Quarantine

[Patty, David & Alex Town]

How long do you quarantine new fish before adding them to your reef tank
? In my books, they suggest aywhere from 1 to 6 weeks depending on the
author. What does the collective think ?

TIA

D.T.

[Teeb]

Also be sure to ask if it was kept in a treated tank at the store.. one of
the shops I buy from keeps all his tanks on seperate filtration, none of
that mega-store central filtration mess that spreads every bit of gunk
around from one infected fish to all the tanks in the store.. he keeps the
fish in FISH ONLY tanks and the ones it is safe to treat with copper, he
does so in order to help rid of anything the fish might have come to him
with.. he is always sure to remind customers to NEVER EVER put the water
from his bags into the tank at home.. I have never had a problem with fish I
have bought from him.

Teeb

"Patty, David & Alex Town" > wrote in
message ...
> How long do you quarantine new fish before adding them to your reef tank
> ? In my books, they suggest aywhere from 1 to 6 weeks depending on the
> author. What does the collective think ?
>
> TIA
>
> D.T.
>

[Patty, David & Alex Town]

OK Soup, so you're saying that a total of two weeks looking OK and eating OK
should be enough ? I picked up a 6 line the day he came in, and a small yellow
tang that had been there a week. I got the six line the day he came in because
I didn't want to take the chance of having it bought out from under me. That
happened with the last six line they had. The store will only hold a fish for
you for a day. Both have been doing fine in a 29 gal Q tank, interested in
exploring, and ready to eat every time I drop something into the tank. Thanks
for your opinion. Anyone else have a moment to chime in ?

D.T.

Soup wrote:

> Hopefully whatever fish your buying has sat at the LFS for at least a
> week before you buy it. If everything looks good and the fish is seen
> eating and swimming well then I would quarantine it for another week at
> home. Keep a close eye on it and check for any uncharacteristic spots
> or bumps.
> HTH

[Marc Levenson]

Safest route is 3 weeks in your own quarantine tank, David. That way if ich does
break out, you'll see it in *that* tank and not in your display.

Plus, this allows you to train your fish to accept the food you offer, in a
non-competitive environment.

PLUS ;) you can take some amazing pictures while it is easy to see.

Marc



"Patty, David & Alex Town" wrote:

> OK Soup, so you're saying that a total of two weeks looking OK and eating OK
> should be enough ? I picked up a 6 line the day he came in, and a small yellow
> tang that had been there a week. I got the six line the day he came in because
> I didn't want to take the chance of having it bought out from under me. That
> happened with the last six line they had. The store will only hold a fish for
> you for a day. Both have been doing fine in a 29 gal Q tank, interested in
> exploring, and ready to eat every time I drop something into the tank. Thanks
> for your opinion. Anyone else have a moment to chime in ?
>
> D.T.
>
> Soup wrote:
>
> > Hopefully whatever fish your buying has sat at the LFS for at least a
> > week before you buy it. If everything looks good and the fish is seen
> > eating and swimming well then I would quarantine it for another week at
> > home. Keep a close eye on it and check for any uncharacteristic spots
> > or bumps.
> > HTH

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[Soup]

I know where your coming from. I live in Ontario and the availability
of fish is basically first come first served.
I have developed a good rapport with the LFS here and he will hold a
fish for me for a good period of time if I choose.
I have also bought fish the day after they are brought in and do run a
risk of also bringing in something into my tank not welcome.
I have only done this a couple of times as the fish that were brought
in were one's that I hadn't had on order and also were one's that sold
fast.
A quarantine tank is really the only way to go in that case. This is
also something I don't have up and running either but is the next thing
on my "to do list". I have a lot of soft corals and I just can't take a
chance that my luck is going to hold out forever. (nice thought
but....."
HTH

-Soup