Q/T- New Fish Pre-Treat Or Post ?

[427HISS]

I'm nervous about treating fish with any chemicals to kill critters, fungi, etc. I'm setting up a new 125g in-wall mixed reef. It backs up to the fish room. I'll have two Q/T 29g BioCubes, one for small to medium fish, one for corals, then a 14g BioCube as a hospital tank.

So my question for everyone. Do you pre-treat your Q/T tank for ick, fungicide etc, so why or not ?
I can not figure which option. Add them before or watch and see if the fish has issues ?

 

[reef lover]

I treat for internal parasites either way and then i just observe.

 

[Ling_Thing]

I treat with copper regardless, it may seem cruel but it’s the only way I can sleep at night with all the $ I have invested in my tank. Also gets prazipro regardless as well.

 

[427HISS]

This,...https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/prazipro-praziquantel-treatment-hikari.html

And which copper ?

 

[Dierks]

If you are doing copper then please also get a copper Test as you will need to bring it up and keep it in therapeutic zone. Ia m a HUGE fan of the Hybrid TTM personally as I also don't like copper.

Here is a great Chart that will help you pick what Copper you need. (If you go that rought)

Fish and Treatment Guidelines (with chart)

Fish and Treatment Guidelines (with chart) The following chart is a quick reference guide on what QT protocol should be used according to which type of fish you are running through QT. It will give you an idea of which methods are generally safest with certain species but is not meant to be...

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Here is a great walk through if you haven't done this before.

My Current QT Process

UPDATE, 10/9/22: For those looking for quarantine information, our current process is kept updated on the first page of this thread (post any questions at the end of the thread). https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/current-quarantine-protocol.825055/ Thanks, Jay Hemdal I am frequently...

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Here is a great link to the method I use now.

Hybrid TTM to treat all parasites!

10/9/2022: Jay Hemdal and the current Fish Medic staff are suggesting that people find other treatments rather than TTM. It has some substantial drawbacks: “Tank chasing” method (Tank Transfer Method - TTM) A mostly theoretical method for treating Cryptocaryon infections takes advantage of...

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I know that is a lot of info but I hope it helps!

 

[Big G]

The supply chain is unreliable and diseases are rampant. I always treat with copper first for 30 days and then for internal parasites. Contaminating my DT with diseased fish is just too scary, too much work and too costly. Had a whole QT full of fish wiped out by velvet and then bacterial infections. Happened so fast by the time I realized what was going on the fish were all dead or dying. Not going that route again.

 

[Dierks]

PraziPro Parasite Treatment

Protect your fish from parasites like flukes, tapeworms, flatworms, and turbellarians in your reef tank. If you see symptoms of infection, we recommend removing all fish to a quarantine system for treatment. This is a very gentle and safe treatment, but can negatively affect desirable...

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