Seperate tanks for each fish??

[BretCreager]

So I believe my new batch of fish have ICK. There are 7 fish in a 70 gallon tank that I was breaking down after the QT is over.

I am going back and fourth with the right way to treat. I have spare tanks, 42-55 gallon tanks. as well as 15.

In some of the posts about tank transfer they say use tanks or a bucket. Is having the fish in a bucket for 2 weeks ok? a bucket would defiantly be easier because of the less water and more abundant.

whether using big tanks or small tanks (buckets) can I have fish stay together or do I need a different tank for each fish??

I am thinking of doing the tank transfer because of all the threads I read, it seems to be the quickest sure fire way of doing this. I was going to do hypo, slowly bringing the current tank down and then transfer to a clear bottom tank for the duration.

any thoughts on those issues or any other advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

Bret

 

[FishN00b83]

first you can do multiple fish in one tank/bucket. The size of the tank/bucket really depends on the fish. Obviously you wouldnt put a 6 inch fish in a 5g bucket, ammonia would sky rocket and it wouldnt have any room, but if they are small, like a basslett 2 or 3 would be ok.

 

[microlady]

first you can do multiple fish in one tank/bucket. The size of the tank/bucket really depends on the fish. Obviously you wouldnt put a 6 inch fish in a 5g bucket, ammonia would sky rocket and it wouldnt have any room, but if they are small, like a basslett 2 or 3 would be ok.

I used clear plastic tubs that hold about 15 gallons, and that worked fine for two small wrasses, a small clownfish, and two tiny clown gobies. You can use Prime to help with ammonia buildup on day 2.

 

[mattcoug]

Some fish get really scared(leading to stress) in buckets, maybe because they can't see anything. So providing adequate object for hiding, etc such as abs/pvc pipes will go a long way to keeping a fish happy in a bucket. Just remember to sanitize everything.

Given that, I've found it is 100x easier to do ttm correctly in a bucket than a small aquarium.

 

[mattcoug]

On the hypo question - you can drop salinity to hypo immediately. Raise it very slowly. Just be sure to measure correctly with refractometer calibrated to the sg you are trying to obtain. On my refractometer that is calibrated to 1.0264sg water, a reading of 1.008 is actually 1.012(which is not effective).