TTM Fish

[thomas.torode]

I recently set up my 125g long tank and realized I did not Quarantine my fish correctly. I currently have 4 fish in the tank (not including shrimp), 2 being low bio (fire fish, lwm blny). All from my old tank. I want to completely remove ich and from any other parasites from my system.

What is the proper way to approach the ttm method in my case?

 

[thegrun]

If any of the fish were exposed to ich then to be sure your tank is ich free you need to remove all the fish, take them through the TTM and then 4 weeks of quarantine. Meanwhile your main tank needs to either sit fallow without any fish for 72 days or you could drain the tank, bleach the rock and then recycle the tank.

 

[scooter31707]

what are the other 2 fish? depending on what they are, you might could get away with during them in 1 tank(s).

 

[thomas.torode]

what are the other 2 fish? depending on what they are, you might could get away with during them in 1 tank(s).

clownfish and a chalk bass

 

[thomas.torode]

Also, Do I need to do the TTM for all new fish that I get?

 

[Tanthaitrung]

Also, Do I need to do the TTM for all new fish that I get?

Yes

 

[ericarenee]

I am not a fan of TTM.. I Think Hyposalinity is much easier on the Marine life then to keep jumping them from container to container in hopes that you hit the life cycle just right. Its not a given to work. You still need to QT after so why not qt and do hypo and treat and Wait...

poor fish in ttm my opinion of course

 

[jcjrogers]

If you are worried, just don't add any more fish for a month or so. Observe your fish and if there is a problem, treat. If there are no signs of ich or other parasites/diseases, you are in the exact same boat you would have been had you quarantined the fish. A lot of people who quarantine do an observation only quarantine (no treatment at all, just observe the fish). You did that in the main tank.

Now, if you want to be ultra conservative, you can remove all of your fish and keep the tank empty of fish for 11 weeks. If you want to take it a half-step further, never put these fish or any other fish back in the tank. This is really the only way to 100% guarantee that fish will never get ich or any other parasite or disease... never add fish in the first place. It's bulletproof.