@ aquaph8 and reef80
The pbt was 1st of the acanthurus tangs to enter DT @ Oct 2011. Achilles #1 Feb 2012 and achilles #2 May 2012.
QT procedures - 29g I keep running year round, powerhead, heater, and aquaclear hob(sponge) - I do 3 weeks of .4-.5ppm cupramine on ALL fish. 2 prazi treatments. one 1hr formalin dip during the transfer to the DT.
I get fish in and if it feeds well the first couple of feedings, I immediately dose prazi. So usually that is started on day 2. About 2 days after prazi is started, I start on cupramine. I dose 1ml cupramine at a time. About 6mls to achieve .50ppm over 3 days.
Then after 3 weeks, I transfer the fish over to a 5gal dosed with formalin(+air stone) for an hour dip. Then transfer the fish over to my DT. So all total about 1 month in QT.
Adding the achilles, I had to divide up the DT with eggcrate for 3-4 weeks to help minimize aggression.
The sailfin was the last to go in about a month ago. I used an acclimation box for a few days. It will occasionally charge the 2 achilles and does not bother any other fish. If it gets bad, I might consider putting it in timeout and then try it again later.
