nevchewy Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) I have only had one 2 bad experiences purchasing new fish... Once i got Ich about 7 years ago that wiped out my commuity tank (tetras/guppies/corys ect...). About 6 months ago i bought some fish from a fish store that will remain un-named(to prevent flaming). I have been really lucky with all my cichlids so far, but it ended up killing a few batches of babies. All is well now but this bad experience left was enough to change my ways. My dad and I have setup a 20 gallon QT tank and are looking forward to the next auction to test it out. I just wanted to see what everyones take on the subject was. If you do use a QT tank please post size and how long you will leave the new fish in before adding to your show tanks. Thanks! nev Edited February 8, 2007 by nevchewy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I put any extra sponge filters I have kicking around in my sump, and usually have at least one 15 gal tank kicking around. Instant QT! I actually have 2 running right now with another ready to go. I had an incident last night at 'unsaid' LFS - told me over the phone they'd replace a fish that didn't last the night. They didn't tell me that they'd do whatever they could to make sure I knew that it was MY fault. @$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayesmommy Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) i dont really have a qt. i stick most new fish in a 10g with my guppies. but i never had a problem. plus usually its only new fish going into a new tank. They only bad experiance i had was when we did qt the fish before hand. although we will have one soon. Edited February 8, 2007 by Shayesmommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I put any extra sponge filters I have kicking around in my sump, and usually have at least one 15 gal tank kicking around. Instant QT! I actually have 2 running right now with another ready to go.I had an incident last night at 'unsaid' LFS - told me over the phone they'd replace a fish that didn't last the night. They didn't tell me that they'd do whatever they could to make sure I knew that it was MY fault. @$$ Their mistake. They obviously didn't know who they were talking to lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osprey Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) I don't have a QT for freshwater, but I do have a QT set up for my saltwater fish. Never had a freshwater tank wiped out (don't add new stock very often), but with the saltwater, I have to stock over several months. It's not worth the risk not to have a QT tank. My SW QT is a 33 gallon, and I plan to QT for a month w/o any signs of disease. Edited February 8, 2007 by Osprey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I usually have a empty 10-20g laying around that I'll use for QTing. Throw a piece of used sponge into the filter and i'm good to go. I usually like to QT for a few weeks to make sure everyone is healthy and doing well. Its easier to observe and deal with illness in a smaller tank then having to do it in a larger main tank. Although, if I know the source of the fish(like getting them from a friend) then I dont' always QT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I've usually got at least one empty tank sitting around as well, so if I were to add new fish to an established tank, I would most likely quarantine them (tank size would depend on fish, anything from a 5 to a 33). It's very rare for me to add fish to an established tank that aren't either my own growouts or from some else's fishroom whom I trust. But if for whatever reason I were getting new fish from a new source, I'd definitely quarantine them for a while (probably a month to 6 weeks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Although, if I know the source of the fish(like getting them from a friend) then I dont' always QT. Same, here. My QTs are for when I buy from a store on central filtration (did that for the 1st time in YEARS on the weekend... will be another decade before I do that again), or for when a fish gets beat up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 yeah i would quarantine my fish as all of mine have come from LFS's but I only have a little five gallon kicking around and I feel bad having to stick a cichlid in there but my wife won't let me get another tank until we get a bigger place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I will if I'm not too sure of the reliability of where they came from. I keep a ten gallon around just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spcy Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I have 2 tens running now and have a 30 gal that can be and will be set up this weekend that way it has 2 weeks to cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaggle Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 I am going to start keeping a 10 0r 20 around to QT my fish. When I set up my pet store I plan to run a central filter system with individual UV lights on each tank. I will QT my fish before I put them out for sale. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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