Gill Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hi How long should you keep fish in the q tank for before adding to the main tank . Both my tanks are stable now all levels are great and healthy fish. I want to add some new fish ,thought about some hatchet fish and some neons ... 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 A couple of weeks usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted July 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 I agree with a couple of weeks - you can usually tell if you're going to have any problems by then. But do observe the new fish carefully for any signs of ill-health and if so, delay transferring them into your main tank until they are completely well. Time in the quarantine tank is also an opportunity for you to observe your fish, work out what behaviour is normal and what is not for them, and make sure everyone is eating etc. Also, always make sure you have a good lid fitted to your Q-tank. Those stressed little fish you just brought home may be keen to jump out! :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Also make sure it is a Q tank and not a source of infection to your new fish. You need a bare tank with heaters and filters (preferably no filter) that can be stripped and sterilized between occupants or you are defeating the purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Well you need some kind of filter unless you change the water regularly. Otherwise your new fish could die of ammonia/nitrite poisoning. I'd only clean it after a sick fish has been in there. Although an alternative that I have used on occasion and specifically with fry, is to have a sterilised filter loaded with Ammonia and Nitrite removers. Java Moss doesn't hurt too. I usually have a mature sponge filter lying around in one of my good tanks, and can move it in to a new fresh setup Q tank if its needed. If a disease was present, I'd sterilise it and wash in hot water before putting it back in the good tank though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted July 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks , i have a holding tank for the surplus fish . Once they have gone i will use that . Its got a internal fliter in it . Thanks for all the advice 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 I have 10 small tanks used for breeding and raising fry and none have airstones or filters and it is not a problem. Filters are a very easy way to spread disease and if you sterilize them you have to wait until the tank recycles (about two weeks--about the Q period) so it defeats the whole purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 If the filter is established and from a disease free tank it wont be a problem. It would be if your Q tank was always setup, e.g. fish coming and going a lot. On those filterless tanks alanmin, how often are you changing the water? and what %? Are they fed live food or usual flake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 I know a man in Wgtn who has bred fish for many years and who has never used filters in his tank. Small daily water changes and low stocking levels are what he says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 I know a man in Wgtn who has bred fish for many years and who has never used filters in his tank. Small daily water changes and low stocking levels are what he says My 2 small tanks are like that at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Perhaps I'm being overparanoid about ammonia/nitrite. I can't do daily water changes (dont have time), but still good to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Filters are a relatively new invention you know Designed for lazy fishkeepers :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 :lol: no wonder I love them so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Quarantine works both ways. You are just as likely to pick up a sub clinical disease and put it in your Q tank if you use your filter in another tank to seed it. As Caryl said low stocking and water changes but mainly the first. I have 6 tanks set up for spawning at the moment with between 3 and 5 fish in each and no water change in 4 days (30 litre tanks) and probably wont for another 3-4 days with no filter or airstone. They are both methods of cheating and the fish can be OK without cheating. I have some fish coming soon and the anonamous supplier has put them under stress for a while to bring out and treat any diseases which may be there. There is a lot of sub clinical disease around which only comes out with stress. Quarantine is Quarantine and is pointless unless complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 alan wrote: You are just as likely to pick up a sub clinical disease and put it in your Q tank if you use your filter in another tank to seed it. Okay, now I'm soooo confused, no shock of course! :-? This was one of the things that I didn't understand. If you take a, say extra filter, from another tank and use it for a Q tank than do you have to get rid of it after you transfer the new fish? Do you put it back in the original tank you took it from? I haven't been purchasing many fish lately but the few I did purchase I've put in the 10 gallon which is still home to my 3 cory's. Last Sunday I did put a red eye tetra in there (from another tank) who appeared to be suffering from fin rot that was getting worse so I put him in there to treat. His dorsal (that's the top right? :oops: ) fin came back really good but half of his tail fin wa gone, there was no change. Came home today to see him stuck to the filter Anyway, all I planned on doing is a water change. Should I do something else? Does this mean if I get any new fish that I can't use this tank again? Caper :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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