Adrienne Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Just wondering, when you all buy your new discus do you put them in a quarantine tank for a few weeks or do you put them straight into your tanks given that they need so much space and such special water conditions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 the last time i bought two adult discus i didn't quarantine them and regretted it. One of the discus had suspected internal parasites, and i think passed it on to an existing discus. To cut a long story short, i ended up having to quarantine both discus and treat with meds. In future i will quarantine all new arrivals. All you would need is a 40L tank and either a cycled filter or daily waterchanges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 It also depends where your getting your discus from.. If the person your getting them off worms his fish regularly knows what he's doing and has healthy fish there is no need too.. I know where I would buy discus and I wouldn't quarantine them, but from all other sources I would its not worth the risk.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I would suggest you do quarantine them, especially if you already have valuable (or just your favourite) fish in your tank. It may mean you need to set up a better quarantine tank to give them space. My Q tank is only small, but is pretty much set up permanent and I keep a few stray 'expendable' fish in there to keep it cycled and ready to go. Most fish I buy are only small, so a 20l tank works for me. But if I was buying in adult discus a 100l Q tank might make sense. Keep up the water changes in the Q tank for a few weeks and the Discus will be fine. It's not like you are expecting them to live in the small tank or having to do daily water changes for life. My theory on keeping a Q tank setup and cycled is that it provides the best possible conditions for the incoming fish. Give the new and probably stressed fish a stable environment instead of dumping them into a newly setup and non-cycled tank. If I do get a problem during a quarantine period I can treat as needed and if necessary strip and steralise the tank before the next use. Easy enough to set up again and drop in some crash test guppys to cycle it again. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 i gree with ian you are better to be safe than sorry.especially with discus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.