peterac
Aquarium Advice Activist
I am going to be setting up a large 450 gallon fish-only marine tank. I am trying to decide how much live rock to add. I know there is a rough per gallon formula to follow but I am concerned about how live rock might affect preventing and treating parasites.
If I have a parasite outbreak in my tank won't the live rock provide a shelter to the parasites and make it harder to treat? If I have a quarantine tank and I take out the diseased fish and treat them in the quarantine tank will this be the best solution? I guess what I am having trouble swallowing is the theory that if you take out the diseased fish and treat separately in a quarantine tank you will stop the parasites life cycle. Is this possible without removing all of the fish?
Thanks,
Pete
New York
If I have a parasite outbreak in my tank won't the live rock provide a shelter to the parasites and make it harder to treat? If I have a quarantine tank and I take out the diseased fish and treat them in the quarantine tank will this be the best solution? I guess what I am having trouble swallowing is the theory that if you take out the diseased fish and treat separately in a quarantine tank you will stop the parasites life cycle. Is this possible without removing all of the fish?
Thanks,
Pete
New York