First Fish! - YWG

[bu11itt]

I know he's not much in terms of super exciting, beautiful or rare fish; but he's my first, so I like him.

Here he is chillin' in the QT tank waiting for acclimation

So far he's just explored the tank and "burrowed" under the PVC wye I put in the tank for a hiding spot. He's also eating well and just generally lounging around in his new temporary home.

I am surprised by how much he actually likes to swim around when the lights are on. He's also quite photogenic; but he never seems to want to smile...

 

[bugs713]

Cool fish!
The first fish is always a special time! Just don't over feed the first one like I did and polluted the water....
Always great to hear when people are using QT for new fish!
:thumbsup:

 

[reeferstace]

Great fish. I love my YWG. Are you going to get him a shrimp?

 

[bu11itt]

Cool fish!
The first fish is always a special time! Just don't over feed the first one like I did and polluted the water....
Always great to hear when people are using QT for new fish!
:thumbsup:

Thanks! I am trying to not overfeed, I've done 1/8th of a frozen cube the last two feedings and even that might be too much. I try to use a turkey baster to suck up any uneaten food when he's done.

Great fish. I love my YWG. Are you going to get him a shrimp?

Most certainly!! I plan on introducing the shrimp once he goes into the DT, because I don't think the shrimp would appreciate the bare glass bottom and also I am toying with the idea of prophylactically treating with hypo while he's in QT.

Any recommendations on this practice? I am also thinking of doing a 7 day treatment of PraziPro as a preventative. What are the pros/cons of each?

 

[monique27]

my first fish was a YWG too, nice pick!

 

[reefjunkie42]

prizi and moniter. no need to use a med if you dont suspect anything. there is varying schools of thought on this but this is what i reccomend. do research to decide for yourself

 

[Jerry W]

One of my tank favorites. Love my YWG! Good choice!

 

[Draven451]

Cool fish congrats!

 

[bugs713]

I would only suggest hypo to those with some experience under their belt, you must be very accurate and consistent and hold it at a specific level for it to work; to high won't work, to low will kill the fish.
As reefjunkie said, Prazipro and monitoring is sufficient. Prazipro is good stuf IME when used as directed.

 

[bu11itt]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll just go with a PraziPro treatment regime and monitor.

In case anyone wanted another pic...