did you use a QT tank?
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paintballer768
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Cant help but be careful. I have a friends place who has one so I put my fish in there for a few days to see if its going to die or not right off the bat.
dlauber
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actually this shouldnt be too much of a problem for me, Originally I was worried about finding another tank and having to buy another heater, filter, etc.
But I found my sisters old 5 gallon (she says Its 5, I think its actually 8) and its got a built in filter with a biowheel
I dont think the 5 gallons will be too small, because im only planning on QT one small percula, then maybe another small fish another time. Or I should I pick out the other small fish first and add it first?
But I found my sisters old 5 gallon (she says Its 5, I think its actually 8) and its got a built in filter with a biowheel
I dont think the 5 gallons will be too small, because im only planning on QT one small percula, then maybe another small fish another time. Or I should I pick out the other small fish first and add it first?
fish crazy
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i would love to, but cant dont have any space for it in my room, but i am planning on making space after x-mas
steeliathunder
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Originally Posted by Dlauber
pls post your results if you didnt use a QT
Cirolanid Isopod!
possibly a gorilla crab... havent caught him yet.
pls post your results if you didnt use a QT
Cirolanid Isopod!
possibly a gorilla crab... havent caught him yet.
jj_harrison
Member
I use one at my store... 8) i separate what i want and watch them for a while before i take them.
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azul1994
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Ive never used one, and havent had any losses yet, but i think i may just be lucky, i would recommend it.
paintballer768
Active Member
I had a local friend of mine buy some new LR the other day and he decided he wanted the "cool" macroalgae to live and grow (quite possibly the worst excuse for not curing it). So I get called over his house today and lets see if I can remember what I saw...
I remember reading SteeliaThunder's thread about those things, and it scared me into QTing everything. I didnt QT a sun coral I received 3 days ago because it looked too small to contain anything and Ive got a peanut worm wandering around.
At least 2 bristleworms
About roughly 10 "cool looking anemones" AKA Aiptasia and Mojano
A feather duster on a rock which isnt so bad
And a monster of a brown hairy crab that is threatening his clowns hosting spot (Gorilla Crab if you want pictures).
I didnt QT my last additions, which were a clownfish and a firefish. The clownfish had contracted brooklynella at the LFS and didnt show signs until day 2 of being in my tank and the firefish had some ich but died soon after. So do I win the jackpot?
I remember reading SteeliaThunder's thread about those things, and it scared me into QTing everything. I didnt QT a sun coral I received 3 days ago because it looked too small to contain anything and Ive got a peanut worm wandering around.
At least 2 bristleworms
About roughly 10 "cool looking anemones" AKA Aiptasia and Mojano
A feather duster on a rock which isnt so bad
And a monster of a brown hairy crab that is threatening his clowns hosting spot (Gorilla Crab if you want pictures).
I didnt QT my last additions, which were a clownfish and a firefish. The clownfish had contracted brooklynella at the LFS and didnt show signs until day 2 of being in my tank and the firefish had some ich but died soon after. So do I win the jackpot?
joncat24
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I will probably get flamed for this, but when I had my 180 and now I have a 24 aquapod, I have never had a qt tank for anything.
So far in three years in the hobby I have never had ich or anyparasites at all in my tanks.
Had a little bubble algae once,,,,emerald crabs solved that problem.
I guess I have just been lucky
So far in three years in the hobby I have never had ich or anyparasites at all in my tanks.
Had a little bubble algae once,,,,emerald crabs solved that problem.
I guess I have just been lucky
paintballer768
Active Member
Originally Posted by joncat24
I will probably get flamed for this, but when I had my 180 and now I have a 24 aquapod, I have never had a qt tank for anything.
So far in three years in the hobby I have never had ich or anyparasites at all in my tanks.
Had a little bubble algae once,,,,emerald crabs solved that problem.
I guess I have just been lucky
Nevermind me, you win the jackpot. Either you have a great LFS or are lucky, but keep up whatever lucky charms you have haha
I will probably get flamed for this, but when I had my 180 and now I have a 24 aquapod, I have never had a qt tank for anything.
So far in three years in the hobby I have never had ich or anyparasites at all in my tanks.
Had a little bubble algae once,,,,emerald crabs solved that problem.
I guess I have just been lucky
Nevermind me, you win the jackpot. Either you have a great LFS or are lucky, but keep up whatever lucky charms you have haha