Qt

[hab2001]

I'm wanting to buy more fish for my main tank and I have a 10g QT. How many fish can I put in my QT at one time?

 

[fedukeford]

what fish were you thinking about?? if its like 2 small clown gobies that should be ok, but if its not that only 1 at a time in a tank that size

 

[hab2001]

1 yellow tang
1 royal gramma basslet
1 blue tang
1 pajama cardinal
1 lawnmower blenny
1 threadfin butterflyfish

 

[devaji108]

go slow....only QT one of those fish at a time. to small of a tank.
I am in the process of setting up a 55 gal QT tank so I can QT two small tangs and an angle I got from our club group buy.
but with a 10gal QT IMO I would do only one fish at a time. maybe you could get away with the PJ cardinal and the gramma. other than that QT only one fish at a time.
GOOD LUCK!!

 

[renogaw]

you may need to keep your fish in there for up to 3 weeks. i know you're asking for help, but i almost choked when i read your fish list you wanted to QT all at one time.

 

[beth]

You can put 1 at a time, and that really is all that you should ever put into a QT no matter the size. The idea of a QT is to give the new fish time alone to acclimate to capture with minimum stress. Additionally, if one fish gets a disease, no more than 1 fish need be exposed to it, or treated.
The only exception to this would be paired fish, or schooling fish. Obviously, a 10 gal tank really limits ever putting schooling fish in there.
Good job, deciding to set up a QT!