Arcuatus
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Thing is i found this particular thread helpful in setting up a QT.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2195588
Ive been in that position initially where i lost fish to QT but it was due to my mistakes rather than the act of quarantining. I feared a sponge filter wouldnt be enough, everytime the fish acted weirdly i changed water, i messed around with the QT when the fish didnt take pellets when 3hrs ago it did, i thought i saw a white speck on the fish, its cupramine time! And with that, i lost the fish.
To me it became counterintuitive that a QT was actually stressing the fish rather than calming it down. But all this was my own doing like an overprotective parent towards their kid. Thus i didnt QT fishes and after a nice rainbow unicorn period, i lost all of my fishes after introducing a new burgess butterfly. From then on, i decided either i keep a fowlr which i could use meds on or i QT all new fishes.
Over time, during QT experience taught that a fish could survive longer than i assumed without food, doesnt mean its not eating today, it would not eat tmr. It allowed me to decide whether to hold out on medications till the fish is eating or medication is priority over appetite. I learned to look out for illnesses that is common for certain fishes, like flukes to angelfishes and cryto to tangs and even to specific fishes. (Just sharing : bandits seem to have this red bumps on their bodies, same goes for declivis, tinkers and burgesses and the asfurs i kept funnily will be hit with this parasite that eats the area near the gills if not treated fast enough. Emps will show their stress markings if water quality is not good enough when i thought it was a severe flukes/velvet infestation).
A QT is very "weird" to a new hobbyist. But its always important. Everytime a fish makes it out of QT, i derive as much satisfaction as others seeing their favourite acro grow. And now if a fish didnt make it out of QT, i feel sad but thank the fish heavens for taking this ONE fish away and saving many more in my DT.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2195588
Ive been in that position initially where i lost fish to QT but it was due to my mistakes rather than the act of quarantining. I feared a sponge filter wouldnt be enough, everytime the fish acted weirdly i changed water, i messed around with the QT when the fish didnt take pellets when 3hrs ago it did, i thought i saw a white speck on the fish, its cupramine time! And with that, i lost the fish.
To me it became counterintuitive that a QT was actually stressing the fish rather than calming it down. But all this was my own doing like an overprotective parent towards their kid. Thus i didnt QT fishes and after a nice rainbow unicorn period, i lost all of my fishes after introducing a new burgess butterfly. From then on, i decided either i keep a fowlr which i could use meds on or i QT all new fishes.
Over time, during QT experience taught that a fish could survive longer than i assumed without food, doesnt mean its not eating today, it would not eat tmr. It allowed me to decide whether to hold out on medications till the fish is eating or medication is priority over appetite. I learned to look out for illnesses that is common for certain fishes, like flukes to angelfishes and cryto to tangs and even to specific fishes. (Just sharing : bandits seem to have this red bumps on their bodies, same goes for declivis, tinkers and burgesses and the asfurs i kept funnily will be hit with this parasite that eats the area near the gills if not treated fast enough. Emps will show their stress markings if water quality is not good enough when i thought it was a severe flukes/velvet infestation).
A QT is very "weird" to a new hobbyist. But its always important. Everytime a fish makes it out of QT, i derive as much satisfaction as others seeing their favourite acro grow. And now if a fish didnt make it out of QT, i feel sad but thank the fish heavens for taking this ONE fish away and saving many more in my DT.
