Quarantine Tank - Why its important (Easy Setup)
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- Fighting an ICK outbreak isn't fun. With a Quarantine Tank you can help stop the spread and treat the disease before it gets out of hand. Having a quarantine tank is a must in the fish keeping hobby. Any new fish, no matter where you get them from, are susceptible to disease and should go into Quarantine. While in transit to their new home fish can be severely stressed which weakens their immune systems. A quarantine tank allows your new fish time to de-stress, heal any wounds, and get acclimated to new water conditions.
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now 154000
I am new at this and before I was putting every new fish in the main tank. Everyone kept dying and getting sick! Now am preparing to set up a quarantine tank. 👍😁
Your videos have helped me so much in this new hobby of mine, I just want to say thank you! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
That is awesome! Glad you're enjoying the channel!
I just had a similar problem with Endlers. I have them in a 5 gallon tank and was able to save 1 powder blue one but others died. All had a problem swimming but ate good ect. I medicated right away but they ALL DIED WITHIN A WEEK!!!! glad I set up a quarantine tank!!😱
Great video answered all ?’s I had 👍🏼
Pete Rex Thanks, Glad I could help! 😊
I wish I’d subscribed a long time ago. Other channels are good for ideas, but Kave solves problems. Thanks bro. 👍
Thank you bro! Glad you're enjoying the channel! 😊
Lessons learned! I just made that mistake of adding a bunch of new cichlids to my established tank without quarantining them first and within 1 week, everyone started showing signs of ick.
Yup, thats what happens...Dont worry though in this hobby most of us had to learn the hard way...Just dont give up! 💪
Two weeks is FOREVER!! i can't do a month it's like watching a pot boil on low!! ha :) thanks for a great video!!!
I know exactly what you mean! Lol
@@KaveManAquatics i'm new to the hobby; only started in april
Welcome to the hobby! Heres a great playlist for beginners that'll definitely be helpful for you - ruclips.net/p/PLP5OXTIIDO8NYvhUHAmwAd54WFmS4d8er
@@KaveManAquatics oh gosh thanks!!!
Wow !! What a Great video !! New to this hobby and I have learned a TON of very good information and advice from your videos. You are a wealth of information and I hope you don't mind, but I will be following you to get my 55 gal. started right.
Don’t mind at all! 😁 Glad you’re finding the videos helpful!
I had to deal with ich at one point it was my chichlids but luckily I treated it so they are doing great now
Lorenz awesome. Ich is very common and very contagious. Glad your guys are doing good now 👍
What about keeping a small quarantine tank running at all times, with just a snail and plants in little pots, that can be moved to my main tank if the quarantine tank is needed?
Then it almost doesn't matter when the new fish joins the community tank, because the little one will always be a nice display in it's own right... And easy enough to bleach out if things do go bad.
Yo Caveman your recommendations are working for me and are outstanding so far.
Awesome! Happy to hear that, glad I could help!
Hey brotha, started this hobby only a month ago, and I find your channel to be the most entertaining and informative because you get straight to the point no fluff ! When I research I always hope you have something on my topic. I have a 125g
With 10 healthy happy juveniles and it’s mostly because of your great content you put out.
If you get around to this comment I could use some help.
I just bought 5 more juveniles and they are currently in a 16 gallon quarantine tank. Is this too small of a tank for them to be quarantined in? Two out of the 5 are very aggressive and are rally stressing out the other three. What should I do? Thinking of returning the two bullies to the fish shop and keeping the rest .
Thanks in advance
Glad you're enjoying the channel bro! Yea depending on their size the quarantine tank may be too small. If you dont separate the bullies soon the others will die from the stress. You can get a cheap 10 gallon tank or even a plastic tote for the 2 bullies, its just temporary, to make sure everyone stays alive.
Great advice 🔥
WOW, didn't know anything about this quarantine thingy, super informative, but however, almost all my fish survived without quarantine, maybe its beginners luck thanks for the vid anyway!!
Yup, you can be lucky several times...but all you need is 1 time to be unlucky and lose your entire stock.
