Peroxide Dip for New Fish?

[EricR]

Humblefish's Hybrid Tank Transfer Method (HTTM) "incorporates" a couple of 150ppm H2O2 baths spaced 6 days apart. It's an additional part of a bigger QT plan and not suggested (I think) as a one-time fix all.

That said, I do it (HTTM) but don't think a one-time H2O2 dip is sufficient for much.
*Jay's "Current Quarantine Protocol" on this site is most popular here and probably for good reasons

Someone already posted either QT or don't,,, single H2O2 bath is closer to the "don't" category in my opinion

 

[Dive Cowboy]

Yes and once again the majority of members who replied to your post were not in favor of doing so. That said do what you want. I don’t understand what you’re not understanding? You asked a question members replied.

This chart is for a bath - Not treatment

This is the comment I'm not understanding.

 

[EricR]

This is the comment I'm not understanding.

The baths are intended as one part of a larger QT protocol,,, not intended as single/total treatment.

 

[vetteguy53081]

This is the comment I'm not understanding.

The table you posted from Humble are regarding peroxide baths, not treatments

 

[Dive Cowboy]

The table you posted from Humble are regarding peroxide baths, not treatments

Yeah, a bath as a treatment. Why else would you dip your fish in peroxide?

 

[Dive Cowboy]

People safely dip fish in peroxide. Whether or not it would be effective for what I'm asking about is questionable apparently.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I know I should quarantine new fish, but I don't have the space for a second tank. So, I was thinking, I know peroxide won't eliminate everything, but I feel like a bath before introduction would eliminate a couple of the more serious and common issues that come along with some non-quarantined fish. I asked my LFS if that made sense and they assured me that it does. Any reason not to do this, other than possibly stressing a fish?

Peroxide dips at 75 to 100 ppm have been shown to reduce Amyloodinium infections, and dip/move to a sterile tank three times cures the infection.

Flukes and ich tomonts are a lot sturdier. To kill those, you get into the realm of causing damage to the fish’s skin and gills.

The biggest issue with using any sort of a dipping in place of a full quarantine is that they are very stressful, right at the point when the new fish is already at maximum stress. A better option would be to let the fish adjust for 72 hours in its own tank, then dip it. Of course, if the fish has its own tank to use for that, you’d be better off using that for a full quarantine.