Does anyone medicate new fish in QT
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ProudSoonersFan
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Tagging along. I've read where some use PraziPro regardless of symptoms for internal parasites. I tried it with a Yellow Fin Fairy Wrasse (dosed as per the instructions) and I nearly killed him so I'm mixed about trying it again. He started swimming erratically, respiring heavy, stopped eating for a week, and hid for days. I was also using an airstone. It took 2 weeks for him to snap out of it.
KeepNitReel
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An observation only QT IMO is a waste of time. Your looking at what you think is a healthy or disease free fish for 4 weeks, throw em in the DT and bam! Ich from a little stress from new tank mates.
Treat all new additions in QT
Treat all new additions in QT
Guss
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Hmmmm Pre-display tank, hospital tank and display tank. I don't know if I can talk the wife into a third?
...but Honey, I'm just doing it for the fish!
What do you dip them in?
I used to use Formalin 3
http://www.amazon.com/Kordon-Formalin-16-aquarium-conditioner/dp/B000256494
but now i use Safety Stop
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/281190235520?lpid=82
KeepNitReel
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Dipping is a form of treatment
sleepydoc
Team RC
the 'treat or observe in QT' question is mainly a matter of style.
Observing only in QT is depending on the 'stress' of moving to unmask any latent disease and implicitly assuming that any disease that is present will show itself. My view is that this is not 100% reliable, and the risk to other livestock and hassle of an outbreak in your DT outweighs the risk and work of treating fish in QT, but many will argue the reverse.
Observing only in QT is depending on the 'stress' of moving to unmask any latent disease and implicitly assuming that any disease that is present will show itself. My view is that this is not 100% reliable, and the risk to other livestock and hassle of an outbreak in your DT outweighs the risk and work of treating fish in QT, but many will argue the reverse.
hogfanreefer
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The dose most LFS use is sub therapeutic. Not enough to kill Ich just enough to suppress its appearance and kill corals and inverts. Don't rely on the copper in the LFS water to treat for Ich!
Observation is certainly NOT a waste of time, but 4 weeks is too short! It may be prudent to prophylactically treat some fish, but not all IME.
My approach also. HT is only setup as needed so doesn't really count as a third tank ........:lol2:
KeepNitReel
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Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
Yes a lot of people proactively treat fish in a QT for internal and external parasites. Prazipro works wonders for internal worms and flukes, and it is reef safe at least it has been for me. Cupramine and chloroquine phosphate are the only two things I would use to treat for ich. Tank transfer method also works well for ich. QT will do nothing for disease prevention unless you proactively treat for disease. Why wait 6 weeks observing the fish, waiting for them to get sick when you can proactively treat for disease? Also just because you don't see disease while observing in QT doesn't mean it isn't there. For that to be true 10 wks would be the observation period for ich in the QT. if your QT was setup with DT water and you notice disease, then the disease is in the DT and your QT efforts are all for not
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