How to qt anthias.
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MondoBongo
Obligate Feeder Obsessed
did TTM on my lyretails with two rounds of prazi. same as everyone else that comes in the door.
Tank Transfer Method.
There is a detailed writeup in the fish disease forum but basically you transfer fish to a fresh tank every 3 days (no longer than 72 hours) for 12 days to break the life cycle of ich. You need 2 basic setups which you sterilize between uses. Works excellent for eliminating ich.
I have simply observed all my anthias in qt, typically 8 weeks. Good opportunity to fatten them as well. None of mine have come with any skin parasites, though body ulcerations have been a problem lately (could be uronema). Personally I see no issues with quarantining a group at the same time; I've done it dozens of times. If fish are coming from the same source, any cross contamination has likely already happened.
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Good point.
Should have added ..... Though I try not to QT fish from different sources together. Trouble with anthias is that they can gender transition in QT. I had this happen with two groups of bimacs. Had to rehome one of the males, bummer. Then another female changed in the display so I have two males anyhow :lol:.
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That was my other concern.
Will the other male eventually turn back to female if it's smaller than the existing male in the DT? Or will they just fight to the death?
I've never had a male turn back to female. Don't think it's possible, though not certain. In my case, since the second males changed in the presence of the first, they largely tolerate each other. I think if you tried to introduce two fully formed males into a new tank things would not go so well. I have multiple Bartlett and Resplendent males as well; though again they all started together as females.
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Hmmm. That's problematic if I'm going to try to find my big male a couple of ladies in a 75. Two males would be ww3 in a place that small.
Maybe I should just keep him single. He seems pretty content.
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MondoBongo
Obligate Feeder Obsessed
TTM + post TTM observation can be a bit of work, but it's a far sight better than having velvet or anything else wipe out your tank again.
I would probably get a replacement RODI unit before I started worrying about bringing in more fish. It will be more useful long term.
I would probably get a replacement RODI unit before I started worrying about bringing in more fish. It will be more useful long term.
Thanks for explaining
reefbroao
New member
well due to a stupid cheap sale at my local lfs I have 3 shiny new squarebacks in qt, I diluted the copper and i'm gonna keep doing wc's and run carbon. I didn't plan on buying but for $15 a piece I could not refuse. I love them so far, very funny to watch, and one is on its way to becoming male.
LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
People have been having bad luck with anthias recently, there is something going around at the wholesalers. I would do a formalin dip immediately upon getting them home, and put them right into an antibiotic like nitrofuracin green.
