Quarantine Tanks
- Thread starter biondoa
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I opt for 3 - 4 weeks, though I have never experienced any problem, illness or disease with any fish I've bought through local fish clubs/auction events.
I was wondering what would be best for water changes when the QT doesn't have a filter and is uncycled. Would I just dump out some water of QT and put in water from main tank, or go with all new water. And how often is it recommended to change water on a QT? My thinking is that maybe the tank water they eventually go into might be better than fresh as they won't need to be acclimated again when they come out of the QT. Daily 10% water changes would be good enough? Or 25% every other day?
Many folks have that opinion...right up until they lose a tank of fish or favorite ones from just dumping new ones without QT'ing.....
Monitor ammonia and change water daily if needed...new tap water. Though bringing some media over from an established filter works wonders, as does a sponge filter that is normally run on the main tank....
Monitor ammonia and change water daily if needed...new tap water. Though bringing some media over from an established filter works wonders, as does a sponge filter that is normally run on the main tank....
I am going to get about 20 cardinal tetras this week. Eventually they will be going into the 75g with the angel fish, but for a couple of weeks they will be in QT. I am going to add some media from an established tank into the filter on the QT, but since it is only 10g, I will still be doing frequent water changes and testing. If the water quality stays good, then the water changes can be less frequent.
