Re: tank / quranteen

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>]

Yvan,

I was waiting for others to respond first, but since no one has...

When I bring in new fish, they all go into quarantine tanks - period. How long
they stay there depends on what they are, whether or not they are wild caught
fish, and in what condition they arrived. If they are domestic raised fish from
a tank I see has no problems, they might be moved out of quarantine within a
week or 2. Wild caught fish stay for at least a month. This gives them a chance
to settle into living in an aquarium and eating 'processed' foods. It also gives
them a chance to regain some of their lost weight & strength. I rarely treat
fish when they come in unless I see something that absolutely needs to be
treated (Ich, worms). Otherwise they get clean water (at proper values) & good
food - and checked closely. If after a month they seem fit, full bodied, & happy
they are added to their new homes. If they 'don't look quite right', they stay
in the quarantine until they either develop a problem (which is treated) or look
'right'.

There are some fish that need prophylactic treatments when they come in. At the
wholesaler where I once worked we had double dosed tetracycline tanks ready for
gouramies that came in from Asian breeders, otherwise they would all die within
a week doing the 'rocking shimmies' when put in new water. Fancy guppies were
heavily dosed with salt and slowly weaned to freshwater. I never had such
problems with dwarf cichlids. Their main problem was being shipped 'heavy' (too
many in too little water, leading to gill problems) & not being fed for a couple
of weeks during transit. All you could do for them was provide good clean water
& lots of food. Parasites & diseases were minor secondary problems.

Mike Wise

Yvan Alleau wrote:

> hi Mike,
> thanks for your answer.
> When i got the tank in question i did clean it up thoroughly even using a
> blade to get rid of any build-up on the glass. i bleached the tanks too. The
> marks still remain on that particular tank. I though about acriflavine
> (tripaflavine) as well but the silicon seal is clear.
> oh well.....i'll see !
>
> A question about quaranteen of wild caught fish. Do you guys keep the fish
> for 4-6 weeks in a tank and just check on them or do you systematically
> treat to get rid of some of the "germs" these guys will clearly be coming
> with? If so, what type of treatment do you advise? They are a few
> wholesaler/importor on the list so i guess you guys/gals have lots of
> experience in that domain. Just curious about other people do on that
> matter.
> thanks for any answers.
>
> PS: I'll be gone on a scientific cruise from jan 12th to feb 12th, so please
> don't be surprise if  I cannot reply to personal e-mail you might send to
> me.
>
> Yvan Alleau
> 450 SE Atwood Ave
> Corvallis, OR 97333
> (541) 752-0320
> http://southamericancichlids.com
> PLEASE NOTE: new address and phone number
>
> College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
> Oregon State University
>
> "When you're far from everything, you're getting closer to the essential"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com
> [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com]On Behalf Of Mike & Diane Wise
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 9:51 AM
> To: apisto@listbox.com
> Subject: Re:
>
> Yvan,
>
> I don't think that I have ever seen any aquarium chemicals that stained the
> glass yellow-green. Could it be algae that has dried on the glass? Sometimes
> it
> takes a lot of scrubbing to get it off. It is more common to see the
> silicone
> cement stained. Usually the color is blue-green from Malachite Green, but
> Acriflavine could give the silicone a yellow color. I doubt that it harmful,
> but
> you could test it with some test fish first.
>
> Mike Wise
>
> Yvan Alleau wrote:
>
> > hi all
> > first of all Merry Christmas to you all!
> > I just got a few used tank from a store and noticed that one of them has
> > part of the glass tinted in yellow-green.
> > Would you know of ay fish-used medication that would have that result? I
> am
> > just concerned about any trace being released in the water. I tried to
> scrub
> > it off but it stays.
> > thanks for any advise.
> >
> > Yvan Alleau
> > 450 SE Atwood Ave
> > Corvallis, OR 97333
> > (541) 752-0320
> >
> > College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
> > Oregon State University
> > Burt 222: (541) 737-3649
> >
> > "When you're far from everything, you're getting closer to the essential"
> >
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