Quaratnine Question

[CThomas]

For those of you quarantining your fish before introducing them to your display tank, are you just isolating and observing or prophylactically treating the fish?
If treating, would you mind elaborating on your methods? i.e. freshwater dip, copper treatment ofr ich/ velvet etc.

 

[EakTheFreak]

Here are a couple of my quarantine experiences with super difficult fish species that I documented. Instead of using copper I used black mollies and converted from freshwater to saltwater.

Quarantine Experience with Copperband Butterfly Fish

Good Evening, I’ve documented my experience with BLUE STAR LEOPARDS which is considered a difficult expert level fish and they are now going on 3 months in my DT and doing wonderful. Figured I would document my CopperBand Butterfly experience even though I’m late to the game slightly since...

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Quarantine Experience with Blue Star Leopard Wrasses

Good Evening, I wanted to document my first attempt at quarantining BLUE STAR LEOPARD WRASSES. Did days of research with direct communication with @Humblefish . Ended up matching my salinity to what Live Aquaria told me on the phone which was 1.018-1.020. I set my 29 Gallon QT tank to...

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Of course right now I went about the same treatments with a flame angelfish, 2 bimaculatus anthias & 1 yellow tang and the flame angel showed ICH. They have been in theraputic COPPERSAFE at 2.00 for around 21 days now.

Let me know if I can help any further. I’m not an expert but have successfully gotten 3 Blue Star Leopards through QT shipped in from LiveAquaria & 1 Copperband butterfly that had not ate anything at the LFS who dominates in my tank now!

 

[Doh Boy]

Following this. I too am curious what most people do. I personally watch the fish for several weeks in a 20 gallon QT and make sure they eat and poop. If I see anything unusual I start treatment for ailments.

 

[polyppal]

I always do a prophylactic quarantine. The livestock supply chain is so diseased that I just presume the new fish has something that will need to be eradicated before introduction to the DT...

My method involves freshwater dip (if necessary) & 30m H202 Bath on new fish, into copper power (standard Humblefish protocol for 14 day treatment, then transfer to new QT), then I get the fish comfortable and eating well before dosing prazi twice. During all of this I add Metroplex and Selcon to frozen food. Process usually runs about a month total with observation.

 

[CThomas]

I always do a prophylactic quarantine. The livestock supply chain is so diseased that I just presume the new fish has something that will need to be eradicated before introduction to the DT...

My method involves freshwater dip & 30m H202 Bath on new fish, into copper power (standard Humblefish protocol for 14 day treatment, then transfer to new QT), then I get the fish comfortable and eating well before dosing prazi twice. During all of this I add Metroplex and Selcon to frozen food. Process usually runs about a month total with observation.

What water volume are you doing the hydrogen peroxide bath in? What concentration of peroxide? I just read on another thread that someone was using 150ppm. Is that measurable through a test?

 

[polyppal]

What water volume are you doing the hydrogen peroxide bath in? What concentration of peroxide? I just read on another thread that someone was using 150ppm. Is that measurable through a test?

Its the humblefish directions if you search it. Its like 20ml to 1 gallon of water, but dont quote me on that.

I credit H202 baths with helping me save a tang with severe velvet recently

 

[polyppal]

What water volume are you doing the hydrogen peroxide bath in? What concentration of peroxide? I just read on another thread that someone was using 150ppm. Is that measurable through a test?

Hydrogen Peroxide

** This information was originally posted here: https://humble.fish/community/index.php?threads/hydrogen-peroxide.21/ ** Hydrogen Peroxide *** The information contained here is subject to frequent changes as I experiment and learn more about the usefulness of H2O2 *** What It Treats – Provides...

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