anthonym28
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I am thinking of getting a Green Clown Goby and Orange Daimond Goby. Do they need to be QT'd? I am thinking of the Orange Daimond Goby to help clean the sand, would this be a good choice?
QT Question for Gobies
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poniegirl
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Originally Posted by anthonym28
I am thinking of getting a Green Clown Goby and Orange Daimond Goby. Do they need to be QT'd? I am thinking of the Orange Daimond Goby to help clean the sand, would this be a good choice?
I'm a fairly new goby owner (white watchman, for 2 months). The fish is constantly cleaning something, the sand, the rocks, hermit shells..and if he's not cleaning, he is redecorating. He moves things, believe it or not.
He eats flake, pellet, mysis...molly fry.
Yes to the QT question..why wouldn't you, if you have a choice?
Good luck; they are entertaining. Don't do it if you are a control freak, because so are they!
I am thinking of getting a Green Clown Goby and Orange Daimond Goby. Do they need to be QT'd? I am thinking of the Orange Daimond Goby to help clean the sand, would this be a good choice?
I'm a fairly new goby owner (white watchman, for 2 months). The fish is constantly cleaning something, the sand, the rocks, hermit shells..and if he's not cleaning, he is redecorating. He moves things, believe it or not.
He eats flake, pellet, mysis...molly fry.
Yes to the QT question..why wouldn't you, if you have a choice?
Good luck; they are entertaining. Don't do it if you are a control freak, because so are they!
anthonym28
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I QT everything, but I read for Mandarin's you don't. Just wanted to make sure they were not in the same class.
miami298
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Check one of the other posts I made a few days back about a Mandarin. It seems to be the general consensus that those fish in particular do not need to be QT'd, not to mention that because of their specific food source you could starve them in a bare QT tank.
I highly recommend QT'ing anything and everything else after what I recently went through. The headaches, time and money saved are well worth it even though you don't get the instant gratification of dumping them in the DT the same day =)
I highly recommend QT'ing anything and everything else after what I recently went through. The headaches, time and money saved are well worth it even though you don't get the instant gratification of dumping them in the DT the same day =)
sepulatian
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Mandarines are the ONLY fish that does not need to be QT'd.
lion_crazz
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Originally Posted by sepulatian
Mandarines are the ONLY fish that does not need to be QT'd.
I agree.
Keep in mind - if the gobies come down with a parasite, they cannot be treated with a medication (copper, formalin, malachite, etc.) It will burn their skin.
Mandarines are the ONLY fish that does not need to be QT'd.
I agree.
Keep in mind - if the gobies come down with a parasite, they cannot be treated with a medication (copper, formalin, malachite, etc.) It will burn their skin.