When is qt done?

germs101 · Feb 22, 2017

I drove an hour away to go to the best fish store in our area. I bought a baby Hippo and 4" mimic tang. The store quarenties the fish for two weeks in Coppersafe before putting them for sale. I brought them home and did TTM, and now they've been in observation qt for the past week. Is it safe to put them in the display?

melypr1985 · Feb 22, 2017

germs101 said:
I drove an hour away to go to the best fish store in our area. I bought a baby Hippo and 4" mimic tang. The store quarenties the fish for two weeks in Coppersafe before putting them for sale. I brought them home and did TTM, and now they've been in observation qt for the past week. Is it safe to put them in the display?

I would run prazipro as well just in case. two doses 5-7 days apart with a water change in between. Observe closely the entire week and if nothing else pops up, then I'd say it's ok. It's best to observe closely for two full weeks after treatments are complete to be sure there is nothing else. If a bacterial infection crops up, it's easier to treat that in QT than in the display.