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Originally Posted by Aquattro
That's my logic also. Putting a new fish in a bare tank can cause a lot of stress. Adding them to an existing reef where all the other fish are behaving normally tends to make them feel more "at home". No stress, no disease!
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Originally Posted by intarsiabox
I don't and so far have never had a diseased fish in my tank. I suppose quarentining would be the smart thing to do. But IMO a lot of diseases are brought on by stress that decreases a fishes immune system to fight of diseases that and it could normally take care of naturally. I think the fish will be less stressed in a good sized established tank. So far my theory has worked for me.
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Very good info there I believe in that all my tanks have been large so to myself it works so far. but I using buy all my stuff from Doug so it has been fair to me ..
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Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge.
You don't know as much as you think.
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