26g goldfish tank

[Mumma.of.two]

Oooo puppy puppy... I want a puppy!!

Oh... Wait.. I already have 3 dogs... Nevermind ...

Hahahaha! Just one more pweeeze!

 

[ocminpin]

Hahahaha! Just one more pweeeze!

Oh boy... No lol I'm in a 2 bdrm condo and have to take them all out on a leash to potty!!

 

[Mumma.of.two]

I had some spare plants I pulled out of my 70 so I put them to good use. Hope they don't dig them up!

 

[absolutangel04]

Maybe you said this and I missed it, but what did you name the new guy?

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Maybe you said this and I missed it, but what did you name the new guy?

I haven't yet! my husband wants me to name him Fenton lol! I'm trying to think of something else but all I can think of is Fenton now!

 

[absolutangel04]

Well, obviously its up to you. Personally, I think Fenton is cute.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Well, obviously its up to you. Personally, I think Fenton is cute.

You know it's growing on me! When I think of him I'm already thinking Fenton.

 

[Laurencallen74]

Hi Mumma,
How long do you QT? I will never get a fish from a LFS again, but know a quality aquarist. Thoughts? My poor Bella is so lonely after her buddy passed.

 

[jlk]

Hi Mumma,
How long do you QT? I will never get a fish from a LFS again, but know a quality aquarist. Thoughts? My poor Bella is so lonely after her buddy passed.

Your poor Bella! Do you have the means the qt a new fish? Obviously, not everyone qts their new fish. Two to four wks is a general qt recommendation (longer, the better). Its always easier to treat an issue before introducing a fish to your main tank vs treating main tank. Good luck!!

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Hi Mumma,
How long do you QT? I will never get a fish from a LFS again, but know a quality aquarist. Thoughts? My poor Bella is so lonely after her buddy passed.

As jlk said 2-4 weeks is usually sufficient. I do 2 if it's from a trusted source, longer if it's not. I was naughty and didn't QT my new oranda but he/she came from the same store as Percy and I saw they hadn't gotten a new shipment of Goldie's yet. I took a risk but it worked out.
If you have a QT that great! But if you don't, large storage containers work well as QT. That's what I use. You have to be careful they don't bow out at the sides because there's the risk of it breaking. I keep the lid on mine to hold the sides in. Because if the lid I have to use an internal filter but that's ok.