Breakthecycle2
2500 Club Member
Is it better to do a proactive treatment or a "wait and see"?
QT question..one more
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Breakthecycle2
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No problem. I was referring to new additions.
twilliard
Tank pests..
Hey hope your evening is well!
I personally do not use proactive treatments. It adds unnecessary stress if there is no illness.
I QT for observation
If anything is detected then I treat the water but only after confirmation
AKsaltlife
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I actually concur with that. I thought there was already a problem and I suppose I was slightly confused about what you were saying. But yes when you bring a new fish home watch it. Give it at least a couple weeks to see if there is a fungus, flukes, ich. ...... and so on. If you don't see anything in a couple weeks chances are your good.
twilliard
Tank pests..
Hi I miss Alaska!
Wired a gold mine there and it is such beautiful land
QT is so beneficial to the specimen and the DT
AKsaltlife
New Member
Yeah most people don't realize how much stress you put a fish through when you bring them home. Then you go and throw them in with a bunch of territorial fish and you have a bad scenario. Add all that stress and you have a breeding ground for parasites. Especially ich.
And yes I love it here I have been in alaska for 31 years and love every minute of it.
And yes I love it here I have been in alaska for 31 years and love every minute of it.
I prophylactically treat for ich & flukes - two diseases which do not always show obvious symptoms. But I see nothing wrong with just passive observation as well. It will, at the very least, protect you from "tank killer" diseases such as velvet & brook.
Which one is "right" for you really depends on what kind of person you are. If you are the attention to detail type with lots of time to sit & watch fish in QT, then just observing will probably work for you. But if you have a busy life, or are not an overly observant person... then you might want to prophylactically treat.
Which one is "right" for you really depends on what kind of person you are. If you are the attention to detail type with lots of time to sit & watch fish in QT, then just observing will probably work for you. But if you have a busy life, or are not an overly observant person... then you might want to prophylactically treat.
