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kwirky
02-07-2008, 08:48 AM
are there any fish out there that shouldn't be exposed to a hyposaline quarantine? I used a hyposaline quarantine for the cinnamon clowns I used to have and it worked out very well. I was thinking of using it on all the fish I get down the road.

mark
02-07-2008, 01:12 PM
don't have a answer but are you planning hypo-salinity even if no problems being show?

Reefer Rob
02-07-2008, 02:21 PM
All fish have to monitored for signs of stress. I've had a White Cheek Tang and a 6 Line Wrasse that didn't do well in it. Apparently, from what I've read, Wrasses in general don't do well in hypo salinity, and Tangs do poorly in copper.

Slick Fork
02-07-2008, 03:55 PM
I have heard scale-less fish don't fare well with hypo, I've also heard they don't need it as ich needs scales to attach to a fish.

Reefer Rob
02-07-2008, 04:08 PM
Aren't Tangs scaleless?

kwirky
02-07-2008, 05:23 PM
I'm going to use it as part of my quarantine rigamarole. Something like 30% of a fish's energy is spent on osmoregulation so hyposaline's good for fish that came out of transport. They can spend their energy recovering instead of just osmoregulation.

Thanks for the info on scaled vs. scaleless fish.

dsaundry
02-07-2008, 05:33 PM
Gotta ask; What the heck is a hyposalinity treatment? Never heard of it. Guess you all know how much of a newbie I am now>>>:biggrin:

Joe Reefer
02-07-2008, 05:44 PM
Gotta ask; What the heck is a hyposalinity treatment? Never heard of it. Guess you all know how much of a newbie I am now>>>:biggrin:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-10/sp/feature/index.php

dsaundry
02-07-2008, 08:05 PM
Thanks Joe.:biggrin: