"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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"netDenizen" wrote in message
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Koi-Lo wrote:

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I hope once this problem is past you can set aside at least one tank for
a quarantine tank and NEVER put new fish in your big tank without at
least 14 days in quarantine. For extra protection, Q them for 21 days.
Even a 10g tank off in a corner somewhere would work. Should you get
some kind of disease in that large tank it's going to be a nightmare to
sterilize everything.

My newsreader may have missed a post or two but as I understand it these
neon's were new fish you recently purchased. I don't remember you
mentioning you Q'd them.

That's telling them!

Gill's aquarium was new, iirc. Therefore it was a quarantine tank for the
few fish she started with.
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In that case if any disease infects the MAIN tank then no more fish can be
added until the problem is solved and cured. This can be quite a job with
a large tank and treatment can be very expensive. It's a lot cheaper to
treat a 10g than a 55 or a 130g tank. You can also catch a fish easily in
a 10g for a scraping or individual care - not so in these larger tanks.
It can also take some time to solve the mystery making the large take
itself quarantined.

In North America, treating large tanks for Ich is cheap, and there are pond
meds which make other treatments economical for only a 130g tank. The most
cost prohibitive medication is antibiotics, which they don't have available
in the UK anyways. Just playing devil's advocate because conditions can
really vary by country.
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When I set up my two 55gs last October (they had been in storage for 2 or
3 years) I quarantined everything in two old 10g tanks before they went
into the 55s. All were treated with Quick-Cure just-in-case. Fortunately
all appeared healthy so Q only lasted 14 days for them.

But it's whatever works for the individual and their set-ups.......
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
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