Willie, basically that's exactly what I do now. I do treat the Q Tank with Amquel and Novaqua. I agree that the faster we get them to the best possible conditions, the better. Scotty scottyflag@enter.net Philadelphia Area Betta Society http://karlin1.com/PABSdefault.htm Fish, Fun & Friends, check out the IBC http://ibc.bettas.org ***********ORIGINAL MESSAGE *********** On 10/7/01 at 12:54 PM HSIAOTSU@aol.com wrote: <SNIP>An even better approach is to empty the fish into a net and drop the fish >straight into the quarantine tank. As long as you have good conditions in >the tank, e.g. warm temp, clean water, etc., its always good to bring fish >into ideal conditions asap. How would you rather be treated, if you've been >stored at sub-zero temperatures in a foul environment, and are within five >minutes from death? Do you want to be gradually thawed or brought back to >72F asap? > >Willie ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com.