Best Practices for QT

[kamikaze483]

Starting from scratch again- well, almost from scratch. DT fallow for 90 days now. Three fish left after the last crash- all in my QT (which is new). Maroon Clown, flamehawk, and flame angel.

With the DT ich (and hopefully disease) free, we will start to QT everyone new coming in. I have some logistical questions and are looking for best practices.

Can you QT several fish at one time? Is hypo or copper the better route- with the most important goal being an ich free DT. Also considering TTM- though currently only have one qt setup.

A thousand ideas are floated around and while I am looking in other threads, I would appreciate specifics about how exactly you qt your fish- what meds, if any, and for how long.

Also, I'd like to know what disease problems you have had in your QT even with a solid QT procedure.

Thanks.

 

[nlimba23]

I am not well versed in the QT process, but would like to add a question.

How do you QT new coral to make sure there is no ICH hitchhikers? I know that the ich will not be feeding on the coral or at least please god no, but it is not uncommon for LFS to have an ICH infested fish in the same tank as coral.

 

[Dmorty217]

I formalin dip all fish straight out of the bag before going into the QT. Then I use prazi or a similar med for flukes, at least 2 treatments. After flukes and worms have been treated I start Chloroquine phosphate for a minimum of 3 weeks. Lastly I formalin dip the fish again before going into the DT. For you I would suggest copper since there is at least one strain of ich that is hypo resistant. TTM is another option if you want to buy some more equipment.

 

[scooter31707]

I also formalin dip straight out the bag. Once completed, they go into TTM with 2 rounds of Prazi-Pro. After that they go into the QT with 2-3 weeks of CP. Then 2 weeks w/o any meds. If all is clear they go into the DT. For corals/inverts, I do at 72 days of quarantine in their own QT.