To quarantine or not to quarantine, that is the question...

To quarantine or not to quarantine, that is the question...

  • Yes

    Votes: 19 38.8%

  • No

    Votes: 30 61.2%
  • Total voters
    49
  • Poll closed .
Willistein

Willistein

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So how many people here actually do it? I'm talking separate QT where every new fish is treated for crypto and other diseases for up to 8 weeks.

If you have a QT, please share your setup info... thanks!
 
I have one. Its a 29g with aquaclear filter. I use it if I have a fish acting really funny or have ick. In some cases I pick up cheap fish from a not so well system and put them in the qt for acouple months.
 
I don't treat fish in quarantine unless I see symptoms, but any new fish spends eight weeks in QT. On one occasion, a fish in QT developed ich and had to be treated. That means that without quarantine, I would most certainly have introduced ich to the Display Tank. I am fond of my fish and I don't want to expose them to a deadly parasite.
 
I quarentine all new additions for at least four weeks (I have a percula clown and a melanurus wrasse in right now). It's soooo hard to wait to put them in the DT, but I've been glad I've done it. I haven't encountered any diseases yet, but I was glad I had it to get my flasher wrasse (who has since lept to it's death :() and my coral beauty eating - it took several days for the coral beauty. I don't plan on treating until/unless I see signs of disease.

I have a 10g with an Aquaclear HOB filled with rock rubble and a sponge filter that I keep in the DT sump when not in use, a small powerhead, heater, and several pieces of PVC.

At the moment I also have a tray of sand for the wrasse to sleep in as the tank is bare bottom.
 
No..... oops! :)
I only have 4 fish so..... and they're all captive bred except the first one added. I didn't QT them.
That said - if I were to add another fish now I would probably QT (especially if I went with a non-captive-bred).
 
i keep a 10 gallon setup running all the time . i assume everything has the plague.99% goes through at least a 1 week observation period. i need a very good reason to dump and pray. fish are given a chance to fatten up/acclimate.
 
I have a 10G QT with Aquaclear filter set up all the time. Almost all new fish have spent at least 4 weeks in it. I have a few pieces of PVC pipe fittings for hideouts. I have two sponges for the filter, one of which is always in my sump so it's seeded when needed. Everything in the QT gets cleaned in a weak chlorine solution and rinsed several times before it is used again. I also have a UV sterilizer that I usually run during QT.
 
I always qt since tearing down the tank two years ago to battle a crypto outbreak. Any new fish addition gets 4 weeks in solitary with copper and prazipro treatment. That said, I haven't added any new fish in at least a year and a half.
 
I have lost a few fish during quarantine ... but so far have never lost a fish once they got to the main display. I treat with prazipro as a preventative. If I see the need I have treated with antibiotics. Never have used copper.
 
Never done it. I asked Tom at TRS the day I bought my first fish. He basically laughed in my face. I've only ever regretted not quarantining corals. IMO fish are just eye candy for non reefers. Corals are where its at baby.
 
Booo!

Booo!

Capt_Cully said:
He basically laughed in my face.
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I hope you're kidding about this, because that response demonstrates either: a) a complete lack of understanding about the spread of pathogens and parasites, or b) a complete disregard for the lives of the creatures for which we take responsibility. :mad2:

I highly recommend a search to read up on what RC user copps does with his new fish. Not only does this guy have beautiful tanks, he has had tremendous success with some delicate species, partly due to the protocol he employs before adding new fish to his displays.
 
I guess I'm not sure why you wouldn't quarantine, except that it's work and takes patience. That being said, I've never done it, but I think I'm going to start.

I never used to give much thought to the fish, but the new 120 has kind of opened up a bunch of new possibilities that I never could do in a 30. Expensive possibilities that I don't want to kill.
 
Wish I was Scott. It was a literal and figurative condescending laugh. I couldn't tell you the last time I purchased a fish. I've successfully battled ick in the past. Certain species are so proned to stress, one has to wonder if its more appropriate to just put them in the display sooner rather than a dark lifeless tank (I.e. certain tangs )

From a science teachers perspective I can appreciate how naughty and irresponsible this is regarding the specimen's welfare.

Now, when it comes to corals and LR, after conceding a humiliating loss to mojanos, I'll be emlploying a QT system for them. Zoanthids and SPS have a myriad of formidable pests that can tag along. The likes of them, I'd prefer not to tango with.
 
I don't always QT, it really depends on what circumstances I get the fish. If it comes from a local reefer whom I know and trust, I don't bother QTing. Otherwise, ever since my ich outbreak a few years ago when I didn't QT and lost half my fish, I always do it. I've only once been able to successfully treat a fish that got sick in QT, but at least I haven't spread disease to my other fish since using this practice...
 
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