Can I dump a QT fish in my DT?

[Dom]

Treat new additions to your tank as though they have not been quarantined.

 

[gbroadbridge]

I buy quarantined fish at a premium cost so I dont have to quarantine myself. I dont buy fish every week or even every month to justiy having a QT tank set up and ready to go. I have the equipment should I need it, but if they're all healthy to start, and I only add healthy fish...

Dont QT twice. Its silly.

If you trust vendors claims of quarantine, then that's silly

In any case, quarantine does not reduce the stress involved with shipping which can bring out latent disease even in quarantined fish.

 

[damsels are not mean]

I buy quarantined fish at a premium cost so I dont have to quarantine myself. I dont buy fish every week or even every month to justiy having a QT tank set up and ready to go. I have the equipment should I need it, but if they're all healthy to start, and I only add healthy fish...

Dont QT twice. Its silly.

Sure, but I don't think it's a good idea to dump a fish into seawater from brackish (hyposalinity) that a lot of vendors keep their tanks at. A holding tank is easy and quick to set up and gives you a chance to make sure it's eating first too.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Sure, but I don't think it's a good idea to dump a fish into seawater from brackish (hyposalinity) that a lot of vendors keep their tanks at. A holding tank is easy and quick to set up and gives you a chance to make sure it's eating first too.

LADD ships all their fish at 1.025. They plainly state this. If a cendor will notntell you what salinity they ship at, you dont need to do business with them.