Quarantine and a hospital

[Young Frankenstein]

Whats the difference between a quarantine and a hospital tank ?

 

[WaterKeeper]

In general I refer to a tank to isolate newly purchased fish as a quarantine tank. I like to even have some LR and LS in it and never add medications to it.

If my fish are sick then I use a hospital tank. It is bare bones with only a HOB bio-wheel filter on it and some clay pots to provide hiding spots. There is nothing else in it and I dose any medications I feel I need into it.

Some people don't make a distinction between the two and use a single tank for both purposes. In such a case you don't want rock or sand in the tank as they can interfere with medications and even absorb and release them long after the disease is cured.

 

[Young Frankenstein]

I have a 10g for quarantine what size should I get for a hospital tank ?

 

[Bebo77]

depends on how big the fish is that you need to put in it....

 

[SaltyDr]

It depends on what size fish you plan on keeping. A 10-20 gallon is fine for either a QT or a hospital tank. Usually the fish are in QT longer than the hospital tank (at least one hopes so) so I would think the hospital tank could be smaller. Why not use the 10G for both?