Blue Tang QT for 2 weeks?

[todd2000]

I know "nothing happens fast in this hobby" but im impatiant . I have had a blue tang in QT for 2 weeks, during this time he has been perfectly healthy, and has eaten since day one, all of the fish in the LFS where I bought him were healthy as well. Is there a huge risk if I were to put him in my display now? Or should I really wait another week or so. My display is kinda boring

 

[scrmbld33]

wait 2 weeks if you can not worth the risk
or move the qt infront of the display
or take a pic of him and tape to the display

 

[todd2000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6928794#post6928794 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scrmbld33
wait 2 weeks if you can not worth the risk
or move the qt infront of the display
or take a pic of him and tape to the display

LOL

 

[scrmbld33]

sorry i meant 2 more weeks,

 

[TippyToeX]

2 weeks is not long enough. Give it a good 4-6 weeks. You won't regret it.

 

[todd2000]

I was shooting for 3 weeks, but I guess I'll give it 4 I was hoping for a different answer LOL

 

[TippyToeX]

Sorry!

Really it's a good thing to stick it out. Some disease does not show up until 2 weeks or more into QT.

 

[todd2000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6928996#post6928996 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TippyToeX
Sorry!

Really it's a good thing to stick it out. Some disease does not show up until 2 weeks or more into QT.

I guess I'll wait I took enough of a risk putting my Clown, and Yellow Watchman in there without QT, but the've been in there for 4+ weeks, and no problems, so I guess I avoided disaster on that

 

[reverendmaynard]

There was a thread on here recently, started by someone who had his clowns in QT for a week, wondering if it was ok to put them in the display. Turned into a thread about unsuccesfully treating brook pretty quickly.

Keep 'em in QT!

 

[falconut]

Definetly wait 4 weeks minimum. I personally would go with 6 weeks just to be safe w/ a Blue Tang. I assume it's a Hippo?

I had to remove all of my fish because of a Hippo would got Velvet and infected all. I removed all fish for 6 weeks and everything was fine after that. HTH

 

[todd2000]

Yes it is a hippo

Ain't he cute LOL

You've all convinced me 4-6 weeks it is. Mabye I'll comprimise and do 5 weeks

 

[Hop]

My first mistake in this hobby was to not quarantine a white cheek tang... Which subsequently wiped out $600 in fish and left my tank fishless for twelve weeks.

Now I religiously quarantine everything for a minimum of six weeks.

 

[Hop]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6931540#post6931540 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by todd2000
Yes it is a hippo
Ain't he cute LOL

You've all convinced me 4-6 weeks it is. Mabye I'll comprimise and do 5 weeks

Remember that if you do suddenly get ich or another parasite, you will then have to move all your fish to a quarantine tank and treat them. You will then have to leave your display fishless for 6-8 weeks.

An ounce of prevention.... Yeah yeah, I know

 

[todd2000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6931561#post6931561 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hop
Remember that if you do suddenly get ich or another parasite, you will then have to move all your fish to a quarantine tank and treat them. You will then have to leave your display fishless for 6-8 weeks.

An ounce of prevention.... Yeah yeah, I know

Yes yes... I keeping him in QT geeze LOL. I also made that mistake with my older saltwater tank, put a new royal gramma in there without QT, and killed everything