To soon to exit QT?

[Thornbreaker]

So I've got a Royal Gramma that has been through TTM. She's been in the QT for the last 2 weeks after TTM. So altogether about 3 weeks now. I've seen no sign of ich or other diseases. Other than being a bit timid and shy, she's eating well, looks healthy.

I know the normal recommendation is 4 or more weeks in QT, but I'll be headed on vacation in the coming days and was thinking 1 less tank for my sister/house sitter to check on would be ideal.

Is it too much risk to go ahead and move her to the DT?

 

[Bill_Moorman]

You have to ask yourself that question. Is the risk vs the reward?

Personally, I'd finish out TTM, as having crypto sucks.


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[Bill_Moorman]

I'm sorry I misread. You finished TTM. My bad.

I personally wouldn't risk it still. Up to you and your tolerance for risk.


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[Thornbreaker]

Only other fish are 2 clowns in the DT. But I'm asking cause I'm just not sure how "official" that 4 weeks is.

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[Uncle99]

If you were treating for a known Ick problem in TTM, then I would go, 4, weeks beyond the last spot seen and the fish is eating well. This is a higher risk scenario because Ick "was" present.

If your just being careful with TTM and then QT, it's now been a full 3 weeks, the risk is low, you should have started to see Ick, or the fish would have looked a bit tired, glassy eyed, or not eaten well, fast and more rapid respiration.

So in this case IMO, the risk is lower.

Considering you only have one other fish, I think they may be safer in your one DT, especially when your on vacation.

I would go ahead.

 

[Thornbreaker]

Yeah TTM was straight from the lfs.

Would other diseases have presented themselves by now? Issues like velvet?

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[Uncle99]

I think you should have seen signs by now, but if your nervous, keep in QT.
I know for the first couple of weeks I am nervous, hoping I made the right decision on time
I'm not trying to diminish the need for QT, it's important no doubt about it.
However, I balance the time in QT not to someone's numerical thinking, but to many contributory factors.

1. Source. If you know your LFS, you should be aware of there QT practices. I select my fish first, put it on hold for one week at the store. This is an additional week on the week the LFS does. So I
The fish I buy I can see, see eat, see swim, see interaction, and have been in the LFS for two weeks.

2. So once I buy it/they go to my QT for another two weeks. I do not medicate unless I have a reason to do so. I just think it's pointless to treat anything with genreral stuff, and for the strong stuff, I need to diagnos something before I can treat something. Meds of any type should be discouraged unless you have a reason. Meds add stress.

Then feed feed feed.......

3. Type of Fish. Mandarins and some gobies are difficult to QT because of their food requirement. In this case including item 1, only one week with store bought pods. Yup, a bit risky, but mandarins usually come in a weak a state, so I want it to start DT grazing ASAP.

Now if the fish are shipped and I have not completed item 1.... They stay in QT for double the time, and in this case I will use a general antibiotic.

Personally I have seen just as many fish die waiting in QT rather than go to the DT.

 

[Thornbreaker]

Yeah, so far the fish I've gotten from the LFS have been healthy.

I only do prazi during TTM because I agree with you on the over medication. It seems weird just to dose extra in general.

I put her in this afternoon. She's shy but eating and swimming normally if not even better with the rocks in there to hide behind. Clowns have largely left her alone.

Now to decide on a firefish or just skip it for a foxface when I get back from vacation.

Down the road (a year or more) I will get a Mandy. May just get an expensive captive bred, instead of risking a weak one from the lfs.



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[Daddyrawg]

I think you should have seen signs by now, but if your nervous, keep in QT.
I know for the first couple of weeks I am nervous, hoping I made the right decision on time
I'm not trying to diminish the need for QT, it's important no doubt about it.
However, I balance the time in QT not to someone's numerical thinking, but to many contributory factors.

1. Source. If you know your LFS, you should be aware of there QT practices. I select my fish first, put it on hold for one week at the store. This is an additional week on the week the LFS does. So I
The fish I buy I can see, see eat, see swim, see interaction, and have been in the LFS for two weeks.

2. So once I buy it/they go to my QT for another two weeks. I do not medicate unless I have a reason to do so. I just think it's pointless to treat anything with genreral stuff, and for the strong stuff, I need to diagnos something before I can treat something. Meds of any type should be discouraged unless you have a reason. Meds add stress.

Then feed feed feed.......

3. Type of Fish. Mandarins and some gobies are difficult to QT because of their food requirement. In this case including item 1, only one week with store bought pods. Yup, a bit risky, but mandarins usually come in a weak a state, so I want it to start DT grazing ASAP.

Now if the fish are shipped and I have not completed item 1.... They stay in QT for double the time, and in this case I will use a general antibiotic.

Personally I have seen just as many fish die waiting in QT rather than go to the DT.

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