I also set up my new fish in tanks just for them, so in sense, they are going into quarantine tanks.... I dont have any reason to move these fish, so I guess the quarantine tank is permanent..... I have had times where i brought home some wild caught Sp Maulbruter males from Montreal for the lovely lonely ladies i have..... I waited about 6 weeks before adding them to 55 gallon tank that houses my Maulbruters.... I had no outbreaks of disease in this tank, so i guess i sucessfully quarantined them.... 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