Do YOU Quarentine your new fish?

[blitz99]

do you QT your new fish?

 

[murph145]

ive never QT any new fish i just make sure they look healthy and acclimate them right

 

[trimmer156]

i qt my fish and have had good luck so far, but i have seen my father not qt a fish and got a case of ich that killed every fish in his tank, ,,eventually.

 

[fyi]

the results from that poll are VERY interesting with now77% saying they DO NOT quarantine!!! shocking!
I dont right now, because I cant afford to set up a qt tank! But when the funds come in, I am for sure!

 

[jakebtc]

i've never quarentined any new items and never had ich. one time i grabbed some chromis from the fish store and got home and noticed they threw in a rotten one but after a couple days it was gone and he sprng to life think it has to do with my high temp at the time and clean water

 

[fyi]

if it was sick, it could very well still be sick, and it might show up the next time it is stressed! just so you know..

 

[jakebtc]

this was a long time ago like yrs but thanks for the info

 

[stanlalee]

nope. never had any issues. never add any of the stores tank water. Heck I cant remember the last time I bought a fish but the local store quarantines all their corals and livestock before selling them.

 

[pclown]

No, my LFS does it for me. They are great!

 

[travis89]

No, my LFS does it for me.

 

[fallnhorse]

i've have read books that recommend a medicated quartine tank. Oh how wrong they were. The fishes body is like a sponge and i lost all my inverts in my tank. Thank god i only had snails. I find buying quality fish from only the most reputable stores. Plus not letting any other water ever get in my tank. Does the best. I net the fish once he's in acclimated in a seperate tank. I swear by this.

 

[feixjai]

i dont qt my fish because i always look for sickness or anything that doesnt look good on my fish. theres a lfs i got to that is self serve with nice fish and good prices, but their fish are not in very good condition. so i always go when they get their shipment and when you get the fish into the clear bucket, i just look at it and if it doesnt look good just put it back into the water. and i acclimate for about 3 hours. so far nothing has gone bad.