QTing with or without preventative medicine

Discussion in 'Diseases' started by Bob F, Mar 11, 2014.

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  1. Bob F

    Bob F Bristle Worm

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    All what is your practice on QTing? Do you medicate QT right away or do you wait to see a problem? Do you put in basic anti fungal, copper hypo? Do you freshwater dip before even putting into QT? The reason I just completed long fallow period due to Brooklynella and put 2 survivors back in and all doing great so far (knock on wood). However, I swore I will always QT in future, so buy my first new fish in months Coral Beauty and fiefish and put them in QT. Low and behold, after 2 weeks in a fully cycled QT, Coral Beauty develops what looks like marine velvet dull hazy color rubbing gasping and died. I freshwater dipped firefish and put in another QT tank but looks like he is listing to the side but no other signs. Could it actually be my luck that I get Brooklynella and velvet (could be the same since very similar) in first year of hobby or are these things that common I know ich seems to be but I get the absolute killers? URG. At leats not in main tank
     
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  3. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    did you buy the fish from the same source? I've kept salt fish for 20+ years and have not had brook (to my knowledge) but definitely had velvet. I would say it's not that common to experience these two diseases in such a short period of time but not impossible. I would be concerned if I had bought both of the fish from the same supplier.

    I'm not one that has a lot of experience with medicating so hopefully others will chime in but I don't know that you need both the medication and the freshwater dip??
     
  4. Bob F

    Bob F Bristle Worm

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    Thanks, no, not from same LFS. I am going to completely clean out and disinfect all my QTing equipment and start again. I am also going to QT one fish at a time. THe only other thing I am thinking about doing is adding preventative medication to QT but i was always a believer in no meds if not necessary. However, when I read QT procedure there seems to be more opinions than hobbiest LOL. I guess this is the part where you to take all of what you read and use your own brain to figure out what is right.
     
  5. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    yes, you do need to make those calls on several things in this hobby :)