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I only quartine my fish when they are new to me. And when the period is done I take it down. limited space. But I keep the hob filter going (on the dt sump)

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Originally Posted by bignose (Post 578663)

What is a good qt period to start with?

6 weeks to be safe, 4 weeks if you want to cheat. :lol:

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Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 578664)

So rather than allow the fish to simply live in qt and release if appearing healthy... people treat their fish by default or what? I don't currently qt but plan to down the road when I have the space to.

I treat most fish by default with PraziPro for worming, but no other meds by default. For most other parasites I will fw dip and monitor instead of medicating.