quarantine

Welcome your thoughts/advice. I picked up a cleaner shrimp and psammacora frag at my LFS last weekend and put them in quarantine in a small (betta) tank in an abundance of caution: my nano has been running pest free for over two years and I'd like to keep it that way. I am now seeing what I am...

Hello. So I have a regular ocellaris clown and a mocha storm clown. The plain OC is larger than the storm. I had them both in my 6 gallon nano reef tank, and long story short I learned the hard way and didn’t quarantine and OC started acting weird for a few days but went back to normal after...

Hey all, So I royally screwed up, and need help. So I purchased a Tomini tang, and I decided not to quarantine as I really need more nutrients. 24 hours later the Tomini is covered in ich. Before putting him into the tank last night, I carefully inspected him everywhere, and saw zero white spots...

Hi, Today, I noticed my male mandarin died. I found him on the bottom of the tank when I woke up. It is a big loose for me, as he was a part of mated pair, which has been spawning several times. On 21.11.2023 I noticed ich breakdown in my tank. I have tried to manage it, and I haven't had any...

There was a comment in today's QOT (question of the day) that has me wondering: Do you quarantine or otherwise inspect/dip/etc your clean up crew? I've never done this before because I assumed whatever comes with them is nothing I could get rid off. I purchase from places I trust, and hope for...

Hi all, Not sure what forum's best for this query. I acquired some macroalgae (chaeto and culpera) from a fellow reefer. They have BJD in their tank... so I've decided to quarantine the macroalgae before adding it to my DT refugium. I get it's best to use sterile macro for refugiums but...

Hi All, I have a relatively new tank (4 months), BioCube 32g. (specifics below) I had a pair of Ocellaris Clownfish. I lost one, apparently due to aggression. I waited 5 days then, after no signs of illness, I bought a smaller Clownfish to go with the survivor. There was no sign of aggression...

I have some fish in a QT tank and I’ve been using copper power for the tank. All that is in the tank is a few pvc pieces for hides for the fish and a foam block for the filter. The copper levels keep dropping overnight. Last night the level was at 2 ppm and this morning it was at 1.09. I’m...

I'm looking to get a UV for a 120g +sump to preventatively curb disease. It seems the 3 choices people talk about are pentair, aqua ultraviolet, or lifeguard. From reviews I've seen the pentair degrades after not even a year and starts exposing uv to the open room which seems very not ideal. The...

My fish just completed a 30 day long treatment of Cupramine at 0.5ppm last week. I have added Cuprisorb and Carbon in the tank to try to absorb as much copper as possible. I have also been doing more frequent water changes. The quarantine tank is 150 gallons so I am not able to do an extremely...

The reason I placed this as an emergency is because I really need answers as soon as possible… my girlfriend ordered me a green king tenticle anemone. Very nice gesture, but the overthinking nut job I am can’t pass the thought that maybe it’s carrying a disease. It is from fragbox, and I really...

I'd like to use this 20G AIO I have lying around as fish QT tank, until I get a simpler QT tank. However, it's very difficult to get to remove water from the areas in green, in the back chamber of my 20G AIO. I'm concerned I won't be able to remove copper completely, and won't be able to use...

Current Fish List: 2 Antenna Gobies. 1 Firefish. Some of my favorites: Green Clown Goby Midas blenny Pygmy (Cherub) Angelfish Flame Hawkfish Royal Gramma Orchid Dotty Back White Designer Clown Wrasse Sixline Possum wrasse Pink Streaked Wrasse I want to setup my Qt Tank before I choose...

This angelfish was going through QT. I let him eat for 4 days. I notice it pecking but didn't eat that much. Afterwards I ramped up copper over 4 days to therapeutic without any erratic behavior, it was always hiding in the PVC. Later I found it in a arched position with heavy breathing. I did a...

Hello, I have a new royal gramma that has successfully finished a Copper Power quarantine. I am now ready to dose Prazipro, except I keep finding conflicting information. This is only my third fish, and the first time I am trying to quarantine myself. My clown pair was pre-treated from Dr...

I currently have a 20g (not a long), and am thinking about upgrading to a 180 and using my current one as a quarantine tank since I already have it. I'd like to get a Tang or two, but I'm not sure if you can keep them in a QT tank that small for the 30+ days required to medicate them.

I recently setup a QT tank and my first set of fish will be graduating to the display tank soon. What do people do with the ceramic filter media and plastic filter sponge when the QT tank is not in use? Do people just run the QT tank empty? Or can I put the media and sponge into a bucket and...

Greetings everyone, So by the title, you already know we’re currently in a fallow… (80 day mark is set for 12/21) So hopefully I can start re-adding back my fish from QT and no more issues pop up again… First tank background, I have a 96”x36”x30” main display and a plumbed in 6ft/140g ish frag...

Hi, any idea what kind of thing could this be? I found it already 3 times in my quarantine tank where I have several fish now for one week with UV sterilizer and Ruby Reef Rally.. it looks like internal parasite?… according to the size (approx. 4-5cm) it could be only from Valencienna sexguttata...

Where I live Praziquantel is only available by prescription only. Not as a fish medication - only as a medication for cats, dogs or horses. My vet has found a horse medication which may be suitable for a fish quarantine tank. The things I do to quarantine fish... Nonetheless, this medication...

I was wondering about the possibility of looking for parasites under the microscope as an alternative (or in addition) to quarantine in general. This came to mind in the context of me needing to add a large crew of Emerald crabs to help combat a bubble algae outbreak ASAP. But my interest at...

The LFS in Italy apparently don't believe in keeping captive bred fish and wild caught fish in separate systems. So, if I get seahorses, I'm gonna have to quarantine them. Seahorse expert Pete Giwojna claims hyposalinity at 1.010 - 1.012 SG (13.3 - 16 ppt) is a good treatment for seahorses...

i’m really stressed out and need some ich advice my new coral beauty showed signs of ich, now 5/10 of my fish have a few spots just on their tails. i started a 10 gallon quarantine with copper power right before i noticed how many fish had it. (they are all about an inch but i have a coral...

Good afternoon, I just picked up a Lubbock fairy wrasse as my first ever quarantine fish. He's being a bit shy at the moment but that's expected. He's in a 10 gal with a few pounds of liverock. I drip acclimated for an hour and did my best to wrasse-proof the lid. These are the products I have...

Hello, I will be getting three new fish soon : (1) Longfin clownfish, (1) McCosker's Fairy Wrasse, and (1) Court Jester Goby and I would like to quarantine these fish, but I have never done it before. What process would y'all use to treat these fish? I have a spare 10 gallon, air stone, and...