you're buying them at once "to get used to" eachother.. Correct?
How do I reconcile this conflicting information? To re-iterate, the prudent thing to do (IMO) would be to just add 1 tang at a time. But I've heard that's a bad idea.
Thanks in advance everyone.