Help, What would you do?

[findingnemo1]

We'll i am a little biased as it was my checkerboard and i so miss him
BUT i dunno i would be scared either way. Thats a toss up!!
So most say 6-8...I have never experienced velvet so i would say wait and hope. But nothing worse than seeing a fish die either.
Althouh he never showed symptoms at all did he? If not i would actually put him back in and leave the others..

Just a thought...Probably didn't help much im sorry!!!

[Keri]

I don't think I would put the checkerboard in actually, if he's all beat to snot allready I bet his immune system is hooped and you're just asking for him to pick up something if there is any chance it's still present.

I would wait the 8 weeks, can you put him in a kritter keeper in the QT tank or block off a section with egg crate so he's protected?


(Just my opinion, sometimes I'm overly cautious)

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Keri

I don't think I would put the checkerboard in actually, if he's all beat to snot allready I bet his immune system is hooped and you're just asking for him to pick up something if there is any chance it's still present.

I would wait the 8 weeks, can you put him in a kritter keeper in the QT tank or block off a section with egg crate so he's protected?


(Just my opinion, sometimes I'm overly cautious)

The egg crate was a thought we had but I'm sure my king angel or sohal tang would find a way to ram it and knock it down.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by findingnemo1

We'll i am a little biased as it was my checkerboard and i so miss him
BUT i dunno i would be scared either way. Thats a toss up!!
So most say 6-8...I have never experienced velvet so i would say wait and hope. But nothing worse than seeing a fish die either.
Althouh he never showed symptoms at all did he? If not i would actually put him back in and leave the others..

Just a thought...Probably didn't help much im sorry!!!

I was hoping you would say something, and you're right, he never showed any signs of velvet in the first place. Which is why I'm leaning more towards putting him in the display, plus I know he's missing his sand bed to sleep in.

[i have crabs]

i say move him first, if some of the other fish are showing aggression it will just continue if they are back in the display first and decide they like being the boss,probably a smaller chance of problems if the checkerboard is already in the display when the more aggressive fish return.

[muck]

Maybe someone else nearby has a QT tank empty they can hold him for that extra week??

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by muck

Maybe someone else nearby has a QT tank empty they can hold him for that extra week??

I wouldnt do this....that would be two more moves you would be putting the fish through....Ive said it before....I compare putting a net to a fish to hooking it with a rod and real...anytime we stress our fish by trying to net it we cause lactic acid build up which can ultimately kill the fish.

I would put the checkerboard in the display to let him heal up and settle in before the bully is there.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by fishytime

I wouldnt do this....that would be two more moves you would be putting the fish through....Ive said it before....I compare putting a net to a fish to hooking it with a rod and real...anytime we stress our fish by trying to net it we cause lactic acid build up which can ultimately kill the fish.

I would put the checkerboard in the display to let him heal up and settle in before the bully is there.

I'm pretty sure the velvet is long gone so it should be safe, and I agree there's no sense stressing him out by moving him somewhere else for a week.

As for the bullies (lunare wrasse and king angel) they go in the FOWLR tank whereas the checkerboard goes in the reef tank, so he wont have to worry about the bullies

[Leah]

I have to agree I think it is wise to move it back way less stress, i'd take the chance.
When you transfer the other's back do you do it over a period of time?

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by muck

Maybe someone else nearby has a QT tank empty they can hold him for that extra week??

My friend Chris probably would, but if he did I might not get the checkerboard back