Are quarantine tanks worth the effort?

[Cthulukelele]

I didn't QT at all for a while. It worked well for me...for a while. Several years ago I had a 180g almost completely stocked. I bought what I thought would be my final fish (3 flasher wrasses). Unfortunately, they came in with velvet, and I watched as over the course of 10 days, my fully stocked 180 dwindled to 2 fish that survived. Lesson learned. I hate quarantine, but I'll do it to avoid going through that ever again.

This is 100% my concern without quarantine. From readings and research into old tanks, it seems like the 1 disease that will kill even the healthiest fish in a tank is marine velvet if it takes hold.

 

[threebuoys]

I don't think anybody is suggesting or implying it is.

I offered the comment not to influence those of us who have already made up our minds on the QT issue, but to ensure that those who are just now becoming aware of the divergent views understand this aspect (breeding) is not dependent on whether one QT's or not.

 

[atoll]

I offered the comment not to influence those of us who have already made up our minds on the QT issue, but to ensure that those who are just now becoming aware of the divergent views understand this aspect (breeding) is not dependent on whether one QT's or not.

Breeding is certainly not dependent on QT or not hence why none of us have even hinted at such. I am not sure why people would get that impression. I think I have explained my thoughts and experiences about such even though I am against QTing. People will make their own minds up as always.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I didn't QT at all for a while. It worked well for me...for a while. Several years ago I had a 180g almost completely stocked. I bought what I thought would be my final fish (3 flasher wrasses). Unfortunately, they came in with velvet, and I watched as over the course of 10 days, my fully stocked 180 dwindled to 2 fish that survived. Lesson learned. I hate quarantine, but I'll do it to avoid going through that ever again.

I had the same thing happen to me. Not on the same scale, but I lost all of my fish but a yellow wrasse