Quarantine fish in Canada

[JamaI]

So far my 150 gallon has 2 clowns 1 royal gramma all captive bred. I want to add some wrasses but not sure how to quarantine them without medication. How long do I keep them in qt tank before moving into display tank? Is any medication available in Canada? Should I just observe them? Appreciate any help.

 

[vaguelyreeflike]

If they appear healthy I would personally just observe for atleast 3 weeks, but 30 days is more ideal. You can use therapeutic copper, however wrasses can be sensitive to copper so I like to just observe until I see a need for it. Watch for them itching themselves on things, and if they are sand-dwellers then provide some sand for them if its a bare-bottom tank. I use a tupperware container about twice the length of the fish filled with sand for them

 

[vetteguy53081]

So far my 150 gallon has 2 clowns 1 royal gramma all captive bred. I want to add some wrasses but not sure how to quarantine them without medication. How long do I keep them in qt tank before moving into display tank? Is any medication available in Canada? Should I just observe them? Appreciate any help.

Few options but you should be able to acquire general cure and copper power or else hypo salinity

 

[JamaI]

If they appear healthy I would personally just observe for atleast 3 weeks, but 30 days is more ideal. You can use therapeutic copper, however wrasses can be sensitive to copper so I like to just observe until I see a need for it. Watch for them itching themselves on things, and if they are sand-dwellers then provide some sand for them if its a bare-bottom tank. I use a tupperware container about twice the length of the fish filled with sand for them

Thanks I will start with observing for 30 days if no issues

 

[JamaI]

Few options but you should be able to acquire general cure and copper power or else hypo salinity

Thanks I will research hypo salinity

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

So far my 150 gallon has 2 clowns 1 royal gramma all captive bred. I want to add some wrasses but not sure how to quarantine them without medication. How long do I keep them in qt tank before moving into display tank? Is any medication available in Canada? Should I just observe them? Appreciate any help.

Hyposalinity will take care of flukes and ich. It sure of helps with Brooklynella. It makes velvet and Uronema worse, but those are rarer diseases.

Here is my post on hypo:

Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity Jay Hemdal 2024 This term refers to a long-term bath treatment for marine fishes in which the salt content of the water is lowered and held below the point that certain parasites can survive. The salt level reached, and the time of the treatment are the two variables...

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Jay