FW dip: multiple fish at a time?

[SteveG_inDC]

I'm wondering, should I FW dip my fish?
If so, whether to do them all at once or individually?

I have 6 tank-raised banggai cardinals in quarantine where they've been for a week. No treatment, although they spent a couple weeks at the LFS in 0.5 cupramine. They look fine, are eating, albeit only frozen PE mysid and live baby brine shrimp. They won't touch flake, pellet, or Rod's food. Behavior seems normal. No signs of disease.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I wouldn't give them a FW dip - those are really only diagnostic, they do not cure any disease. Since the fish have no signs of disease, there is nothing really to diagnose for.

As a general rule, I give each fish its own FW dip, never in a group. That is simply to keep different species separate, so I know what species has what disease and also to keep the fish from running into each other and causing harm, but banggai aren't going to harm each other, and are all the same species, so I don't see any harm in doing a group FW dip on them if it comes to that.

Jay

 

[MnFish1]

I'm wondering, should I FW dip my fish?
If so, whether to do them all at once or individually?

I have 6 tank-raised banggai cardinals in quarantine where they've been for a week. No treatment, although they spent a couple weeks at the LFS in 0.5 cupramine. They look fine, are eating, albeit only frozen PE mysid and live baby brine shrimp. They won't touch flake, pellet, or Rod's food. Behavior seems normal. No signs of disease.

What are you trying to achieve? My answer would be 'no'

 

[MnFish1]

I wouldn't give them a FW dip - those are really only diagnostic, they do not cure any disease. Since the fish have no signs of disease, there is nothing really to diagnose for.

As a general rule, I give each fish its own FW dip, never in a group. That is simply to keep different species separate, so I know what species has what disease and also to keep the fish from running into each other and causing harm, but banggai aren't going to harm each other, and are all the same species, so I don't see any harm in doing a group FW dip on them if it comes to that.

Jay

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