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10-25-2007, 08:09 PM
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Are you sure about being okay for the quick drop of fish into a tank with lower salinity and staying. I understand the concept for FW dips as that they are short duration and the fish can handle it for a bit and the parasites can't.
Like the idea of getting fish from you knowing that they are quarantined but I think we're asking a bit much from you. To correctly quarantine fish, each of your shipments would need to be isolated from the next, as you would be breaking the QT if adding more stock to the same tank say in a week or two. Also if something like ich did show up after a period, then the clock starts again for everything. Just can pull out the one fish that might show signs. Then there's the issue of sterilizing tanks between shippings plus running without substrate during. Think as buyers we need to be responsible, plus then also you're not opening yourself up if your QT goes wrong. Also have read one of the reasons LFS go low is to save salt. Last edited by mark; 10-25-2007 at 09:59 PM. Reason: phrasing - trying to finish with the phone ringing, guy in my office, plus trying to rush out and get the kid from school 
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10-25-2007, 08:17 PM
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actually according to some sites, a rapid drop is the most effective.
I know from personal experience that it doesn't appear to affect the fish. As for the other concern.. when receiving a new shipment, I would move all of the fish that i had before the shipment around into the tanks that were at normal SG and then lower the SG in the receiving tanks. neal
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Way too much time and money has gone into this hobby....and yet, I CAN'T STOP Last edited by howdy20012002; 10-25-2007 at 08:23 PM.
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