divers den 8 1/2 achilles

No sand it will cloud the water and won't clear before the fish gets there. I don't know if a fish that size will be able to fit in a 4" T, but you should try and make an area where the fish can hide.

I wouldn't remove the rock if you medicate. If using cupramine not much is absorbed by the rock and you can compensate for the little bit that is absorbed by testing. Also the rock won't get "ruined" it will just be good QT tank rock from then on. Don't but it in a tank with corals just keep in the QT. Bacteria and algae will still grow on it, making it useful in the future.
 
qt ac

qt ac

ANTICIPATION!!!!thanks to everyone for all the info hopefully all goes well.this IS by far is the most expensive fish I've ever purchased so I really am stressing over it all.
 
You might want to contact LA and see if they can give you information on how big the tank was that the Achillies was living in as they treated and prepared it for sale. IIRC DD keeps their fish for a few weeks minimum before selling, sometimes longer, so knowing what kind of conditions the fish was in during holding at LA may help the fish adapt better to the quarantine tank you set up in your home.

Just a thought.
 
ac

ac

I talked to Greg at DD for over an hour before buying and he said the fish had been in quarantine for 2 months before putting up for sale and was good and fat and good.but didn't think to ask what size tank he was in .I'll call dd this morning to find out.
 
dd

dd

mtbiker41 said:
I talked to Greg at DD for over an hour before buying and he said the fish had been in quarantine for 2 months before putting up for sale and was good and fat and good.but didn't think to ask what size tank he was in .I'll call dd this morning to find out.
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update ,just talked to Greg again at la and he saidthis tang was kept in a 200 gallon qt for 2 months by itself.
 
mtbiker41 said:
update ,just talked to Greg again at la and he saidthis tang was kept in a 200 gallon qt for 2 months by itself.
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Based on the size of the tank I am lead to believe that the fish was likely not treated for parasites with anything other than Hypo, possibly...Did Greg say how the fish was treated? 200 gallons is a bit big to be a QT/Hospital tank. Personally I wouldn't go larger than 75 gallons for QT'ing any sized fish. Good luck with your Achilles.
 
tang

tang

12:00 and still not here yet.he usually shows up between 12:00 & 1:30 if he knows he has a fish for me,around 4:00 if not.he tries to get them here as quick as he can or so he says.oh yea I highly recommend if you call la to talk to Greg really helpful and doesn't try to just blowyou off .the others I talked mon & tue. were not very helpful at all.
 
Can i join in? Been reading this thread and looking forward to seeing your new baby!
Good luck and dont forget the pics:fish1:

richie
 
200 gallons seems rather large, but appropriate especially when it was kept for over two months and was over 8" in length. Given that amount of time I doubt there is much going on disease-wise with this fish, or they would have caught it and treated it, or would have seen it manifest itself by now.

A short QT for this guy should be all that is necessary. I am glad DD kept him in a large tank by himself to prevent any claustrophobia issues that the fish may have experienced in a smaller holding tank.
 
la ac tang

la ac tang

still impatiently waiting ,or should I say pacing the floor .I think I need a nerve pill.another thing Greg reccommended was to cover the qt with black cover for 48 hrs so the fish will stay calm ,cool and collected unlke me.then just let natural lighting for 2 days then add lights.
 
50 posts

50 posts

I know I've been trying to get as many on this thread as I can looks like my own thread will put me over .I guess that removes me from the lurkers club to an official poster.fish got here about 2:30 he acclimating now ,the water was just under 65 so I'm going to do 3 hour acclimation with a little 4" heater to slowly bring it up.he sure is a beautiful fish almost as big as my dussemeri but not quite .you need to stop and look at him this evening.stumpy the fed ex boy said he was stuck in a ditch for a while until someone came along and pulled him out.lol I'll post pics up shortly I got some car parts that have to be painted this evening first.
 
OooOOOoooOOOoooo, you're putting him in with a large dussumieri? I would expect some major fighting.
 
ac pics

ac pics

ok guys here are some quick pics I shot not great but I'm doing the best I can.
he's really active swimming figure 8s in acllimation cooler.I actually have 3 tanks 2 fowlr and reef so if there are fighting issues they will separated .
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more ac pics

more ac pics

here a couple of him in the qt before being plunged into 2 days of darkness,as per Greg's recommendation.they really packed him good ,there was no less than 10 plastic bags ,3 then banded ,3 then banded and so on.Wahooo this makes my 50th post a lurker no more on my own thread.
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