Places like Liveaquaria (Divers Den) quarantine the fish before seeking them. So if you've bought from them have you also quarantined them once you get them?
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Places like Liveaquaria (Divers Den) quarantine the fish before seeking them. So if you've bought from them have you also quarantined them once you get them?
I have purchased from Divers Den and I did QT them myself afterwards. Here is their Divers Den QT procedure.Places like Liveaquaria (Divers Den) quarantine the fish before seeking them. So if you've bought from them have you also quarantined them once you get them?
Thanks for the responses, I recently QT'd two fish from a local LFS and then lost them both. I've had several indicate the stress of the multiple tanks, etc is the likely issue and they indicate they just put them straight into their tank. That makes me nervous. I will mention that the ones who do this that I know locally usually get fish from a known local source or have the LFS order then and then they pick them up without them going into the LFS tanks.
I'm in this same category. I am actually fairly new to the hobby but I am proof that proper QT can work great. My QT system cost under $50 from Petco. I've lost some fish while in QT but the only fish I've struggled with after QT are Anthias. I have 4 tangs in my tank and haven't seen a sign of any parasites on them.I've QT'd all of my fish, and had only minimal losses- where I know for a fact my display would have ich, velvet, and flukes had I not...
I'm in this same category. I am actually fairly new to the hobby but I am proof that proper QT can work great. My QT system cost under $50 from Petco. I've lost some fish while in QT but the only fish I've struggled with after QT are Anthias. I have 4 tangs in my tank and haven't seen a sign of any parasites on them.
I encourage everyone to be very defensive of what goes into their DT. Setting up a QT system and running fish through it isn't fun. It is much more enjoyable than watching one infected addition wipe out $100's to $1000's of fish in your DT over the course of a month.
I'm in this same category. I am actually fairly new to the hobby but I am proof that proper QT can work great. My QT system cost under $50 from Petco. I've lost some fish while in QT but the only fish I've struggled with after QT are Anthias. I have 4 tangs in my tank and haven't seen a sign of any parasites on them.
I encourage everyone to be very defensive of what goes into their DT. Setting up a QT system and running fish through it isn't fun. It is much more enjoyable than watching one infected addition wipe out $100's to $1000's of fish in your DT over the course of a month.
IckShield is a bit of a questionable product. It does contain CP, which is a great medication, but the effectiveness of it in food hasn't been properly studied (as far as I am aware). I stick with coppersafe for this reason.Foxface and Kole Tang were the fish. The foxface had a couple spots on it, so treated with IckShield, watched ammonia and then had to do a water change, which with the medication causes issues. Both were eating very well. Set up a separate tank to switch to tank transfer, balanced the water parameters, moved the fish and both died next day. I've QT'd multiple times not had a problem, but also didn't get a fish with obvious issues. My bad on that, shouldn't have started with an obvious issue.
Foxface and Kole Tang were the fish. The foxface had a couple spots on it, so treated with IckShield, watched ammonia and then had to do a water change, which with the medication causes issues. Both were eating very well. Set up a separate tank to switch to tank transfer, balanced the water parameters, moved the fish and both died next day. I've QT'd multiple times not had a problem, but also didn't get a fish with obvious issues. My bad on that, shouldn't have started with an obvious issue.
Thanks for the responses, I recently QT'd two fish from a local LFS and then lost them both. I've had several indicate the stress of the multiple tanks, etc is the likely issue and they indicate they just put them straight into their tank. That makes me nervous. I will mention that the ones who do this that I know locally usually get fish from a known local source or have the LFS order then and then they pick them up without them going into the LFS tanks.
It's best to start with a healthy specimen for sure. But, once you get it down, you can be successful even with obvious illness. My powder brown and tusk came from a store where I observed multiple fish in the same row scratching and breathing fast. The powder brown I chose actually looked worse than the other, but ate where the other wouldn't.
I knew they had something, just wasn't sure what. I did a freshwater dip on both before adding to my QT and found flukes. Within 24 hours the tang was covered in velvet. I upped the copper (I use cupramine) over the course of about 24 hours to .3, and .5 within a day or two more. After a week at therapeutic copper, I started praziquantel for the flukes. I saved both fish, and they are both now happy in my DT:
On another note. This thread caused me to go to liveaquaria and buy for the first time. Saw they have a special going on. Bought a ruby longfin fairy wrasse, a rose stylophora coral among other things. dang impulsive buying.