quarantine
 

just wondering about quarantineing and who does it. what techniques used? methods? setups? lengths? ect.

I was honest and voted no but I should. :redface: It seems every tank that I set up as a quarentine I end up with "stuff" in it and it is no longer a quarentine.
I have one now as a spare that I will use in future.

do u treeat with pizine or something like that in order to get rid of worms?

I chose the last option, but I don't always keep corals and such for that long. Just long enough to verify that ther are no nasty hitchhikers. Fish get the full 4 weeks.

Chose Fish Only.
20g.
Bare Bottom.
AquaClear 150 filter. Foam only. No carbon.
Start with 50% main tank water, 50% new water.
Medicate with Coppersafe.
Change 20% water daily, with water from main tank.
Additional Coppersafe daily to replenish that removed with the 20% water changes.
Light off.
QT at least two weeks, ideally three.

do u use hypo salinity treatment?? or formaline baths for fish which are susseptable to certain diseases such as clowns and brook??

I dont understand the use of the daily 20% water change.
What purpose does this serve?

I currently have a bicolor blenny in my QT, I have not medicated this tank. I use it mostly to observe the fish. A black clown I picked up last week just got moved into my 25gal as he was showing no ill signs and is doing well in the 25.
The last time I QT'd a pair of clowns I used Seachems Cupramine with horrible results, I lost both fish. I believe this was due to the panic use of the QT. I had added the fish to my 10gal and within a day they developed white dots, knee jerk reaction was to dump both into a QT and add cupramine. I believe there was an ammonia spike and both fish died within 2days. I feel that if I had left the fish as they where in the 10gal, they would still be alive.
Several people have told me they do not use a QT.

I know most people won't like this, but I have never quarantined a fish, coral or other thing, never will. Oh wait thats a lie, I did perform a quarantine on a fish once, and it DIED. Part of buying a fish is watching it for a good while to make sure it is healthy. I was going to buy a regal from the LFS and I watched it for over 20 mins then I noticed it scratching itself on rocks etc. Good sign of illness, didnt buy it. Same goes for corals, watch them for critters crawling out. Just my three cents

I voted no but I should.

Lately anytime I add a new fish (im up to my limit now) I feed with garlic for the first couple weeks just to build a good immune system...

gizmo how do u monitor for parasites and such do u treat in the display??