QT Tank For Captive Bred Mandarin?

[Dark_Knightt]

So Ive recently cleaned up my tank so now its sparkling clean, with crystal water and limited algae. I only have 2 clowns (as fish) in the tank right now and I'd like to add anoter fish, preferably a captive bred mandarin or one that has already been weened onto prepared and frozen foods. SO I need to know, what size should the quarantine tank be. The DT is only 20g, so i dont exactly want to buy a whole other 20g tank. Would a 5 gallon work? Do I even need a QT? #reefsquad
Thanks for the help,

*Btw i have a whole plan for keeping the mandarin, culturing and growing pods, etc.*

 

[crys]

I’ve read that mandarins are quite hardy and resilient to pests so with that in mind many people say you don’t need to quarantine them. But if you’re able to do so better safe than sorry

 

[MERKEY]

After doing this twice I think next time I would lke to use TTM for manderins....their slime coat is a very good natural protection against a lot of parasites and quarentining a manderin can become hard to do as you have to stock the tank with pods almost daily as they will eat what they can see and in a QT pods have no where to hide lol.

We have 2 pairs and we started a 20g for each when we first got them to quarentine.....we pulled 1 rock from our display that was full of pods and had enough room for them to hide, then stocked pods weekly while they were being quarentined. Pods are expensive and a pod hotel or good fuge is a must. We also only quarentined for 14 days.

We weren't concerned with ich or velvet but wanted to quarentine to make sure there were no underlying bacterial issues.

 

[nereefpat]

Do I even need a QT?

If the mandarin is captive bred by ORA or Biota and comes directly from them, then there isn't a need to QT. If the fish spends any time at a wholesaler or fish store, then it will be exposed to pathogens. Mandarins are unlikely to carry disease, but it is possible. They are also really difficult to QT. The buyer of a mandarin has that tough call to make.

That being said, I would never recommend a mandarin for a 20 gallon tank.

 

[MERKEY]

If the mandarin is captive bred by ORA or Biota and comes directly from them, then there isn't a need to QT. If the fish spends any time at a wholesaler or fish store, then it will be exposed to pathogens. Mandarins are unlikely to carry disease, but it is possible. They are also really difficult to QT. The buyer of a mandarin has that tough call to make.

That being said, I would never recommend a mandarin for a 20 gallon tank.

This is great advice and I completely missed that he only had a 20g....too involved in helping hahah

But I agree a 20g long term in not large enough for a manderin long term.

 

[Dark_Knightt]

After doing this twice I think next time I would lke to use TTM for manderins....their slime coat is a very good natural protection against a lot of parasites and quarentining a manderin can become hard to do as you have to stock the tank with pods almost daily as they will eat what they can see and in a QT pods have no where to hide lol.

We have 2 pairs and we started a 20g for each when we first got them to quarentine.....we pulled 1 rock from our display that was full of pods and had enough room for them to hide, then stocked pods weekly while they were being quarentined. Pods are expensive and a pod hotel or good fuge is a must. We also only quarentined for 14 days.

We weren't concerned with ich or velvet but wanted to quarentine to make sure there were no underlying bacterial issues.

Would a 5 g QT work for one mandarin?

 

[Dark_Knightt]

If the mandarin is captive bred by ORA or Biota and comes directly from them, then there isn't a need to QT. If the fish spends any time at a wholesaler or fish store, then it will be exposed to pathogens. Mandarins are unlikely to carry disease, but it is possible. They are also really difficult to QT. The buyer of a mandarin has that tough call to make.

That being said, I would never recommend a mandarin for a 20 gallon tank.

And theyre tough to QT because QT are hard to stock with pods righht?

 

[nereefpat]

And theyre tough to QT because QT are hard to stock with pods righht?

Yes.

There are also two other major problems:
1. They can't handle medications
2. They can carry diseases without showing symptoms. In other words, you can't tell if they're sick.

 

[Dark_Knightt]

Yes.

There are also two other major problems:
1. They can't handle medications
2. They can carry diseases without showing symptoms. In other words, you can't tell if they're sick.

Oh. Ill have to get one from a place that removes any pests and stuff before selling them

 

[Dark_Knightt]

Ive also been wondering, that since females are smaller than males, wouldnt a female mandarin eat less than a male?

 

[BlennyTime]

It’s probably not advisable to have a mandarin in a tank that small regardless of the care/attention you put into it, but as others have said it would probably be best to put him straight in to the display if you get one. Especially if you buy from ORA/Biota.