Conditioned fish sold at fish stores

Stephen8169301 · May 31, 2023

Thoughts on buying conditioned fish at lfs vs buying online shipped fully Qt’d?

I’m trying to buy clownfish but can’t qt in my house

WarChief · May 31, 2023

Do you know the LFS's process to QT? If not it comes down to trust.

Stephen8169301 · May 31, 2023

WarChief said:
Do you know the LFS's process to QT? If not it comes down to trust.

No they don’t qt

Stephen8169301 · May 31, 2023

I forget what they said but I know they run copper or something like that in the tanks

WarChief · May 31, 2023

Stephen8169301 said:
No they don’t qt

Then like most LFS they probably get them in and push them out as fast as possible. If you are worried about introducing something to your tank only buy QT'd fish. If not and you want to risk it try and look the fish over as well as feasible.

Stephen8169301 · May 31, 2023

WarChief said:
Then like most LFS they probably get them in and push them out as fast as possible. If you are worried about introducing something to your tank only buy QT'd fish. If not and you want to risk it try and look the fish over as well as feasible.

I guess the real question is how much do I love my fish and I think I need to start looking at online vendors for qt fish! Ha

C4ctus99 · May 31, 2023

You can also do TTM, but there are downsides

Stephen8169301 · May 31, 2023

C4ctus99 said:
You can also do TTM, but there are downsides

TTM?

C4ctus99 · May 31, 2023

Stephen8169301 said:
TTM?

Tank transfer, takes 14 days and a couple 5 gallon buckets. Doing it right now to clear up ick on my fish. It’s not very popular on this forum. I can explain more if you want, but basically you’re just moving them from one tank to the next to outrun ick. There are modified ones that can treat flukes and velvet too

Stephen8169301 · May 31, 2023

C4ctus99 said:
Tank transfer, takes 14 days and a couple 5 gallon buckets. Doing it right now to clear up ick on my fish. It’s not very popular on this forum. I can explain more if you want, but basically you’re just moving them from one tank to the next to outrun ick. There are modified ones that can treat flukes and velvet too

Interesting tbh it may just be worth ordering from dr reef or something like that I do have a place close that qts fish but there through the roof in pricing

C4ctus99 · May 31, 2023

Stephen8169301 said:
Interesting tbh it may just be worth ordering from dr reef or something like that I do have a place close that qts fish but there through the roof in pricing

Definitely less work and worry. I’ve heard he does a good job

Stephen8169301 · May 31, 2023

C4ctus99 said:
Definitely less work and worry. I’ve heard he does a good job

So just placed order for gladiator clown and tail spot blenny here we go lol

bushdoc · May 31, 2023

I have few LFS in my vicinity, one has got holding tanks connected to one circulation system and once one fish is infected, all are, so I never buy fish from them.
Other store has got several tanks on separate systems and they are a bit more pricey, so fish linger in their tanks in passive quarantine for weeks. If I buy fish, I do from that store and do additional passive QT at home. So far I was lucky.

Tired · May 31, 2023

"Conditioned" just means "we got this fish eating and looking OK", which isn't needed with captive-bred fish, which basically all clownfish are. They should come from the breeder already eating and looking OK.

Jason_MrFrags · May 31, 2023

bushdoc said:
I have few LFS in my vicinity, one has got holding tanks connected to one circulation system and once one fish is infected, all are, so I never buy fish from them.
Other store has got several tanks on separate systems and they are a bit more pricey, so fish linger in their tanks in passive quarantine for weeks. If I buy fish, I do from that store and do additional passive QT at home. So far I was lucky.

Most stores run some copper in the fish only systems to keep parasites down

bushdoc · May 31, 2023

Jason_MrFrags said:
Most stores run some copper in the fish only systems to keep parasites down

I asked both stores, none of them do, so I guess it depends. One guy told me they used to add Rally pro, but manager doesn't allow it anymore. I wouldn't count on LFS medication protocol, and you need to mantain therapeutic level consistently to have meaningful effect.

C4ctus99 · May 31, 2023

Stephen8169301 said:
So just placed order for gladiator clown and tail spot blenny here we go lol

I had a tailspot blenny and loved him!

Stephen8169301 · May 31, 2023

C4ctus99 said:
I had a tailspot blenny and loved him!

I ordered a cluster of barnacles will he sleep in there you think?

Stephen8169301 · May 31, 2023

Tired said:
"Conditioned" just means "we got this fish eating and looking OK", which isn't needed with captive-bred fish, which basically all clownfish are. They should come from the breeder already eating and looking OK.

Interesting yeah better safe just put my order in dr reef I’ll keep posted

Stephen8169301 · May 31, 2023

bushdoc said:
I have few LFS in my vicinity, one has got holding tanks connected to one circulation system and once one fish is infected, all are, so I never buy fish from them.
Other store has got several tanks on separate systems and they are a bit more pricey, so fish linger in their tanks in passive quarantine for weeks. If I buy fish, I do from that store and do additional passive QT at home. So far I was lucky.

This is interesting to me because my stores do the same and I don’t know why I never thought this and they have 60+ tanks