Maybe I'm just old fashioned and behind the curve on current recs, but I always just added some stress coat and aquarium salt to my quarantine tank then covered it with a semi-opaque cloth for a day or two before feeding anything at all and within a week if they weren't showing any signs of needing more care, plopped them in my tank. However I was often quarantining pretty sizeable fish in a 20gal because I was the go to offload for tank busters that got surrendered to my LFS and was the only one who shopped there regularly with a tank bigger than 10-20 gallons (I had a 75 African cichlid tank). And this was like 15-20 years ago 😅
That is a great method as well. Aquarium salt works great as a prophylactic and stress coat helps in keeping them calm while dechlorinating water as well. There are more products available now but your way wasnt wrong 😊
Just found this video via random searching, and I think you just might hit that 1,000 sub goal. :-)
Lol, thanks…🤣🤣
Should paraguard be used as the initial quarantine med or is that too much of a hard med?
I use aquarium salt before any meds 'should' they become sick
Have some more questions :-)
How do you set up your quarantine tank? Do you use water from your main tank for this? Do you use a (sponge)filter from your main tank that already has the beneficial bacteria?
And what do you do with the quarantine tank áfter quarantine(knowing you're going to be adding more fish later on ... or not)? Do you let the water sit with the filter and air stone running? If the fish were sick, than do you empty the tank and 'sanitize' it(and with what?)? And if you want to prep your spongefilter for another 'batch' can you just put it back in your main tank in attendance? Or d you have a way to desinfect your filter too?
Sorry for the many questions, I want to start my very first fish tank and I want to make sure that I'm doing everything right :-) I don't wanna already lose any fish in the first months of my new tank ;-)
That is alot of questions bro, lol You may want to consider joining the members only live stream and I would be able to help you out directly! 😊
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Nice video, I enjoyed it
Nicely done! sadly too many people dont quarantine their new fish &/or add stuff when it's not needed 'not realising' stress is a major cause of so many problems🤨 ☆muchly needed video this one, wish i could like it more than once!
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Glad your fish did ok👍
Thanks for the support! Some hobbyist don’t understand how important quarantine is until they lose their entire stock and then wonder what happened.
@@KaveManAquatics i even quarantine my new snails & plants when i get them😂 which has resulted in me getting wayyyy more tanks
i just use a bucket to quarantine them.
Wish I had saw this video 2 months ago. Previously my fish would go from the aquarium store to my tank with no issues.
Then it happen, one fish had ick and I lost 60% of my tank. Hard lesson to learn. I now have my quarantine tank and only have one question. How much water should I remove during quarantine and how often?
I put salt in a 12g tub with salt at about 85° when I seen 2 had ick i put them in there for about 1hr n half and they cleaned out dark poop and all the ick is gone but I treated the water in the tub the way you showed man saved my fish but I took a risk I didnt know if the way I did it would work but it did.
Aquarium salt and garlic guard ....
Thank you for this very informative video. Any, do you conduct water change in your QT during those 2 weeks quarantine period?
Hello do you have a video on quarantine tank set up for a fish with ammonia burns !!:(
learning about the hobby, and I’m just wondering, when it’s time to put the fish in the display tank do you also have to acclimate them again? Or can you just immediately transfer to the display tank?
CrazyPersonForever Your quarantine tank water parameters should be the same as main tank. So yes you can transfer immediately. As far as how much time it can be anywhere from a week to a month. Everyone opinion is different. What you want to look for is to make sure new fish don’t have any obvious signs of external disease, make sure they are eating well and comfortably swimming. This playlist for beginners may help you out...Good luck!
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KaveMan Aquatics wow thank you so much for all the info and fast reply! I’m thinking of getting a 20 gallon long so this will be very helpful for me! =D
CrazyPersonForever Glad I could help! 😊
to my understanding if i read it correctly, ich actually can't be cured while it is in the fish, nor can it be killed when it detaches from the fish, only when it detaches and hatches from new eggs and becomes free swimming can it be killed in the water completely. does paraguard kill ich in the water and will uv filters also help kill it?
