Your thoughts on "Ich-Free" tanks - IS IT POSSIBLE?

[Reef Pilot]

Don't know how you guys can say a QT tank is more stressful than a display tank. I have a few pvc pipes in my QT for them to hide in, where they feel safe, and they are acclimatized to new foods while they go through the hyposalinity. And they are very easy to catch when you remove the pipes and use a big net.

I want them healthy and strong before they go into my display tank, where they get harassed by a bully yellow tang, and a nasty bulldog cinnamon clown. That is where they face their biggest stress for the first few days, as my long time inhabitants don't take kindly to newcomers. Even my normally docile foxface would take a few runs at the new fish.

Like I said before, I lost fish in my DT before I did QT, now I don't with the QT first, and no more ich.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Like I said before, I lost fish in my DT before I did QT, now I don't with the QT first, and no more ich.

And I think this exemplifies the theme here. This is what works for you and I would encourage you to keep doing things this way. This does not, however, work for me, and I've been extremely successful with not using QT tank, and I'll continue doing things that way.

So a person wondering what do do can look at both methods, try them both if that's what they want to do, and decide which works best for them. Pretty easy stuff

[sphelps]

Some good info here on pretty much the same subject if you're interested:
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ths-facts.html

And FYI quarantine works if done initially, ie before being introduced into the display. It doesn't usually work if the fish is already in the display and then moved over into quarantine due to illness. This is typically where the debate comes from but you're arguing over two different things. Also your QT doesn't have to be small, it can be bigger than the display if you want.

[no_bs]

Have never QT anything, only had i fish with ich and never lost it. He was like a teenager with zits, they would come and go.