How to Transition from QT to DT?

[jonnybravo22]

Hello folks,

Here's my question - I have had some anthias in quarantine for 2 weeks. They have not shown any signs of illness and have bee eating well and swimming about. My question is how do I know they are good to go into display tank?

I have not run any kind of meds in the QT. If they look good, are they safe to put in DT or do you have to run some kind of meds to ensure there are no parasites before you put them into DT? I only have prazipro and cupramine but have not used either yet. Should I if they look healthy? Got them from Liveaquaria so trusted source.

Thanks.

 

[humaguy]

la does not qt their fish like dd does but even dd fish must go thru qt..
I would prazi them and hold off adding to dt for at least 2-3 more weeks...
might hold off on the cupramine until somebody else makes a recommendation..I typically do not use on sensitive fish...I do not know how your anthias react to it...

 

[jonnybravo22]

does prazi kill parasites or just treat symptoms? label talks about treating symptoms

what's the reason you suggest another 3 weeks in QT?

 

[jonnybravo22]

double

 

[Dmorty217]

Prazipro is for brook and other worms. I para guard dip all of my fish for parasites, when i get them and again from QT to display while they acclimate. 2 weeks is not nearly a long enough QT IMO. I QT all of my fish a minimum of 6 weeks to ensure health and observe the fish

 

[rssjsb]

Prazipro is primarily a treatment for flukes. (I don't think it treats brook, but that's not likely a problem for the OP because it would have shown up.) A lot of people treat with prazipro preemptively because flukes can take a long time to show up and you don't want that in your DT. It's non toxic to fish, show there's really no downside. I also treat with chloroquine diphosphate in QT as a preventative for ich and velvet, but that's less common.

A nice long QT allows you to be sure there are no health issues and that the fish are eating. As long as your QT is running properly, there's really no disadvantage to extending the QT period considering the potential risks associated with cutting it short.

 

[MrTuskfish]

I agree with Humaguy; fish need to be quarantined, no matter where they come from. This is our responsibility; if LA did a good QT job on all of their fish; prices would triple.

Brooklynella is not a worm and is not treated with Prazi-Pro. PP is a very safe wormer (flukes, etc.) and should be used on all fish in the QT, IMO. It will kill most external and internal worms. Two weeks is nowhere long enough to detect deadly parasites, that isn't even one basic life-cycle of the ich parasite. I QT 6 weeks, 4 weeks is common.