You are correct. The best way to kill ich is to raise the tanks temp and speed up its life cycle. Paraguard can help with ich, but never heard of using a UV light.
@@KaveManAquatics 🙏
Can you put your first ever fish bought and use your first ever original tank that you just finished cycling throughout the weeks or months after establishing it in a fishless process of cycle, or this quarantine only applies to new sets of fish and when there's already fish in your original tank? Am I still required to quarantine my first pack of fish bought in a separate aquarium, or I can put them in a finished cycled aquarium thats never been touched by any fish?
additional question....am I required to do nitrogen cycle my quarantine tank or cycle it?
I think what your asking is if you can put new fish into a new tank that doesnt have any other fish, yes. You only quarantine new fish if you have a tank with healthy fish already. yu dont want to introduce a sick fish into a tank with healthy fish
Yes every tank needs to cycle.
Hello do you put water conditioner in with the quarantine tank I feel like it would reduce the affect of the medication but I don't know.
Do you have any tips for catching the sick fish in a large tank with minimal stress? Could make for a good video, perhaps.
@kaveman is that white stuff poop or a ditritus worm. Some of my fish poop is dark other is just like that. White shaped like a C
How do you quarantine algae eaters? Could you make a few videos on algae eaters?
Same way you would quarantine any other fish.
Where do you order your fish from?
If you could go back in time would you still go with the 10 gallon? The 10 gallon didnt give you any BTS (Bigger Tank Syndrome)?
Na, for a quarantine? 10 is fine...I dont have it on display, its behind a wall in another room lol
@@KaveManAquatics what about for 4" peacocks, is a 10 gallon quarantine ok?
Usually the two stores I shop at are top notch so I don’t quarantine, aside from that i quarantine.
Always good when your lfs does their own quarantine before selling their fish 👍
KaveMan Aquatics yeah they do a 1 month quarantine before they go up for sale, they charge a little more for their fish but def worth the price. Congrats on the channel growth my man keep it up, hopefully one day you can have a big fish room and dedicate your time to it and making good content as your main source of income.
Thank you bro, I hope you're right!! 😊😊
I got 3 platy fish to go with my betta. They are in quarentine, one seemed a bit bloated at first no big deal now they all have white spots on them! Not eating laying low, I just dosed ICK for them now I'm not sure! What do you think? Maybe Epistylus?
Ich is more common. Raising the temperature in the tan and vacumming the substrate after the ich falls off is key. Check out the article in my facebook group with step by step instruction on battling ich! facebook.com/groups/kavemanaquatics Go to the "files" tab.
Thanks for the info, what does one do to prevent tape worms etc. Should I add preventive meds if not how long should I wait and watch my fish.
Thanks
Ps: I can wait a long time before I add them to my main aquarium (1 month ).. but how long is long enough?
I usually quarantine for at least 2 weeks but sometimes longer. Preventing tape worms is just a matter of keeping good water quality in your tanks. With new fish you can auto medicate with something like general cure just to be safe.
I haven't quarantined my fish it's been 3 weeks since I got them along with the moulded tank. I would like to send you a video of my aquarium. I have 5 gold fish and 4 zebra fish and one sucker fish. One golf fish died in two days dont know why. It was upside down. Can i still quarantine my fish.
If they are all new fish in a new tank, it's basically a quarantine. You just don't want to add new fish into an established tank and introduce disease. You can send videos in my facebook group - Check it out here - facebook.com/groups/kavemanaquatics
@KaveMan Aquatics I've 3 zebra angelfish that I've named Moe Larry & Curly cuz I'm partial to the 3 Stooges. I've quarantined Larry with cloudy or white eye. What is the proper procedure & treatment for my baby! Waiting for your reply. Thanks & LOL
Paraguard will clear that right up, but also make sure his water is very clean! You did the right thing by seperating Larry, he's in good hands! 💪
Which sizes quarantine aquarium do you advice for three Malawi peacocks Aulonocara?
10 gallon is fine for a quarantine
What size tank?
The Quarantine tank is 10G
I think the kind of fish you are getting and how they look determine whether or not I quarantine. I typically do not quarantine and have had great success with cichlids. I've also not had quarantine tanks until recently. If you're on a budget quarantine is not always possible.
