Kimlafeiet
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Hey all,
My tank is coming close to the end of cycling, so I am now in the process of begining my stock search.
My first fish will be a pair of occellaris clowns. I set up my QT tank today, and have done a lot of research on quarantine this last few days.
My question is, is it better to go with a watch and treat if needed approach, or a more agressive approach, beginning with hyposalinity, and a general internal parasite treatment with something like prazipro?
My boss is currently battling a nasty case of marine ich brought on by a stressed fish from shipping and no qt. Now he is in a tough spot with his corals and inverts, and almost all of his fish have signs of it. I have no desire to go down that same path
The clowns I am getting have been in the same tank at my LFS for over 3 weeks now, and are on hold for me. I have been in there several times to look at them, and they seem happy and disease free, but I still plan to QT, I am just not sure what the best approach is. These guys dont scare me as much because I have been watching them in the same tank in good health (the lfs says they have not inrotduced any other fish to thier tank, but who knows how true that is or not), but I am thinking more in the future when I get fish I have no known history of.
What does everyone else do for QT and what are your thoughts on agressive qt and hyposalinity?
Sorry so long winded, I am getting super excited as my tank gets further along! ***squeee***
My tank is coming close to the end of cycling, so I am now in the process of begining my stock search.
My first fish will be a pair of occellaris clowns. I set up my QT tank today, and have done a lot of research on quarantine this last few days.
My question is, is it better to go with a watch and treat if needed approach, or a more agressive approach, beginning with hyposalinity, and a general internal parasite treatment with something like prazipro?
My boss is currently battling a nasty case of marine ich brought on by a stressed fish from shipping and no qt. Now he is in a tough spot with his corals and inverts, and almost all of his fish have signs of it. I have no desire to go down that same path
The clowns I am getting have been in the same tank at my LFS for over 3 weeks now, and are on hold for me. I have been in there several times to look at them, and they seem happy and disease free, but I still plan to QT, I am just not sure what the best approach is. These guys dont scare me as much because I have been watching them in the same tank in good health (the lfs says they have not inrotduced any other fish to thier tank, but who knows how true that is or not), but I am thinking more in the future when I get fish I have no known history of.
What does everyone else do for QT and what are your thoughts on agressive qt and hyposalinity?
Sorry so long winded, I am getting super excited as my tank gets further along! ***squeee***