LiveAquaria.com -- quarantine thoughts please?

yort265 · Jan 13, 2013

So I just got through reading LiveAquria.com's Quarantine Procedure for Fish. Located here.

I'm currently setting up a 105g DT.. and contemplating fish purchases over the next few months. I do have a 20g quarantine tank that will be up and running by the time I purchase my first fish.

According to LiveAquaria's procedures, it looks like the ultimate care is taken to ensure you receive a healthy, disease & parasite free, fish.

My question is: When you buy fish from them, is there a need to quarantine them before acclimating and placing in your DT?

Thanks for the info,
Troy

turbo21 · Jan 13, 2013

No matter the vendor or lfs i would still quarantine any fish going in your tank. better to do it now than have to treat your tank for ich or try to pull the livestock out later

bob

yort265 said:
So I just got through reading LiveAquria.com's Quarantine Procedure for Fish. Located here.

I'm currently setting up a 105g DT.. and contemplating fish purchases over the next few months. I do have a 20g quarantine tank that will be up and running by the time I purchase my first fish.

According to LiveAquaria's procedures, it looks like the ultimate care is taken to ensure you receive a healthy, disease & parasite free, fish.

My question is: When you buy fish from them, is there a need to quarantine them before acclimating and placing in your DT?

Thanks for the info,
Troy

Logzor · Jan 13, 2013

Always QT even if your Grandmother gives you fish.

Zack · Jan 13, 2013

Logzor said:
Always QT even if your Grandmother gives you fish.

Even grandma!?!? Lol!

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turbo21 · Jan 13, 2013

Zack said:
Even grandma!?!? Lol!

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especially grandma!!!

Lateral72 · Jan 13, 2013

Standard LiveAquaria fish are drop-shipped from Quality Marine direct to you, they are healthy, but aren't really Quarantined persay. Diver's Den fish are much better, and are quarantined. The link you posted is specific to Diver's Den fish.

Wet Pets Hawaii fish are the only ones I would ever add directly to a DT.

Russellaqua · Jan 13, 2013

Definitely quarantine, especially if you already have other fish in the DT. Not quarantining can mean a fortune in livestock dies. It's a sad, unnecessary loss of life and waste of money. You have the quarantine tank already so there will be no additional costs other than just running it (not much for a 20 gal.)

always reefin · Jan 13, 2013

No breaks even for Grandma...lol

tigÃ©21v · Jan 13, 2013

Quarantine even the fish that have received the best of care. Gives them a chance to adjust from shipping, you a chance to observe them, and, maybe most importantly, gives you time to fatten them up for when you move them into the DT. Going in fat and healthy helps to lessen the stress on them.

3Twinklets · Jan 13, 2013

Hey Hey Hey! Watchit!!!

turbo21 said:
especially grandma!!!

ritter6788 · Jan 13, 2013

tigÃ©21v said:
Quarantine even the fish that have received the best of care. Gives them a chance to adjust from shipping, you a chance to observe them, and, maybe most importantly, gives you time to fatten them up for when you move them into the DT. Going in fat and healthy helps to lessen the stress on them.

This^^^

returnofsid · Jan 13, 2013

Even though LiveAquaria does have a good Acclimation and QT procedure, possibly one of the best in the industry, they still recommend that customers always acclimate all livestock purchased from them...

Aquarium Fish Health: Manage Fish & Coral Health with Quarantine Tanks

jaa1456 · Jan 13, 2013

Divers den QT process is no different than any Lfs pretty much. Here are the exceptions, they hold the fish for 2-8 weeks before they sell them and they run copper in their system. Some lfs's around me actually use copper as well. They really can't consider a fish qt'd as they add new fish to the system every week. So every week there is a chance something new is getting introduced to their system and could effect a fish that has been in there for 4 weeks already. I would always QT a fish from anywhere.

Squishie89 · Jan 13, 2013

Russellaqua said:
Definitely quarantine, especially if you already have other fish in the DT. Not quarantining can mean a fortune in livestock dies. It's a sad, unnecessary loss of life and waste of money. You have the quarantine tank already so there will be no additional costs other than just running it (not much for a 20 gal.)

This this this! I am currently waiting for my QT to be ready for fish, and it is frustrating to wait, but, possibly losing my very expensive clowns is not worth it.