With that said, cichlids are a hardier fish in my opinion and less susceptible to disease. When dealing with mollies, platies, guppies, tetras, there is a greater risk of disease and more warrant for quarantine.
Tyrell Samuels I agree, cichlids are hardier, but as you can see they also get disease. Lucky is the man who doesn’t need to quarantine lol I wish you continued success 👍
do you have a separate set of cleaning supply for the qt like glass scrubber python water changer etc I'm just wondering if theres any danger in contaminating the main tank if using same supplies?
Absolutely, you don’t want to use the same equipment, cross contamination can definitely happen.
My tank got ick and now one of my tiger shovelnose won’t eat. What do I do?
Raise the temp of your tank to about 90 gradually, and add aquarium salt. 1tsp per 10 gallons. When the ich falls off make sure to vacuum it out.
Hi Kevin can you talk about water ph and whats the easiest way to do this cause I'm not a chemist can be confusing thanks.
I got you, check it out here - ruclips.net/video/4F6zhccDam4/видео.html
Do you just keep the tank up and running? When you first start how do you trip the cycle? Using a filter from an established tank? If you do keep it up and running how do you keep the bacteria fed?
No need to keep it up if you have Swedes media like a sponge filter from another tank. When you need it you can quickly set one up using the sponge filter for an instant cycle.
@@KaveManAquatics awesome thank you. I just ran into 11 bring tetras bought from a chain pet store and examining them in the bag at the store they appear fine so when I got home I put em in my jar for a closer look turned out they had white fuzzy spots all over and nipped fins or possibly fin rot and very prominent malnutrition signs, unless it's a disease I don't know about but some of the fish out of the eleven were so skinny and sunken in that I could see their bone structure. Instead if raising a fit at that store I decided to treat them in my quarantine tank first and fore most i fed them to try and get some vital nutrients back in their system to help fight off an infection. Second I started treating with ich-x hoping the malachite green in it would rid the fin rot and white fuzzy fungus which I think is saproleganiasis, Or how ever you spell it. Every single fish had it.
Poor fishy
He survived though 😊
What do you use to treat ick so I can get it just incase
Not much. Raising your tanks temperature to about 90 and maybe adding some aquarium salt will treat ich. Vacuuming is also necessary when the ich falls off your fish. Theres a great step-by-step article in my Facebook group files. Join here 😊 - facebook.com/groups/kavemanaquatics
I’m looking to add fish in a few weeks. I have an older 29 gallon tank with gravel. Should I remove the gravel? I guess I should cycle it and prep it for the next few weeks (can probably use some water from my existing tank to start?). Do you run the quarantine tank 24/7 365 days a year? I’ve been fortunate to be illness-free for quite some time. Seems that I’ll be running an empty tank the majority of the time. I’ll likely only add fish this one time in the near future.
No need to remove the gravel. If it had fish in it that gravel has beneficial bacteria in it that you need. I dont run my quarantine 24/7. I keep seeded media available to be moved into a quarantine tank to instantly cycle it when needed.
Man, I was three tanks, three years, and like 15 fish into the hobby before I even knew what ich was. The first time I bought fish online, they came sick and ruined everything.
I wish I could spread your story to the entire fish-keeping community. Many go years, just like you, without ever quarantining fish and I try to tell them they've been very lucky! But they don't believe me until they get that 1 fish that wipes out their entire tank. Sorry to hear you had to learn this the hard way, unfortunately, many of us, including myself, had to as well.
Hey Kev quick question about QT tanks. I’m cycling a 10 gallon now. After I finish and QT my new fish for 3/4 weeks and add them to the main tank, how do I keep my QT up and running? I don’t want to shut it down & then have to get it going again for new fish.
Makes total sense, I dont keep my quarantine up and running. I always have a filter or some media readily accessible from my main tanks to remove and use in my quarantine when I need to set it up. this will instantly cycle your newly set up quarantine...I usually keep at least one sponge filter in my grow out, very easy to remove and move into a quarantine tank 😊
Do u have to let your quarantine tank cycle like your main tank or will just moving over my sponge filter into for the time being work, and after quarantine can u move your sponge filter back into the main tank, and as always great video dont know how I missed this one but thanks.
