PghReef
Well-Known Member
I've got a fish set up for purchase tomorrow. This will be the most expensive fish I've attempted to qt and probably the most fragile. I've done clowns, a blue Hippo, a tomini, a Melanarus, and a lemonpeel angel successfully. I failed twice with yellow watchman gobies somehow, both got nasty bacterial infection sores in their sides and died in qt. This time I will be attempting a potters angel. This has always been on my dream list since before I started saltwater years ago, probably the last chance I have at one now that Hawaii is closed too. I know they're more finicky than most angels and can be difficult to get eating as well. After qt it will go into a 90 gallon reef with 80lbs of liverock for grazing with plenty of algae, sponge, and all other kids of growth.
Been awhile since I've purchased new fish to qt. I have a 25 gallon with Hob filter, powerhead, and airstone. Ammonia alert badge is in the tank and I have your standard test kits required.tabk has been up 2.5 months and was used to cure kpaquatics liverock. Haven't touched it in about 1.5 months except for a dying coral that kept it cycled. Going to do a 90% WC today before just to freshen up and start with clean water. I will also bring over some matrix I've had in a coral system for the last 2-3 years.
Meds I have on hand are prazipro, copper power,reef rally, kanaplex, furan2, metro, and focus. Pretty sure this is a food starting cabinet for emergent issued, anything else I should pick up?
For feeding I have lrs, frozen mysis, and selcon on hand. Ordered masstick so that's on the way and have a lfs that sells live blackworms if needed.
My plan is to obtain the fish and a few pieces of algae/sponge covered liverock from the lfs. I'll also have a cheap sps, hammer, mushrooms, and zoas to test his coral nipping tendencies. Place all into the qt and attempt to get the guy eating first. Hopefully he'll pick at the rockwork until he accepts prepared foods. Once he does accept prepared foods I'll feed 10 days of metro and focus to deworm. During this time I'll dose the prazipro as per normal with the 2 doses and WC based on the chart for temp and salinity. After all that is complete ill remove the liverock and corals, keep pvc and plastic plants for cover, and ramp up copper with my hanna checker for the normal 30 day treatment.
Does this all sound like a good plan? Obviously if any disease pops up it would be altered but I like having a plan of action set in place as a starting guideline.
I can add selcon to the food with the meds correct?
Should I keep some dither fish to help him feel more comfortable? I have 2 small occie clowns i can easily through in there that need qted a well.
Been awhile since I've purchased new fish to qt. I have a 25 gallon with Hob filter, powerhead, and airstone. Ammonia alert badge is in the tank and I have your standard test kits required.tabk has been up 2.5 months and was used to cure kpaquatics liverock. Haven't touched it in about 1.5 months except for a dying coral that kept it cycled. Going to do a 90% WC today before just to freshen up and start with clean water. I will also bring over some matrix I've had in a coral system for the last 2-3 years.
Meds I have on hand are prazipro, copper power,reef rally, kanaplex, furan2, metro, and focus. Pretty sure this is a food starting cabinet for emergent issued, anything else I should pick up?
For feeding I have lrs, frozen mysis, and selcon on hand. Ordered masstick so that's on the way and have a lfs that sells live blackworms if needed.
My plan is to obtain the fish and a few pieces of algae/sponge covered liverock from the lfs. I'll also have a cheap sps, hammer, mushrooms, and zoas to test his coral nipping tendencies. Place all into the qt and attempt to get the guy eating first. Hopefully he'll pick at the rockwork until he accepts prepared foods. Once he does accept prepared foods I'll feed 10 days of metro and focus to deworm. During this time I'll dose the prazipro as per normal with the 2 doses and WC based on the chart for temp and salinity. After all that is complete ill remove the liverock and corals, keep pvc and plastic plants for cover, and ramp up copper with my hanna checker for the normal 30 day treatment.
Does this all sound like a good plan? Obviously if any disease pops up it would be altered but I like having a plan of action set in place as a starting guideline.
I can add selcon to the food with the meds correct?
Should I keep some dither fish to help him feel more comfortable? I have 2 small occie clowns i can easily through in there that need qted a well.
