Only took me 25+ years...

[afboundguy]

...to set up a QT tank!!! Have a new orchid dottyback coming tomorrow and figured I'd finally do a QT setup!!! Better late than never!

 

[DatReefGuy]

You're right. Better late than never is good. Avoid that fish loss!

 

[afboundguy]

You're right. Better late than never is good. Avoid that fish loss!

Just placed my new Orchid Dottyback in a few hours. Not surprised "she" is hiding!

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

What's a QT tank, lol. Just running UV for inch management

 

[EddieG]

Over your 25 years, how many times has a new fish introduced to your tank brought in disease?
Years ago purchased a Petco 3 for $15 deal. Within one day all fish except for a yellow tank died from velvet.

 

[DatReefGuy]

Over your 25 years, how many times has a new fish introduced to your tank brought in disease?
Years ago purchased a Petco 3 for $15 deal. Within one day all fish except for a yellow tank died from velvet.

Unfortunately, it does happen. I've made the mistake once and also brought home velvet. I lost three fish that one time but managed to qt and treat with minimal loss. I will now either QT or purchased already QT'd fish.

 

[afboundguy]

What's a QT tank, lol. Just running UV for inch management

I don't know I am figuring it out myself lol!!!

Over your 25 years, how many times has a new fish introduced to your tank brought in disease?
Years ago purchased a Petco 3 for $15 deal. Within one day all fish except for a yellow tank died from velvet.

I have been very selective on where I purchase fish from so I am attributing my luck so far to that but I should QT everything and I have the tank to do it so I will try and start it!

I only plan on adding a harem of 4-6 cardinalfish after this orchid dottyback and then I should be maxed out for my tank minus maybe a small gobie.

 

[GiannisK]

Where’d you get her from? How’s she doing?

 

[afboundguy]

Where’d you get her from? How’s she doing?

Got her from @Cultivated Reef after I won a GC for winning last month's photo contest. She's been eating since day 2 and comes out more and more each day and is eating like a pig!

 

[GiannisK]

Got her from @Cultivated Reef after I won a GC for winning last month's photo contest. She's been eating since day 2 and comes out more and more each day and is eating like a pig!

Does she accept pellets? I’ve been meaning to get a CB orchid dottyback.

 

[ReeferMedic]

...to set up a QT tank!!! Have a new orchid dottyback coming tomorrow and figured I'd finally do a QT setup!!! Better late than never!View attachment 218940

I have never had a a quarantine tank until my son’s recent blowout of of his FW tank because of a pleco that had ich. With the price of fish now, I have already purchased a 20 high for a fish quarantine, especially the price of fish these days. Funny, but when I had my system setup 15 years ago, I would take sick fish and corals, rehab them, and return them to their owners. I had a super healthy system.

 

[afboundguy]

Does she accept pellets? I’ve been meaning to get a CB orchid dottyback.

I haven't tried but I would bet she would as she's captive bred just haven't tried yet but I'll try and give it a shot today when I feed the tanks.

 

[ReeferMedic]

What's a QT tank, lol. Just running UV for inch management

Just a smaller tank separate from your system that you can prophylactically treat new fish for possible parasites or disease you might not see at the store. An insurance policy for a lack of better words. My son just lost a tank full of FW fish because I didn’t quarantine a new fish properly. A mistake I will not make again, especially with SW fish. Can also use it for a quarantine for corals.

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

Just a smaller tank separate from your system that you can prophylactically treat new fish for possible parasites or disease you might not see at the store. An insurance policy for a lack of better words. My son just lost a tank full of FW fish because I didn’t quarantine a new fish properly. A mistake I will not make again, especially with SW fish. Can also use it for a quarantine for corals.

I was being facetious, I've never ran one in 20+ years. I am aware of them and run a larger UV for inch management and hope for the best.

 

[afboundguy]

Just a smaller tank separate from your system that you can prophylactically treat new fish for possible parasites or disease you might not see at the store. An insurance policy for a lack of better words. My son just lost a tank full of FW fish because I didn’t quarantine a new fish properly. A mistake I will not make again, especially with SW fish. Can also use it for a quarantine for corals.

I was being facetious, I've never ran one in 20+ years. I am aware of them and run a larger UV for inch management and hope for the best.

Whahahaha I knew you knew el presidente and I got a laugh out of both of these!

 

[ReeferMedic]

I was being facetious, I've never ran one in 20+ years. I am aware of them and run a larger UV for inch management and hope for the best.

I thought so, but didn’t want to be presumptuous. I’ve never had or needed one, but I completely crashed my son’s FW tank with a snow ball pleco that had ich, completely undetected. I now have a 10 gallon hospital tank for him and I purchased a 20 high for my SW fish when I get my system going.They are just too expensive to take the chance. I seriously used to intentionally place diseased fish and corals in in my system to rehab them, but not with the cost of fish now. I’ve never had a problem with ich that crashed a tank in 30 years.