A seeded sponge filter will cycle your quarantine tank instantly. If there was no signs of any disease while your guys were in quarantine then yes you can put it back in your main tank, just give it a good cleaning (squeezing it into a bucket).
If you did see some signs of disease the medications you used will also kill anything on your sponge filter, just make sure you allow for enough quarantine time to make sure whatever you're treating is gone.
@@KaveManAquatics ok thanks for this info I've never quarantined before but in the last 3 months I have lost 5 fish and of course have replaced them all, I plan on getting 6 more cichlids for total of 22 in my 65 gallon then im done, thinking bout ordering some from your place coastalcichlids, so I wanna make sure they are good to go because this won't be a cheap purchase lol so thanks for all your help and keep the great vids coming.👍🏾
Awesome, Glad I could help! Dont forget your 10% discount code - kaveman10
I have No room for a Quarantine Tank, I have a 75gal with African Cichlids , what would you suggest when putting in new fish.
I think you know the answer lol make room...or risk losing all your fish in the 75 🤷🏼♂️ Simple as that bro
How did you sterilize the pipes before putting them in ?
I didnt, lol Just rinsed them off.
Hi Kev, do you still recommend API melafix to heal wounds of the fish? Thanks
Yes sir
Question for you. I’m day 14 with a brand new tank with an aqua clear 110. Day 2 with fx6 added. My ammonia is .50 ppm. Nitrate 0. Nitrite .35 ppm. Fish are absolutely fine. But I did dose 5x prime. Should I water change or not
Dont water change yet, continue with daily Prime and you could also add stability daily to boost your cycle time. Only water change when you reach about 40PPM of nitrate. Thats a good sign your tank has completed the cycle. This video will be helpful for you as well - ruclips.net/video/gt6bP4_p7iA/видео.html
@@KaveManAquatics Man. I can’t thank you enough
When setting up a QT for aficans ...Is it necessary to have matching PH/KH of the show tank?
Yes, as close as possible
Hi cave..how to match the ph to a new quarantine tank?should i add malawi buffer to the quarantine tank?thank you
Does your quarantine tank need to have a lid on top? I ask because most 10 gallon aquariums don’t come with a lid.
Not really, you'll get more water evap without one though....and make sure you dont have jumpers
What’s up Kev ? I was just wondering if during the time that we’re quarantining our new fish, should we use prime + stability for a week or that isn’t needed ? I’m curious what’s the every day life going to be for the fish while quarantining.
If you're quarantine tank isnt cycled then yes you should use prime and stability daily until it is.
@@KaveManAquatics Using old sponges from my other HOB filter will instant cycle the tank, correct ?
Yes, correct! 👍
I'm setting up a spare 10 gallon i have as a QT tank.I recently cycled a new 40 breeder I ran old and new filters side by side for about 8 weeks.I wanna start stocking slowly ...what will be a safe amount or is there a standard amount of new fish you can place in quarantine before adding to main display?
No real set amount since they'll only be in there short term. Just use your judgment based on their size 😊
@@KaveManAquaticsOk and I appreciate your response and keep those videos coming bro..you got a new subscriber here.
Can I add new fish to my current fish tank that is currently medicating one Peacock who has popeye and the other is an Mbuna who has been hiding lately? We are currently treating the tank with Melafix and Cure All. Thanks in advance.
Your new fish should be quarantined to avoid introducing any more/new diseases to your tank.
Can I change my tank water with a mix of hot& cold water straight from the tap
Absolutely, that’s what I do...just be sure to add dechlorinator to tank before the tap water.
@@KaveManAquatics
Many thanks for your prompt reply!! You’ve helped a Scottish Granny & Granddaughter from lugging pans of boiling water ( you can tell we’re newbies) to keep the fresh tank water at the right temperature. Many thanks and kindest regards from Bonnie Scotland
Awesome! Glad I could help you both enjoy your tanks more with a little less work 😁
Is it necessary to quarantine your fish if the pet shop you bought them from had already quarantined them?
