quarinteen

I on the weekend bought three upsidedown catfish, and one Clown loach, I
put them in a cycled unused tank as a home for the cats and quarinteen
for the CL. Where I got my fish I trust as they themseves quarinteen
their new arivals, but I thought it would not hurt. My question is how
long should I keep him in there it has been 5 days since I bought him
and no signs od ICH my main consern, he eats well and has even grown
about 1/5 of his size now sitting at about 1.75". Another question will
he have a problem when I put him w/ the other CL's that are about 3.5"?

TIA

"justice" wrote in message
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I on the weekend bought three upsidedown catfish, and one Clown loach, I
put them in a cycled unused tank as a home for the cats and quarinteen for
the CL. Where I got my fish I trust as they themseves quarinteen their new
arivals, but I thought it would not hurt. My question is how long should I
keep him in there it has been 5 days since I bought him and no signs od ICH
my main consern, he eats well and has even grown about 1/5 of his size now
sitting at about 1.75". Another question will he have a problem when I put
him w/ the other CL's that are about 3.5"?
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I quarantine my fish for 14 days MINIMUM! If anything looks suspicious I
hold them over another week.

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justice wrote:
I on the weekend bought three upsidedown catfish, and one Clown loach, I
put them in a cycled unused tank as a home for the cats and quarinteen
for the CL. Where I got my fish I trust as they themseves quarinteen
their new arivals, but I thought it would not hurt. My question is how
long should I keep him in there it has been 5 days since I bought him
and no signs od ICH my main consern, he eats well and has even grown
about 1/5 of his size now sitting at about 1.75". Another question will
he have a problem when I put him w/ the other CL's that are about 3.5"?

TIA

What's the hurry? I'd keep him in quarantine for two weeks to be sure.
Some folks even quarantine for three - I'm not a fan of that for a
lone shoaling fish.

To give your little loach a chance to eat, break up sinking foods or
feed small pellets so he can find something without getting bullied.

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Altum wrote:
justice wrote:

I on the weekend bought three upsidedown catfish, and one Clown loach,
I put them in a cycled unused tank as a home for the cats and
quarinteen for the CL. Where I got my fish I trust as they themseves
quarinteen their new arivals, but I thought it would not hurt. My
question is how long should I keep him in there it has been 5 days
since I bought him and no signs od ICH my main consern, he eats well
and has even grown about 1/5 of his size now sitting at about 1.75".
Another question will he have a problem when I put him w/ the other
CL's that are about 3.5"?

TIA


What's the hurry? I'd keep him in quarantine for two weeks to be sure.
Some folks even quarantine for three - I'm not a fan of that for a lone
shoaling fish.

To give your little loach a chance to eat, break up sinking foods or
feed small pellets so he can find something without getting bullied.


Thanks for the advice, he dose seem to shoal with the ctas.