Wow, for some reason my email never updated me on this thread... anyway, glad to hear its not just me. Ill be staying away from them. Also, is it possible to keep a 5 gal as a qt tank? Id like to keep a fish in qt at all times (until my tank is fully stocked). I have never kept a small tank before, but this one has a fully covered lid and evaporation is very slow. Ive been cycleing it for about 4 weeks now with lr from my dt and a dead chromis (since it was on hand anyway, i figured its the same as using a piece of shrimp).
I plan on keeping fish no larger than a firefish and feeding sparingly. It is a simple tank with lr ls and a couple plastic plants. I know a qt tank shouldnt have all this stuff but id like all the surface area i can get for bacteria growth. The lfs i get my stock from is incredibly meticulous when it comes to selling only healthy fish so qt my fish is just a precautionary measure. He qt his fish for 2 weeks before selling them, which is rare. And every one of his tanks are set up on diferent systems so diseases cant transfer and he writes the date of arrival on every tank. Anyway, enough babbleing, ive been keeping sw for about a year so im not super experienced yet, but would a 5gal qt be possible?
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