eating humble pie...
I just lost two new fish to ich as I put them in my DT directly from the LFS. I now understand my 50 gallon FOWLR + mushrooms / inverts DT tank is infested with ICH. I only have 3 fish left... 2 percula clowns 6 years old / one yellow goby 3 years old. I am setting up a 10 gallon QT today. Looking for suggestions on how you start a 10 gallon QT and ensure it doesn't ammonia spike and kill the fish you are placing in quarantine? Suggestions? I do have a HOB filter with media that is running in DT now...
Please comment I am planning on treating my 3 existing fish with hyposalinty in the QT. I was thinking of treating them for 2 full weeks with hypo 1.009 + 2 days on either side to slowly adjust salinity. I DO not play to put them back in DT for 6 - 8 weeks to ensure that the ICH in my DT is dead. I WILL NEVER place a fish in my DT again w/ out QT and treatment.
Neptune
am I on the right path for an ich free tank?
I just lost two new fish to ich as I put them in my DT directly from the LFS. I now understand my 50 gallon FOWLR + mushrooms / inverts DT tank is infested with ICH. I only have 3 fish left... 2 percula clowns 6 years old / one yellow goby 3 years old. I am setting up a 10 gallon QT today. Looking for suggestions on how you start a 10 gallon QT and ensure it doesn't ammonia spike and kill the fish you are placing in quarantine? Suggestions? I do have a HOB filter with media that is running in DT now...
Please comment I am planning on treating my 3 existing fish with hyposalinty in the QT. I was thinking of treating them for 2 full weeks with hypo 1.009 + 2 days on either side to slowly adjust salinity. I DO not play to put them back in DT for 6 - 8 weeks to ensure that the ICH in my DT is dead. I WILL NEVER place a fish in my DT again w/ out QT and treatment.
Neptune
am I on the right path for an ich free tank?