Do you personally quarantine?

[aleggett321]

I read on liveaquaria.com that only 5% of hobbyists regularly quarantine new additions. I was really surprised by that and wondered if that statistic would be similar with members of RC. Answer honestly!

 

[Slystone]

What percent are saltwater vs. freshies though?

 

[Guss]

Saltwater~ everytime.

 

[borderreef]

Yes. I personally quarantine myself to the basement with my tank.

 

[doakota1]

never, don't have a qt

 

[Dr. Reef]

qt all new fish 100% of the time. if i dont do it then there is no need for me to write and advocate the Guide to QT sticky on top of this forum. lol.
Not having QT is Russian Roulette.

 

[Clownin Aroun]

I never did but after shooting myself (Russian roulette) I will 100% of the time from now on for sure

 

[Palting]

I think liveaquaria's statistical pool includes all comers. Reef Central posters OTOH are a select pool that try a little more and are into reef, so you'll likely get a higher percentage that do QT.

 

[JohnniG]

I ashamed to say it, but I don't.

 

[cloak]

I've never QT either. For some reason though, I've been able to get by pretty well. I usually do my homework, & spend a lot of time observing a fish before I take it home. No "shotgun" purchases.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/ft/index.php

 

[reefgeezer]

I once thought there was no need to QT. I was wron... wr... wro... less than correct. Now I QT every fish: 20 days @ hypo then about two weeks @ normal salinity. I think some of Liveaquaria's fish are QT'd but I think I'd still do my own. I'd sleep better.

 

[gone fishin]

I do, I have mine set up now. I will be heading to the DD open house in a couple weeks. I would think the 5% would be somewhat accurate due to the number of post about my tank has ich or whatever pick a problem. just my 2 cents

 

[C Dog]

I have never QT

 

[Shoryureppa]

I never used to QT but after having an ich breakout which took mu multibar angel ( a delicate species that was healthy and eating), My flame wrasse harem( 1 supermale 1 sub male and 4 females), my copperband, my muelleri butterfly and regal angel, I vowed never to not QT a fish ever again. It was a $1000 learning lesson.

If you factor the price of a decent QT tank, it is not much compared to loosing the fish, whether the fish is cheap or not.

My QT set up is as follows:

30 Gallon tank -$30
150 watt heater - 25$
aquaclear 50 - $50
some live rock - 0
DIY stand from spare 2x4-0
clip on light - $13
bulb - $6
Thermometer - 5$

That's about $100 compared to loosing a $1000 worth of fih, factor in the headache and time spent getting all the fish and treating them and catching them etc, IT'S JUST NOT WORTH IT NOT TO QT.

 

[Khemul]

I keep telling myself I should. My fish even give me strange looks whenever I show up to the tank with a container of random stuff fished out of the local canals. I assume they are screaming "quarantine those things before we get sick!". Or it could be "hurry up! we're hungry!". Either one is probably possible.

 

[psykobowler]

I don't quarantine. I run a bare bottom tank with ozone. Never a problem.

 

[Reefdogs]

Have never quarantined any fish or coral in 18 years
Might call it luck or good husbandry
I'm sure that quarantine fish is also not 100% fail safe
JMO.

 

[geaux xman]

180g FOWLR with more epensive fish. Evertyhing gets 3+ weeks of cuprmaine, prazi x2, and a formalin dip. 2 achilles, a pbt, blue tang, sailfin tang, a few angels and not a single spot of ich.

33g reef = no QT. 2 b/w clowns and a bangaii. Nothing from the 33g will ever come near the 180g.

 

[Dbondaruk]

How many people lost fish in qt

 

[Ambition]

I QT everything going into my tanks. IMO, people should do all that they can to keep the fish they are getting alive for the entirety of their lives. Using a QT is one of the best ways to do that, IMO.