Is UV actually viable for parasite management?

[vlangel]

I won a beautiful acclimation Tank . I cannot wrap my head around its purpose as it is still in the same water as the other fish so how does it prevent spreading disease if it is sick ?

Mine is in the cabinet but its not the same water. I put it there because I was thinking of maybe using a sump but then I chose a canister filter to keep everything simple. My 20g is a high tank so it can't come out of the cabinet except in pieces, LOL. Its a stand alone system. I had been using it for a clownfish that a friend gave me since I already had a mature clownfish and did not want one of them to kill the other. Unfortunately my clown is one that died of disease 3 wks ago so I moved the other clown into the 75g. That's when I decided that I would use this 20g as an observation QT. That way if new fish have disease that manifests itself 2 weeks after purchase, I will know before they go into the main display tank.
Before this last incident, I used a baby net in the display to acclimated new fish. It of course did share water so new fish could bring disease in. However, i already assumed that there was disease in my display but that it was managed. And I had hoped that by keeping fish in the baby net that I was giving the new fish time to acclimate to new water and seeing new roommates but without the stress of having to flee/fight. I do believe that stress lowers fish's ability and immunity to fight disease. And for the most part, this had been working for me. My baby nets are too small however for a lot of fish so the enclosure itself could be a source of stress for some bigger fish. My new 20g will not have those issues plus I can keep multiple fish in the 20g and release them all at the same time, thus spreading out bullying.

 

[Tahoe61]

But yeah! what do we think gang? Can properly sized UV reliably keep a tank healthy?

^^^ The original premise of the thread. Why does it always have to come down to us versus them on the topic of QT? Both sides have valid points but yet the horse is not dead enough yet.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[sgdnycct]

But yeah! what do we think gang? Can properly sized UV reliably keep a tank healthy?

^^^ The original premise of the thread. Why does it always have to come down to us versus them on the topic of QT? Both sides have valid points but yet the horse is not dead enough yet.

Just my 2 cents.

I know it can frustrating when the conversations veer off topic. I think this happens because issues and solutions are interrelated. So, for example, UV for ICH management- could it work? Yes, as an overall ich management program. That starts going down the non-qt conversation which then someone who is qt-only will suggest to not go down that path and responses go to that comment.

So it’s easy to see when dealing with a community of non-scientists with contradicting opinions who are all eager to help I think it’s natural that the conversations will drift.

That’s said, I think new hobbyists in particular probably get lost with so much drift and contradictions. I think we could all be more cognizant of that.

 

[Freenow54]

Mine is in the cabinet but its not the same water. I put it there because I was thinking of maybe using a sump but then I chose a canister filter to keep everything simple. My 20g is a high tank so it can't come out of the cabinet except in pieces, LOL. Its a stand alone system. I had been using it for a clownfish that a friend gave me since I already had a mature clownfish and did not want one of them to kill the other. Unfortunately my clown is one that died of disease 3 wks ago so I moved the other clown into the 75g. That's when I decided that I would use this 20g as an observation QT. That way if new fish have disease that manifests itself 2 weeks after purchase, I will know before they go into the main display tank.
Before this last incident, I used a baby net in the display to acclimated new fish. It of course did share water so new fish could bring disease in. However, i already assumed that there was disease in my display but that it was managed. And I had hoped that by keeping fish in the baby net that I was giving the new fish time to acclimate to new water and seeing new roommates but without the stress of having to flee/fight. I do believe that stress lowers fish's ability and immunity to fight disease. And for the most part, this had been working for me. My baby nets are too small however for a lot of fish so the enclosure itself could be a source of stress for some bigger fish. My new 20g will not have those issues plus I can keep multiple fish in the 20g and release them all at the same time, thus spreading out bullying.

I bought 7 fish all at the same time , and put them in the tank . I suppose that I took the chance of infecting the display but I got lucky , and all survived until the squabbling started and some got chased out . But now since , and I also have a 20 want to put some more fish in since I am down to three and as mentioned due to murder don't know what to do since I have no faith in my ability and don't like to QT

 

[vlangel]

I bought 7 fish all at the same time , and put them in the tank . I suppose that I took the chance of infecting the display but I got lucky , and all survived until the squabbling started and some got chased out . But now since , and I also have a 20 want to put some more fish in since I am down to three and as mentioned due to murder don't know what to do since I have no faith in my ability and don't like to QT

I guess each one of us need to find the method that works for us and go with it. Like I said in my earlier post, I believe that TTM can work and folks that I respect use that method. For me, I don't really have enough tanks, heaters and filtration to really do it right. Then there is monitoring all those tanks and doing water changes on them and I found it overwhelming. Mistakes on my end costs fish lives , so I decided it was not the method for me.
I am comfortable with my modified QT/UV sterilizer method. Will it protect every fish from dying from disease? Maybe not, but I have had mostly success with just choosing what appear to be healthy fish and putting them in a tank where feeding the fish well, paying attention to gut health and reducing stress has worked for me. My new steps can only improve my chances of managing disease more effectively.