Hi everyone,
First off I never had to quarantine before-due to luck I guess. I was finally ready and prepared for a mandarin goby in my 125 gal. He didn't eat much when I had introduced him and after 4 days he kicked the bucket. I pulled him out as soon as I saw him. I believe he introduced velvet into my tank, because within 2-3 days my 6 other fish died. I currently have no fish. I heard it doesnt attack inverts or corals, and you can tell that my trigger had died since all the snails and hermit were out during the day. I read up and learned my tank needs to be fishless for 72 days. I definitely plan on that.
Now I'm planning on having a quarantine tank and need some info on how to set that up? Is it something you have running at all times or only when planning on a new arrival? Do you use tank water from the display?
Also I'm planning on what I want in the future-a lot of what I had in my tank were my starter fish and a bunch came from an online order as a birthday gift and he chose the fish. I want a reef tank and currently have mushrooms, candy cane coral, some zoas, and hollywood stunner. I would like reef safe fish and community fish, so my snails arent afraid and so I can have shrimp. (Trigger loved the taste and he learned it from my valentini puffer way back when) just wondering what suggestions anyone has for fish? I love tangs, though I would only get 1, and I love clowns. I like fish who have little quirks too so if there is a type that does lemme know.
Thanks guys
First off I never had to quarantine before-due to luck I guess. I was finally ready and prepared for a mandarin goby in my 125 gal. He didn't eat much when I had introduced him and after 4 days he kicked the bucket. I pulled him out as soon as I saw him. I believe he introduced velvet into my tank, because within 2-3 days my 6 other fish died. I currently have no fish. I heard it doesnt attack inverts or corals, and you can tell that my trigger had died since all the snails and hermit were out during the day. I read up and learned my tank needs to be fishless for 72 days. I definitely plan on that.
Now I'm planning on having a quarantine tank and need some info on how to set that up? Is it something you have running at all times or only when planning on a new arrival? Do you use tank water from the display?
Also I'm planning on what I want in the future-a lot of what I had in my tank were my starter fish and a bunch came from an online order as a birthday gift and he chose the fish. I want a reef tank and currently have mushrooms, candy cane coral, some zoas, and hollywood stunner. I would like reef safe fish and community fish, so my snails arent afraid and so I can have shrimp. (Trigger loved the taste and he learned it from my valentini puffer way back when) just wondering what suggestions anyone has for fish? I love tangs, though I would only get 1, and I love clowns. I like fish who have little quirks too so if there is a type that does lemme know.
Thanks guys