Atticus
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Fish QT is easy and a good excuse to do a water change...
Fill QT tank with water from the display, throw in a heater, HOB filter, and a air stone. A glass mounted thermometer is nice also.
THis way you can put the fish straight into QT when you bring them home and you don't have to have a QT running all of the time.
If you find that your fish needs to be medicated, just shut off the HOB, crank up the air stone (most meds strip oxygen from water), and add meds.
Fish should remain in QT for a minimum of 4 weeks following the last sign of disease. Notice the SINCE LAST SIGN part...
I know it is hard, but man it is so much easier than tearing your display apart and still losing all of your prized fish. Then you get to leave the tank fallow for 6 weeks... Not a corner worth cutting in my experiance...
Once fish is done with the QT tank, dry it and store it.
Fill QT tank with water from the display, throw in a heater, HOB filter, and a air stone. A glass mounted thermometer is nice also.
THis way you can put the fish straight into QT when you bring them home and you don't have to have a QT running all of the time.
If you find that your fish needs to be medicated, just shut off the HOB, crank up the air stone (most meds strip oxygen from water), and add meds.
Fish should remain in QT for a minimum of 4 weeks following the last sign of disease. Notice the SINCE LAST SIGN part...
I know it is hard, but man it is so much easier than tearing your display apart and still losing all of your prized fish. Then you get to leave the tank fallow for 6 weeks... Not a corner worth cutting in my experiance...Once fish is done with the QT tank, dry it and store it.
