Quarantine question?

[the marine apprentice]

ive read a few times that the engineer goby eats ich. am i mis informed? or do they really eat it? i have never had an issue with ich in my tanks, my regal had it for a very short time and was gone in a few days and never returned and i have an engineer goby in my tank

[bry&sha]

Thanks guys. It feels good to know we aren't completely out of sync with deciding not to go with a QT. We do understand how important they are and still have one on stand by for that reason. However what Fishytime said about tangs not doing well in them makes sense and sadly we have seen it first hand.

As for the fish, it is doing great minus the fact that it looks like someone dumped a saltshaker on it. It eats, explores and so far it hasn't 'itched' itself a whole lot. I personally worry that it will eventually get it on its gills and stop breathing.

What would switching from flaked food to frozen mysis do? We occasionally feed the frozen food but I am wondering if it would be better to only feed them that. Would it have more nutrients enough to matter?

Again thanks for all the help. It is definitely brighter outside the closet.

Originally Posted by the marine apprentice

ive read a few times that the engineer goby eats ich. am i mis informed? or do they really eat it? i have never had an issue with ich in my tanks, my regal had it for a very short time and was gone in a few days and never returned and i have an engineer goby in my tank

I have read this also but the neon gobie is suposto be a better choice as it is a natural cleaner. Yes they eat theick and not just pick it off like shrimp some times do. I like the neon gobie as they add more color than the engineer gobie dose. White stripe veres a neon blue stripe both are nice fish and you can have a group of them but add as all at the same time.

Bill