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Snugz Fingerling Posts: 15 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	HOw long would you quarentine new fish for before adding them to a populated tank to avoid deaths among your healthy fish? I've been going by 3 weeks but my hubby thinks thats too long. What do you think?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	most things will show up within 2 weeks, but anywhere between 2-4 is standard For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	I agree with callatyas 2-4 weeks...or if you're like me and want an excuse to keep a tank on your desk @ work...4 months . ^_^ [link=H2g2]http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/upgrade.html" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] 2005 Don't Leave Home Without it[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Snugz Fingerling Posts: 15 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	ha ha babelfish. I dont think they'll let me keep a tank at my cash at walmart but I could always give it a try. lol. Thanks for your input. I think I'll stick with 3 weeks and tell him to suck it up and be patient.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	I personally dont quarentine. We have had our tank up here for 15 years, and have never quarentined fish, and we have never had a die-off from adding a new fish. Also, a LFS that is kinda in my area (I have only been there 2 times) says that they have done studies, and say that quarintining is a waste of time, because it made no difference what-so-ever. I dont acclimate my fish either, same goes with the above (my tank, and the LFS's studies)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	are you kidding? lets see those "studies" that says a fish is fine when you dump it into a tank with a pH of 8 when it just came from a pH of 6.5?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Not Quarentineing is a risk some people aparently are willing to take. Not having a heater is also a risk that some people take. If you don't have a heater are you guaranteed ich, not necessarily, but you're increasing the fishs risk of getting it. Are you guaranteed disease if you dont' q-tine, not necessarily but you increase the risk of it. To say that someone shouldn't do q-tine, IMO is just irresponsible. I have a very hard time believeing that it's harmful to the fish . ^_^ [link=H2g2]http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/upgrade.html" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] 2005 Don't Leave Home Without it [/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Snugz Fingerling Posts: 15 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	Well we didn't quarentine before but we recently took in about 75 guppies from a co-worker of mine who's moving. Every tank they were placed in had substanial loss amoung already established fish. The fish we received were carrying a bacteria that wiped out about 50 guppies, 7 cories, a weather louch, and one of my hubby's prized balas (he took that death hard)so now we play it safe. I played with fire and got burned, so now I carry a fire extinguisher. Last edited by Snugz at 24-Nov-2004 11:46
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	i never said not to q-tine fish, it was just my opinion. Also, the heater in my tank doesnt work, and my fish are fine, and they dont have ich.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Good luck when you lose power for 3 days vict. Goodness Snugz, that was a tough one, you'd think hubby would be a bit more patient after such a loss . ^_^ H2g2 2005 Don't Leave Home Without it[/font] Last edited by Babelfish at 24-Nov-2004 11:59
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	my house flooded, and we lost all of our heat for a week. My tank was down to 72 degrees some mornings. I have never lost a fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
divertran Fish Addict Posts: 784 Kudos: 469 Votes: 165 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	I usually quarantine mine for just a few days, make sure they're healthy and then net them into the tank. used to just float the bag for about 30 minutes, but then when i opened it everything dumped out, and now I'm battlin snails.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Light_Bright Moderator Posts: 1156 Kudos: 1403 Votes: 351 Registered: 16-Jan-2002	I quarentine for 6 weeks. I have had disease show up 3 or 4 weeks later. I find that parasitic diseases take a bit longer to show up. ___________________________________________ If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59


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