When I bred guppies everything got quaranteened, I had 65 tanks including 3 breeding pair of Discus and a breeding trio of African cichlids, nothing went near an established tank until it has been in isolation for 2 weeks minimum and I was certain it was eating well. I guess I got lazy and excited with the reef tank, I was so taken by the movement of the fish among the coral that I just rushed it with out taking precautions.
If any good comes of this it is that I will be more picky regarding the fish that go in to the tank, I have a Desjardin Sailfin tang now, I will probably get 6 fire fish or some kind of small wrasse, and keep lightly stocked. Looking at the tank again I realize that a 90 gallon tank isn't all that large. I will re establish some breeding pairs of clowns but I will keep them in seperate 20 gallon tanks. I hope to get a pair of tomatos and another pair of Saddlebacks. I almost bought some Maroons but I don't want to put up with all that aggression between siblings if I were ever to get a brood raised.
I'm getting ahead of myself, slow and easy from now on. I have a 20 gallon observation/islolation tank that will be used with every new fish, this will help me to slow down on the stocking of the tank. I may even start dipping all my corals as I purchase them.
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03-10-2003, 04:57 AM
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