Depends on how much you trust the word of your pet shop.
Hey Kev is it necessary to turn off the wavemaker when you are feeling my Wave Maker is at the top left hand corner facing intake
Depends on what you’re feeding and how fast your fish eat it. If you notice the food breaking up into small pieces before they eat it then try turning it off during feeding.
@@KaveManAquatics okay thanks appreciate it I'm still waiting on ur next video on ur 210 aquarium ur fish's look so beautiful 2 👍👍lol
Already out bro, check the latest on the channel...and hit the bell icon so you can get a notification when new videos come out 💪
That guy is flashing perhaps flukes ?
Did that fish make it?
It took some time but YES! He did 😊
man you should make a video on how you treat ick! with your tips and tricks cuz i have 2 fish that has ick .. do i remove them from the tank and treat them or do i treat the whole tank? trust me i need a quarantine tank cuz i did my stupid and put in fish with ick without even noticing it! ughhhhhh
At this point just treat the whole tank. Raise your temp to about 88 and treat with Ich-x...This video is on my list 💪
@@KaveManAquatics i raised the temp and it seems it went away after a couple of days .. would you still put the meds in the tank incase or im good to drop the temps back down? let me know bud!
What size quarantine tank would you recommend if my plan is to add 3 to 4 juvenile peacocks at a time?
10 gallon is fine for juveniles, its only a temporary home 😊
@@KaveManAquatics thank you so much for always taking the time to respond to questions! It's very much appreciated!
@@patriziabeaucage258 My pleasure!
Hey bud, so let’s say I bought 5 fishes. When I put them all in quarantine. Let’s say 3 out of the 5 looks healthy. Do I take them 3 out and leave the 2 or do I wait for all 5 to get well before putting them in in the big tank.
Yup, wait for all 5, whatever the "unhealthy" one may have could spread to the healthy looking ones. If any look sick you want to medicate that entire quarantine tank before moving any of them over.
@@KaveManAquatics Damn. Alright. I just set up a quarantine tank last night. It has to go thru the cycling phase, right? Before I can even put any fish in it.
Yup, but you can boost the time by using Seachem Stability...Check this video out about dealing with ammonia spikes but you can use the same technique to boost cycle - ruclips.net/video/gt6bP4_p7iA/видео.html
@@KaveManAquatics Thanks bro! Appreciate it man. You’re a big help! Straight to the point!
Can I use Para guard in my quarantine tank for all of my fishes that I get before I put in my main tank?
Yes, Paraguard is a safe treatment
@@KaveManAquatics Thank You!
If you take one sick fish out from main tank and quarantine him to recover, won't he then get bullied a lot once you put him back in main tank?
Great question, theres a method to that. When the sick fish is cured and ready to go back you add more guys from the main into the quarantine with him for about a week...then add them all back to the main together! 😉 little more detail here - ruclips.net/video/b6sUU_eQB4M/видео.html
What is the name of the fish in this video I have the same ones I brought as mix cichlids but never knew the name
Tony Sosa They’re all different species of African cichlids. Eureka red, chilumba, and iceberg
If im starting a new tank can i mix all fish together all at the same time if bought from same store ?.?
Sorry that question is very broad, what kind of fish are they, what size are they, what size tank are they going in? do you mean quarantine, or main tank.
@@KaveManAquatics
Sorry im tryung to ask
What fish do you recommend to buy for a small 10 gallon tank i already have set up on my second week the tank just sitting there with filter on and everything
mollies, guppies, angels, tetras....there are a lot you can start with. Watch this video - ruclips.net/video/YIxoFs4A0ms/видео.html
Hy Kave, is it ok if I used Melafix and then I add Salt?
