QTing new fish

[salt210]

what is everyones process to doing this? do you always Hypo newcomers or just get them used to eating and to see if they come down with something?

 

[richl]

I'm fairly new to the hobby, but I've had enough trouble with ick that I now QT and hypo new fish. So long as you have a cycled QT, the hypo process is very easy. Fish not only seem to tolerate it, but they seem to thrive in it.

 

[sepulatian]

It is up to you. Some people hypo all new fish, others observe. Many others decide what to do based on what fish they have purchased. Some fish are more prone to disease than others. I don't hypo every new fish, only certain ones.

 

[jackri]

I just observe and wait. I also won't buy from a source where I think there might be a chance but you never know... that's why I QT and wait still.
I keep my fish limited and my corals aplenty

 

[spanko]

Originally Posted by jackri
http:///forum/post/3036661
I keep my fish limited and my corals aplenty

I don't know why, but that really struck me as funny! Something you would see on a bumper sticker!!

 

[salt210]

I am plan to add a tang and clown next, so they are ich magnets

 

[cranberry]

I am going to hypo all my scorps before I put them in their common tank. Once I get them in there I don't want to take them back out for something preventable like ich. I know there are carriers amongst the bunch, and more than likely all. Every now and then I'll see a spot on someone's eye. And if I were 100% sure they wouldn't have a day of stress in their lives I would let them live with their ich, but that's a tall order and doesn't leave much room for an "oops".

 

[al mc]

I hypo all new fish (exception: mandarins) as it is relatively easy and safe. I do not trust that I would not miss Ich on observation and do not want to have to break down my DT and hypo all the fish in it if I get an Ich outbreak. Been there....done that...not fun

 

[slider101]

Originally Posted by Al Mc
http:///forum/post/3037935
I hypo all new fish (exception: mandarins) as it is relatively easy and safe. I do not trust that I would not miss Ich on observation and do not want to have to break down my DT and hypo all the fish in it if I get an Ich outbreak. Been there....done that...not fun
WHy are mandarins not hypoed?

 

[cranberry]

I disagree about the mandarin thing. Their slime coats makes them resistant to ich but it doesn't make them immune. Their gills are just as vulnerable as other fish and ich loves to set up real estate in gills.

 

[al mc]

Originally Posted by slider101
http:///forum/post/3038241
WHy are mandarins not hypoed?
I do not hypo them because they usually come to you half starved and they have special feeding needs (pods) which do not survive in the hypo environment. In addition, while I agree with Cranberry that they can bring in Ich within their gill tissue their slim coat does make them more resistant. I still QT them, but in my coral/live rock QT system so they have some pods and if I need to supplement them with purchased pods the pods will be live when consumed.

 

[florida joe]

they are ich magnets

As inpatients is a common thread running through our hobby. I like to hypo or treat with copper as soon as I get a new fish rather then wait a few weeks and find I have to start treatment