The cons of quarantine

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Failure #2

Shltty

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by reefwars

maybe try a pair next time and sell of the other after qt??

That may give them a little more confidence.. Or just cost twice as much when they both die... If you decide to try it I would buy the second off ya after quarantine.

[windcoast reefs]

Than sucks! Sorry to hear it didn't make it. I added my new guy to the display, he is doing well but I don't think I will ever ad one again, just because of the risk.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Failure #2

[Aquattro]

Ok, LFS called tonight and got a couple more leopards in, so wrasse #3 added to QT. Tank is fully established with a couple of damsels, LR and corals, so she should feel at home. hit the sand right away, so hopefully I see her come out again.

[tim the toolman]

Persistence is the key. Hopefully

[Northernseacorals]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

So, not having a really well established QT tank may have contributed to the new leopard wrasse not surviving.

To think $24 worth of Prodibio Startup would have saved that fishes life.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Northernseacorals

To think $24 worth of Prodibio Startup would have saved that fishes life.

Tank was setup with 30 pounds of cured live rock, so I'm not sure what magic juice would have done to help. The wrasse at the store in a 5 year old tank also died, probably wouldn't have helped there either.

[Northernseacorals]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Tank was setup with 30 pounds of cured live rock, so I'm not sure what magic juice would have done to help. The wrasse at the store in a 5 year old tank also died, probably wouldn't have helped there either.

You ought to give it an honest try Brad, would have totally stabilized the tank for you mate.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Northernseacorals

You ought to give it an honest try Brad, would have totally stabilized the tank for you mate.

It's not a product line I'm interested in using. But the day after the wrasse died, I added other fish which have done fine, so the suspicion I had that the tank wasn't ready wasn't founded. Leopard wrasses are just more delicate than I had thought. Of three black ones, 2 died here a few weeks apart, the third in a 5yr+ tank at the LFS also died, so I'm confident that it's not a tank/water quality issue. My tank also housed SPS shortly after the wrasse and it's all doing fine, polyps out, encrusting, etc.
My mistake was over estimating their toughness. I think.