Yeah, fish disease drives me insane. Its like I don’t want to put all the fish thru all these treatments with no symptoms but if I don’t, I run the risk of losing them or them wiping out my entire livestock.
Yeah, I always followed a defined protocol. If the particular type of fish was intolerant to that protocol I would pass on it. But the possibility that the QT tank itself may be providing the pathogen means that maybe a broad-spectrum antibiotic should be used every time we stress a fish by placing it in a QT tank. Just thinking again. Kinda like catching the flu by going to the hospital for something else.
All my QT are sanitized with vinegar and dried out between use. I think I will get some general cure and start with food soaked in it plus focus to bind it. This should cover my base.
Just to be clear for discussion, what I am talking about is not coming from the QT tank or equipment but from the sponges, marine pure blocks, matrix, and other biofilters that come from the display tank that we seed for use as biofilters in QT setups. Pathogens like uronema and vibrio don't require fish to exist. But they can kill fish. They are also an important part of nature's cleanup crew. They exist in our tank even if we quarantine all of our fish. They come in on coral, rock, and even food. In mature tanks, the biodiversity keeps them in check with competition and predation. In an immature tank, like a QT tank, they can dominate the microfauna if introduced without enough countering biodiversity. The protocols I followed always required anti-biotics, like General Cure, to prevent secondary infections after de-worming. So they inherently took care of this potential issue. My suggestion, for discussion, is that we use something like General Cure every time we put a fish in a QT tank even if only for observation.
Oh wow, I'm surprised I never put it in this thread. I had got them 6-8 weeks back because it was sad seeing an empty tank.
Forgot about the pic...
Thanks man, I just seen some cool ones online and wanted to try my luck on a $50 random. Lol.
Nope, nothing really. Been so busy with work and the kids, haven’t had time to put any effort in the tank. Just maintaining it for now until I get a handle on my new position.
Interested in Building a stand for a waterbox 20, would love to hear how you do it!
