quarantine

[deach]

I'm pretty new at the whole saltwater tank thing. I just got my first fishes on the weekend. I keep reading about quarantine. I understand what this means, but what exactly do i do to quarantine new fish.

 

[julie]

To quarentine fish, you are just putting them in a seperate tank, not to put any diseases of the new fish into the main tank. I would leave the fish in quarentin for 2 weeks. This way you can watch the fish and if it gets any disease (ie ick), you can treat it without contaminating the main tank.

 

[deach]

Thanks

 

[jester]

a qt tank is a small tank that is used to keep your show tank healthy. It is a smaller tank used to keep new fish in for a few weeks. Most sharks here say 3 weeks. The most basic setup will cost about $50 if you don't have anything laying around. It is well worth money. It is also used for a hospital when a fish gets ill. You can medicate or treat them with out effecting your show tank. Does this help?

 

[fishforme]

Should you treat new fish in the quanentine tank just in case? How about feeding Antibotics for the new arrivals? If so, which ones?

 

[jester]

I don't. If the fish looks healthy for the first 2-3 weeks, I let them be. Normally if there are no signs of illness, don't treat. It can place unnecessary stress on them.
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