QT fish from ORA?

[Projects with Sam]

So I got a fish still in the ORA bag at my Petco and I was wondering if people QT fish directly from Ora.

 

[californiarob]

ORA are clean fish no parasites or issues, they are at a higher temp around 80 I believe but float for a good 30 minutes, even though by now the temp in the bag will be much lower.

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I got a fish still in the ORA bag at my Petco and I was wondering if people QT fish directly from Ora.

Assume all fish have something foreign and quarantne. UNLESS you have a written guarantee of QT and parasite free, I would not rely on assumption of disease free

 

[Seymo44]

Companies like ORA and Biota are less likely to have parasites, but I’d still recommend quarantining every new addition.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Just be careful - the fish may have been shipped at lower salinity and your tank may be a lot higher. You cannot acclimate small fish to big changes, even if you take longer time. If the specific gravity ion the bag is, say, 1.020, you should not try to acclimate it to higher than about 1.023 or so.

While ORA fish that haven't touched a dealer's tanks are considered pretty clean, there is always a chance that they will develop bacterial or protozoan infections.

Jay

 

[Projects with Sam]

I have the fish in a 10 gallon tank with a round of Prazi and a bubbler. Its doing great and is super dottyback-ish...

 

[427HISS]

Are you speaking buying directly from ORA or directly from LiveAquaria ?

 

[Projects with Sam]

yes. I can intercept ORA bags at my Petco before they enter their system if I time it right.

 

[TopClamSkoo]

yes. I can intercept ORA bags at my Petco before they enter their system if I time it right.

How??
Their orchid dottybacks are we'll priced compared to other stores. Would love to intercept one at Petco before they release it into their dirty systems..

 

[Projects with Sam]

How??
Their orchid dottybacks are we'll priced compared to other stores. Would love to intercept one at Petco before they release it into their dirty systems..

I find out their delivery days and then call them. I'm just some big dufus asking about fish; they usually take pity on me and let me fish-geek-out with them...
Sometimes you need to be persistent, sometimes you need the pity; usually just asking the attendant when they get their deliveries and then being there to intercept the fish works.

 

[427HISS]

yes. I can intercept ORA bags at my Petco before they enter their system if I time it right.

I think about every time we visited our local Petco, one or many had parasites, so we've never bought a fish from them, just snails, shrimps...

 

[mckinney0171]

I have never quarantined a fish or coral from Biota or ORA. Both facilities are sterile and bulletproof.