Are there any fish sellers that do hardcore quarantining? I'm so sick and tired of losing fishes to diseases and have failed miserable to treat on my own. I would rather pay more and have a fish I don't have to worry about.
Sellers and QT
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Breakthecycle2
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Why not set up your own QT?
joshkirkland83
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Sooooo what are you gonna do when youve had a fish for a year and itg gets sick??
Breakthecycle2
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Well, how are you setting it up? Ammonia badge? Are you treating with copper?
Some online vendors & LFS run their fish thru a QT process, but I don't know of any who prophylactically treat for all diseases. It's just not cost effective to do so. If you haven't done so already, perhaps read this "How to QT" guide I wrote: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine.189815/
Because I've found if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.
Because I've found if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.
mr11
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Exotic Reef Creations has quite the extensive QT protocol. It's a 6 week process or so. Definitely check them out, they detail their protocol on their site and they're very responsive to questions. I just got a McCosker's Wrasse from them.
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Breakthecycle2
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They don't QT all their fish.
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Even if they 'said' they did, would you trust it? If you are unwilling to do the QT yourself, the next best option IME is to see if a local reefer will do it for you. I have done that on a few occasions - as long as the owner understands that the fish can still die.
If you really think about it, its economically unviable for any commercial establishment to do a full QT anyhow.
jetmaker
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The fun of this hobby is to keep it simple if you are not comfortable using a qt than I say don't do it. I buy from good resourses and have never had a problem and I dont qt but if I ever got ich I would use the management system @Humblefish can tell you about this method to.
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jetmaker
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1 last thing if we as noligable people don't give optionable info to New people in the hobby then we fail to keep them in they will give up lots of people don't understand qt and so many fish die and they leave let's give them another option. It is our responsibility to see that this hobby is not that difficult as far as ich goes it really won't kill well fed fish. I feed selcon and garlic everyday we just had a thread on it and lionfishlair found garlic was good and nothing about liver problems so let's give these new people a option .my 02
Breakthecycle2
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Its also our responsibility, to keep the health of the animal, a top priority. QT is the ONLY way to do that.
jetmaker
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I'm just saying we need to give alternatives remember the original op here. You can qt a tang for 30 60 90 days if you want but over night in the dt he can still ich out that's the nature of the fish.
silentsoldier81
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ERC is my go to for QT fish. I've gotten several fish from them throughout the last year and they have exceeded my expectations every time. They have gone above and beyond each time. Their QT process and the passion they put into their product is second to none.
http://exoticreefcreations.com
http://exoticreefcreations.com
