huma-huma
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Next thing ya know, Carey gonna start stackig them to fit more
Next thing ya know, Carey gonna start stackig them to fit more
carey said:yep, qt'ing this time around. Lost 6 fish due to not qt'ing over a month ago. lesson learned....
I added a caribbean blue tang that was either stressed or had some type of disease and it spread to my 2 b&w's clowns, my gramma, a Kole tang and an anthias. I never found out what he had but the fish all displayed symptoms and within 24 hours of not eating and hiding they each died. Whatever it was it was fast and merciless. :-( It wasnt ich and it looks more and more like it wasnt velvet either. I had 3 fish survive. :-(
I had to put in a pair of aggressive clowns I had from another tank in soon after the outbreak and they are also fine. I let the tank sit as it was for about 6 weeks to be sure it wasnt ich or velvet and so far no signs.
If I had qt'd that caribbean blue tang I would have had him die within a week and have saved my other fish. So yes, even though I am HATING this qt thing I have to say it's a good idea.
Depends on the size of the fish you will be qt'ing in my opinion. I happen to have a 55g sw tank still setup so I;m using that right now. I plan on using a 29g I will be getting for free from a relative.
Alot of people use a 10g though, I don't think i would qt a tang in a 10g though unless he was tiny or anything else that really big.
On the plus side, you pretty much just need a tank, heater and a filter. No sand or rock is necessary. You can add some pvc joints for the fish to hide and be safe in though. You dont even need a light lol.
You want to keep it as bare as possible so that if you do have to treat the fish for something you arent soiling any live rock or sand as they can absorb any medications you add.
If my blue tang in qt does show any signs of illness i will be moving him to a 10g tank for medicating. Luckily the tang isnt that large.