Per Lupin's sticky:
["6. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)?
Usually, with the first batch of stocks, we do not need to quarantine the fish as there is nothing else that may be infected by pathogens other than the first inhabitants themselves however in several cases, people assume, regardless of their resources, their fish are in perfect health conditions. They fail to realize even healthy specimens themselves can be disease carriers and eventually end up destroying even their current stocks from failure to quarantine the new arrivals.
It is always recommended to quarantine your new arrivals regardless of the circumstances. The choice is yours. If you prefer to protect your current stocks, then prepare a quarantine tank no less than five gallons in tank volume. Make sure the tank has ample space with a few decorations for the fish to seek refuge, heater and sponge filter. The tank does not need to have substrate for hygienic reasons. A quarantine tank itself is doable in the long run and can be run as a hospital tank or isolation tank (for aggressors). A minimum of four weeks is the suggested time frame when quarantining your stocks. It gives ample tank for the pathogens to set in thus enabling you to prevent them infiltrating your main tank and destroying the stocks in it."]
I am hoping I can get more specifics. So I would like to set up a 5 or 10gal QT/hospital tank, with heater & filter & airstone. If I were to get new fish, I would place them in, observe their condition, test water. But, do you recommend any meds at all, like some multi-tonic type? how about salt additions?
I am of the opinion now (unfortunately had to learn the hard way cuz I was just too anxious to get them in the tanks), getting any fish whether from LFS (for sure) or from reputable online sellers, I must QT. but I would like to add something as a preventative. I have read some meds can be used this way.
thks all.
["6. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)?
Usually, with the first batch of stocks, we do not need to quarantine the fish as there is nothing else that may be infected by pathogens other than the first inhabitants themselves however in several cases, people assume, regardless of their resources, their fish are in perfect health conditions. They fail to realize even healthy specimens themselves can be disease carriers and eventually end up destroying even their current stocks from failure to quarantine the new arrivals.
It is always recommended to quarantine your new arrivals regardless of the circumstances. The choice is yours. If you prefer to protect your current stocks, then prepare a quarantine tank no less than five gallons in tank volume. Make sure the tank has ample space with a few decorations for the fish to seek refuge, heater and sponge filter. The tank does not need to have substrate for hygienic reasons. A quarantine tank itself is doable in the long run and can be run as a hospital tank or isolation tank (for aggressors). A minimum of four weeks is the suggested time frame when quarantining your stocks. It gives ample tank for the pathogens to set in thus enabling you to prevent them infiltrating your main tank and destroying the stocks in it."]
I am hoping I can get more specifics. So I would like to set up a 5 or 10gal QT/hospital tank, with heater & filter & airstone. If I were to get new fish, I would place them in, observe their condition, test water. But, do you recommend any meds at all, like some multi-tonic type? how about salt additions?
I am of the opinion now (unfortunately had to learn the hard way cuz I was just too anxious to get them in the tanks), getting any fish whether from LFS (for sure) or from reputable online sellers, I must QT. but I would like to add something as a preventative. I have read some meds can be used this way.
thks all.
