Quarantine goby and blenny

[Melinda01]

In another month I will be ready to add The last two fish from my stocking list to qt. I am planning to add a blenny (probably a tailspot) and a goby (thinking ywg). Since the goby is a sand sifter I want to add sand to the qt. Will this cause a cycle? Should I use live sand? I plan to add a seeded sponge from the DT and use water from it for water changes.
Also will there be compatibility issues between the blenny and goby in a 10gallon qt?
Last question is, though I know copper can’t be added to a qt with sand, can I still do a prazi treatment for good measure? I plan to observe in qt for 6 weeks to see if there are any signs of velvet, ich, etc.

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

You can bring them through QT without sand and they'll be fine as long as they're eating. Just provide PVC fittings for them to hide in/behind. If you really want to have sand, put a small amount of sand in a tupperware container rather than filling the bottom of the tank. Live sand wouldn't hurt, but I don't think it is necessary and I don't think you'll see a cycle because you added sand. The sponge will provide the microbes to break down ammonia.

 

[Melinda01]

You can bring them through QT without sand and they'll be fine as long as they're eating. Just provide PVC fittings for them to hide in/behind. If you really want to have sand, put a small amount of sand in a tupperware container rather than filling the bottom of the tank. Live sand wouldn't hurt, but I don't think it is necessary and I don't think you'll see a cycle because you added sand. The sponge will provide the microbes to break down ammonia.

Okay. Thanks for the reply. I had a velvet outbreak back in February. I had a ywg who died after about 5 weeks. The copper treatment was already finished and he didn’t show signs of illness so I wasn’t sure if the goby died due to a combination of stress and no sand. That’s why I thought maybe it would be a good idea to add it.

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

YWG doesn't need sand, just a piece of PVC to hide in.

Good luck!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Agreed that the ywg doesn't need sand, it is a watchman species, not a sifter, so any sand moving they do is to create a burrow/den, not as a search for food.