From: "Max Gallade" <mgallade@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
To: apisto@listbox.com
Subject: Plant quarantine
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 13:32:21 +0000
Hi Guys,
I don't know if somebody answered this already(hotmail problems).
You can either dip the new plants in a mild bleach solution (check thekrib
for directions) or here's what I usually do : Arizona Aquatics sells a
liquid product called Limeit which gets rid of snail eggs, algae and other
nasties that could come in with new plants.Just give the plants a 15 min
bath in a limeit /Tankwater mixture ,rinse the plants good and you should
be ready to go.
I would never pop new plants directly into my tanks before disinfecting
them.
BTW,all my breeding tanks are planted .It just looks better in photos and
gives the fry extra hiding spots.
HTH
Max
From: JerrCarol@aol.com
Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
To: apisto@listbox.com
Subject: Re: quarantine
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 02:13:33 EDT
In a message dated 10/15/2002 12:01:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
BigJohnW@webtv.net writes:
> Ok..... stupid question here, does anyone ever quarantine new plants??
> I dont, but think i really should, shouldnt I ???
>
> John
>
>
>
Hey John,
Ya know John, after thinking about what Mike said about quarantine for
fish
I thought well, most of the time I do what you do also, as far as Mikes
description of his quarantine tank well that sounds exactly the same as my
breeding tanks. Only thing is if they are being quarantined they would
have
probably been on their second spawn by time the quarantine period ended.
As
far as plants are concerned I heard they should also be dealt with in a
way
as to make sure they don't bring anything into you tank. I once heard
having
a tank made up with something like methyl blue in it and allowing the
plant
some time in that tank to make sure any problems it might have are dead.
There are some other things I heard about plants too but, can't remember
right now. I'm sure we will hear all the other ideas out there.
Jerry*B*
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