Need some advise. I bought 2 fish from LFS put them in my QT and they both died. Both had what I think was fin rot and I wasn't able to treat. Thank God for a change I didn't put them directly into my DT.. Slowly learning! Anyhow, do I have to treat the QT before I buy any more fish? All I have in the tank is a bunch of PVC pipe with a canister filter and sponge filter (Bio)
Fin/tail Rot
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gonebad395
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How long were they in the qt what makes you think it was fin rot
carpetreef75
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underground heater issue ?? Oh do tell
Bryan
madjoe
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Its not great specially in a qt as there usually no or very low bacteria to get rid of it . How were the other parameters. Nitrates and such. Not saying it was fin rot for sure but its not a common issue that ive ssen had it once long time ago and didnt spread to other fish melifx cleared it up easily took while for fins to grow back . But i was qting a bunch of fish for someone that didnt tell me it be months i was under impression it be week or two any ways i got busy maintenance got put on hold while i built my prodject and found fin rot heavy breathing red irritated gills and then death was a ammonia spike im sure other parameters were off to but i knew as soon as i seen the fish getting the anmonia burn what it was i tried water changes but most were so far gone it would of been alot of work to save en all . Oh well wasnt my fish. Im just thinking since was both fish maybe water issue rather then fin rot . Prime and stability do wonders for qt tank hell even reef tanks in emergencies. Keeps fish alive at least
wrasse
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.25 is iffy anytime ammonia is present there is a chance that it is going to be issues. QT problems come about with us trying to balance real environments for our fish with hospital environment for our fish. I think that's why some have success with no qt and excellent display perameters The ideal situation is excellent qt perameters. In your case treat your qt like a display. Live rock cycled, no medication, it may mean running a qt all the time and qt your new fish in the smaller fully run tank.
madjoe
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Never done hypo but stuff like seachem stability is bacteria works good for qting that and prime should be kept on hand just in case . Prime will make the ammonia non toxic to fish