Sure, just make sure its aquarium salt
So I have a dilemma & maybe you can help me out! This is going to be a long comment but I just want to make sure I’m doing everything right! I have been putting my show tank through hell as of the last couple days because I added 4 new African Cichlids to the tank without quarantine & it was a stupid mistake! I currently do not have a quarantine set up but I’m changing that now! 1 of my new cichlids about a day after I got him showed signs of ich so I acted fast & ordered aquarium solutions ICH X! in the meantime on waiting for that to come in mail I slowly raised the temperature of my main tank to 84 degrees over 24 period and then dosed aquarium salt @ a ratio of 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt per 3 gallons of water and I have a 75 gallon tank so I believe I’m currently @ around 2 parts per thousand of aquarium salt which I new would make it hard on the ich disease! I have plenty of aeration and water flow in the tank as well!! Well the next day my 1 cichlid that showed signs of ich all of his white spots disappeared but then I noticed he had signs of Fin rot as well! Currently none of my other 11 African cichlids are showing signs of ich or fin rot but im taking no chances so I want to set up a hospital tank and remove my 1 cichlid that previously showed signs of ich and currently has fin rot to the hospital tank & treat him solo so he can fully recover his fin rot and ich solo and peacefully! I am also going to aggressively treat for ich in my main tank & then after aggressively treat for fin rot so I’m 100% safe ! My main question in setting up my hospital tank which is going to be 10 gallons by the way is do I take 10 gallons of water from my main tank so the water parameters are the exact same or do I just add 10 gallons of tap water and then treat the water like I would treat it in my main tank? I’m going to move over my sponge filter from my main tank so I can instantly cycle the hospital tank bc of time constraint & wanting time get my cichlid with fin rot out ASAP & into the hospital tank. Also question about PH in the hospital tank bc my PH level in my main tank is always @ a consistent 8.2 bc I have aragonite sand and I will not be putting sand in my hospital tank so if I take 10 gallons of water from my main tank to fill the hospital tank will that PH level remain at that for the 2 weeks while I’m treating my guy in the hospital tank or will it drop? I just don’t want there to be swings in PH in the hospital tank. Hopefully this all makes sense and I’m sorry for one hell of a longer comment but I just want to make sure I’m doing everything right bc I’ve got expensive fish and I’ve now learned my lesson on quarantining fish!
Glad you’ve learned your lesson. Unfortunately a lot of us have to learn this lesson the hard way before we get it. Myself included.
So you don’t have to use water from your main tank. Just treat it, and make sure it’s the right temp. As far as PH you will want to add Cichlid lake salt and malawi buffer. Both will help raise your PH and keep it stable. Even if you added your main tank water with stable PH it will soon begin to drop without any buffer in it. Right now your aragonite sand in the main is acting as the buffer. Without any substrate in hospital you need to add buffer.
Other than that it seems like you have a good grasp on things! I’m sure your new guy will recover quickly. And I agree, treat your entire main tank for ich. Those spots that fell of on day 1 can still linger in the tank and reattach to other fish. Good luck man!
KaveMan Aquatics I really appreciate it!! Thank you!!
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Kev, I have a 125 gallon tank that I have to treat for ich. Can i use ICH X and prime together?.
Yes sir, good luck with that ich!
@@KaveManAquatics Thanks for the quick response Kev!
Wave maker during ich treatment?
Sure, itll help keep the meds moving 👍
Why did you buy sick fish ?
Fish can carry disease without any symptoms. No one buys sick fish, they show signs or get infected after you bring them home.
Thats a lot of Ich...prob too late to save right?
Nope, he’s doing great!
Man my tiger barbs are slowly showing signs of ick and fun rot
Get them out and into a hospital tank ASAP! Treat with aquarium co-ops trifecta! I believe its Ich-x, paracleanse, and Maracyn
KaveMan Aquatics Bro I bought the bundle on Friday. They just shipped it out today. Also bought me a 10g for quarantining.
Great minds think alike!! Good luck with your guys! 💪💪
KaveMan Aquatics just need to know what else I need for setup. I got the 10g tank, got sponge filter with bio bacteria, and got the meds shipped. Any other suggestions?
Get a cheap Pre-set heater, between 75-80 degrees. That's pretty much all you need for a quarantine tank
Wasn't a set up video at all. Click bait.
The title is literally "why its important"