Hypsolanity ?

[Capt. Nemo]

Hi everyone,

I just recently purchased an Australian Harelquin Tusk which has been in quarantine since last Saturday. The fish "appears" to be in excellent healt,( great color, eating very well and very active). Should I still do hyposalinity as a precautionary measure in case the fish does have ich though there are no visilble signs of this parasite at the moment. Is hypo the standard practice for quarantine of all new fish even for those which "appear" to be in excellent health? Will I be doing more harm than good? What are the chances that I could inadverently kill by fish by reducing the salinity below 1.09 ? That's my greatest concern since I have no experience with this procedure.

Thanks
Gary

 

[TerryB]

used correctly, hyposalinity is not stressful and it actually aids the fish in recovery from transport and handling. Check the pH daily, use a refractometer to measure the salinity at 14ppt (not SG).

TerryB