copperband twitching its head

[Myka]

Originally Posted by shrimpchips

With my incoming fish, I try to get them eating my foods first and then after about a week or so, then I'll give them a prazi treatment.

That's what I do these days too. For the last while I have been letting fish settle into a pseudo-QT (I keep rubble in there, and it stays through medication) for a week or so to reduce stress and get them eating. After that, I will medicate as needed. Only in really dire circumstances will I medicate right away. I used to do prolonged dips on all incoming fish then toss them in the sump for a week before introduction into the main tank, and that was hit or miss. It was also hit or miss just plopping the fish in the sump with no dips...kinda scary too.