Quarantine procedures

[kannorsk]

I plan on adding fish to my aquarium no sooner than 30 days to my display tank, after I've adding all the inverts and corals I intend to stock.
The question is, I'll be quarantining my fish in a separate tank for a 30 day quaranine period before adding to my display tank. Prior to adding the fish to the display tank, does one treat a fish as if it already carries a disease and do some sort of pan treatment, or does one keep them in quarantine for the recommended period only to observe?

 

[Packersfan21]

No, don't treat it unless you know it has a disease. Just keep an eye on the fish and make sure that it's eating.

 

[chrissreef]

^^ what he said (althought you can always have a UV running constantly if you want)

 

[sharkmanstudio]

maby give it a FW dip befor intro to quarintine and again into main tank

 

[John Dawe]

Have done the following in the past for several fish.
1) when fish arrive, place in bucket and give a 45 minute formulin bath. The place in a small tank 10 - 15 gallons (makes it easier to dose the meds) and lower the salinity to 1.09 to 1.15 over several days. For the first 3 - 4 days add metronidazole, full dose each day, I do a 90% water change each day, since the QT tank does not have a biofilter or has a small piece of cellpore from another tank.
After 3 to 4 days stop the metronidazole, give a formulin bath again and start prazipro for 5 days. Then, move the fish up to 29 g and add a biofilter (cellpore from another tank). Keep at low salinity for a total of at least 3 weeks then gradually raise it up over several days. There is always a seachem ammonia alert on the tank so I do not have to test the water for ammonia, may have to change it twice a day in the smaller tank.
As far as feeding, feed the fish a little bit several times a day (3-6 times) or every time you check on it.