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Its a word noobs hear all the time (myself included) but dont fully comprehend the pitfalls of not quarintining any fish added to the system.
So got my 1st pair of clowns and everything goes great for 4 weeks till I add a regal tang. Always loved the color of this fish. So within a week the regal starts flashing and scraping the rock and substrate.
At this point I take to MASA and after much reading realise that I have dreaded ITCH. This could of been prevented if I had simply quarintined the new fish or any fish for that matter.
After doing the late night researching and stressing about whats happening I decided the following morning to get the QT tank with filter and heater. All fishies to be removed and to start a hyposalinity treatment on all fish excl inverts etc. Could have saved myself a whole lot of unnecessary drama but its all a part of learning. (Alot of work on the hobbyist as the salinity is low ph needs to be monitored)
So, one noob to another... before buying any new fish setup a QT and you will be happy you did. Matter of fact include this in your equipment hardware when still in the setup stages of your build.
Also, I would suggest some research go into marine fish diseases etc. Just so you know what you up against when or if it does happen to you...
Just thought I would share my experience...
So got my 1st pair of clowns and everything goes great for 4 weeks till I add a regal tang. Always loved the color of this fish. So within a week the regal starts flashing and scraping the rock and substrate.
At this point I take to MASA and after much reading realise that I have dreaded ITCH. This could of been prevented if I had simply quarintined the new fish or any fish for that matter.
After doing the late night researching and stressing about whats happening I decided the following morning to get the QT tank with filter and heater. All fishies to be removed and to start a hyposalinity treatment on all fish excl inverts etc. Could have saved myself a whole lot of unnecessary drama but its all a part of learning. (Alot of work on the hobbyist as the salinity is low ph needs to be monitored)
So, one noob to another... before buying any new fish setup a QT and you will be happy you did. Matter of fact include this in your equipment hardware when still in the setup stages of your build.
Also, I would suggest some research go into marine fish diseases etc. Just so you know what you up against when or if it does happen to you...
Just thought I would share my experience...