Quarantine Time?

[burgerchow]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Not sure where you shop, but any nice fish I'm interested in wouldn't last 2 days at the store without someone buying it, never mind 2 months -lol

Assuming though that the fish I wanted was in the store for 2 months, the store gets new shipments every week or two, so new fish are going in with it all the time. I'd prefer not to have that happen, it's stressful for the fish, and increases the chance of disease.
I was also lucky for years, and was very vocal against QT, until I was out $2,000 in fish from my luck running out

I always check out the fish at the LFS and it's tankmates. If I see any other fish in the tank that look sick, I pass on the fish I'm interested in. Most tanks at LFS probably have ich in them, that's why there's copper in most of their tanks. My philosophy is that if the fish has been in the tank a couple of months and is healthy, it's ummune system is strong enough to suppress the ich.
Velvet however, I've been fortunate enough to have never experienced.
That's why I only add 1 or 2 fish a year.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by burgerchow

That's why I only add 1 or 2 fish a year.

Me too. #2 for the year wiped out my tank. lost a dozen expensive fish, that also needed to be replaced, figure total cost around 2g. Now I QT any fish going in for 6 weeks and treat with CP. No exceptions.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Me too. #2 for the year wiped out my tank. lost a dozen expensive fish, that also needed to be replaced, figure total cost around 2g. Now I QT any fish going in for 6 weeks and treat with CP. No exceptions.

CP ?

Qu'est-ce que c'est ?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

CP ?

ques que c'est

Chloroquine phosphate...

[gregzz4]

Ahhhhh
Thank you

[gregzz4]

Is that the super costly stuff you had to ship in ?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Is that the super costly stuff you had to ship in ?

Yup. Not too costly in bulk, and I've sold enough to make my money back, so all's good.

[daniella3d]

I tried to find this and could not.

Hard, no...very hard stuff to find.

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Chloroquine phosphate...

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

I tried to find this and could not.

Hard, no...very hard stuff to find.

I found it pretty easy to find, just not at a price I was willing to pay First compounding pharmacy I asked could get it. The regular pharmacy also has it in the form of tablets under the brand Aralen. For medical grade though, you do need a prescription. Lab grade, you do not. The purity difference is negligible.

[daniella3d]

I can't even see a doctor for my own prescription so never mind getting a prescription for a med that will be used to treat a fish.

Last time I had to renew a prescription, I had to wait 8 hours at the emergency clinic and fight with the stupid doctor to get the prescription for a simple nasal stuff for allergy that I have been using for years. She told me that they don't renew prescription and that I had to see my family doctor..don't have one of course (can't find one of those rare breed).

go figure.

The vet? they won't give any prescription unless they see the animal, no exception. They don't give a prescription for anything exotic.

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I found it pretty easy to find, just not at a price I was willing to pay First compounding pharmacy I asked could get it. The regular pharmacy also has it in the form of tablets under the brand Aralen. For medical grade though, you do need a prescription. Lab grade, you do not. The purity difference is negligible.