Hey guys, it's Kev from Kaveman Aquatics, welcome back to the channel today. We're going to talk about quarantine why you should do it
how to do it how long to do it and as you can see
My guys got it in case you didn't know or you were wondering or unsure
This is what it looks like
So definitely necessary
Let's go
Alright so you get a new fish and obviously right away
You want to throw them in your main tank with your main guys
But you shouldn't do it most fish keepers in the hobby quarantine their fish a few reasons
Why?
One you want to eliminate any
Chances of your new fish having diseases and spreading it to your main guys your new guys during their transition
From wherever they were captured or wherever they were bred to your store to your house to your tank
They are stressed during this transition and they can catch many diseases. There's ik there's hole in the head. There's below
Their swim bladder. There's fin rot
You definitely don't want to add any fish with any kind of these diseases into your main tank and get
Everybody infected at first all for my guys, even though they looked scared and stressed. There were no signs of disease
So I'm glad I kept them in quarantine for about two weeks
Now that I hit the two week mark, it's obvious that they have egg
So I'm glad I quarantined them and didn't put them straight into my tent as soon as I noticed those first signs of ick
I immediately started treating for that disease
Besides disease another reason why you want a quarantine is just to check your fishes physical condition
How bad or did they get to you or there are their fins battered or they look like they were in a fight?
Do they do they look extra stress? Do they need a little bit of healing time before going into the Thunderdome over here?
So another thing you want to watch for during quarantine is how your fish are eating at first. These guys weren't eating at all
They didn't want no parts of any kind of food that's due to their stress levels. They just don't want to eat
After about a week or so, they would start to nipple here and there on some pellets
I also gave them a little frozen krill that they did they did enjoy as well
Now some people will suggest different things for quarantine time. The average is about 30 days, but I
don't know who can wait 30 days to add new guys into your tank you should
Try it I
Definitely want to give it at least two weeks and I'm gonna tell you the reasons why
These four new guys that I got. All right injured. They were they were not in good physical condition. They weren't swimming very well
They definitely aren't eating very well
so I definitely didn't want to just add them in here without giving them time to relieve their stress and
Heal and get better while your fish are in quarantine
One of the things you want to do is watch the stress levels when I first got these four guys
They were all hiding up in the corner somewhere
not swimming around they didn't look good at all now about two weeks later at least three out of the four are
comfortable with each other and they swim together and they
Socialized overall when you know, your quarantine time is up is when your fish don't have any symptoms or signs of any disease
When their fins look fully repaired and healed and when they're eating well
Overall in a good general sense of health you want your fish to be a hundred percent before meeting the new guys
During your quarantine process. You want to keep your tank as clean as possible. You want to do frequent water changes?
Don't feed too much food
All the excess food that you leave in your quarantine will only damage the parameters and and spike your ammonia
And make the water unhealthy for your fish. You want them to be in the least stressful?
Environment as possible and obviously you want to keep an eye on them
You want to look for those white spots?
you want to see if there's any signs of disease so you can catch it early and treat it for it early now some of
the supplements that I use during quarantine depending on the condition of your fish when they arrive if your fish arrives
Semi beaten like they've been in the struggle and your fins looked a little damaged
Mel effects is great
Mel effects is like neosporin on a bandage for us
The bottle actually says treats bacterial infections
rapidly repairs damaged fins ulcers and open wounds
promotes regrowth of damaged tissue and fins
another product
I like to use is stress guard from C chem stress guard is a very good product used to reduce the stress in your fish
Especially when adding new fish to a new tank or new quarantine in a new environment
This stuff really comes in handy and it also promotes healing
Now there are conflicting opinions on what I'm about to talk about
But I'm gonna tell you my opinion I don't automatically add disease treatment unless I see symptoms all
Medications add stress to your fish so it's not needed
I recommend not to add it your fish are already at a highly stress level. They just came from wherever they were caught or bred
Transitioned to your local pet shop transition to your house transition to your quarantine tank
Their stress levels or the most important thing right now and adding medication. That is unnecessary
Will just elevate those stress levels
So to conclude guys the overall opinion in this hobby is that yes
You should quarantine your new fish both for the safety of your established tank and the well-being of your new fish
But to each his own if you don't quarantine your fish and have success stories. I'd love to hear them
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