When it comes to quarantining new fish, i have a different method.... i dont think of it as quarantining them because as i get a new species , pair , trio or whatever... they always go into their own tank... so in essence i AM quaranting them, guess i just dont think of it as isolating them.... just giving them their own place with no other tank mates..... sometimes as a spur of the moment purchase, i get home and say where the heck am i going to put them, i always end up evicting someone out of their tank and using that tank for the new fish.. Plus it really helps to have a few 10 gallon tanks around that have nothing in them. Even after coming home from an auction on Sunday, i was still able to put the 4 species i bought into their own tanks , may be smaller then i like them in for the moment but they are in their own tanks. Ok..... stupid question here, does anyone ever quarantine new plants?? I dont, but think i really should, shouldnt I ??? John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader