View Full Version : Who Quarantine Feeders?
neoprodigy
04-23-2005, 2:06 AM
Who here Quarantine feeders? and what you do?
i quarantine mine, i salt and feed them for about 1 week then off they go...
WckedMidas
04-23-2005, 2:11 AM
i duno but thats what im gona have to do if i buy any more l. Bought them twice in a year and got ich both freaking times
piranha45
04-23-2005, 2:18 AM
never quarantine anything, never had a disease breakout either
neoprodigy
04-23-2005, 2:19 AM
never quarantine anything, never had a disease breakout either
"Knock on Wood" you are lucky....
Caveman
04-23-2005, 2:55 AM
There is only one place local that I would even buy feeders from. The have 4 tanks full of feeders and they change the water on the feeder tanks on a daily basis. I have always just thrown the feeders from that store into my tanks and have never experinced any problems.
If you got a choice buy your feeders from bait shops instead of LFS, they tend to be healthier, I think it is because they are not there long enough to get sick.
redtailfool
04-24-2005, 1:03 AM
I dont feed feeders that often but if i do then i do Q them in a 10 g or 30 for a week or sometimes longer ...fatten them up and see who looks sickly and unhealthy and then get 5-10 pcs then just drop it in the tank as a snack.
rayman45
04-24-2005, 7:41 AM
i did when i had rays feeding high protine foods
my snakehead has been eating them right out the bag his whold life and he is healthy.
1 of my lfs have milfiax(spelling),salt, and daily water changes on his feeders. he feeds them high protine food also. my dads friend :)
buddah101
04-24-2005, 9:58 AM
If you got a choice buy your feeders from bait shops instead of LFS, they tend to be healthier, I think it is because they are not there long enough to get sick.
Thats a good idea, I never thought of that. probably cheaper too. Hey, I seen at a local WalMart some feeders selling for 49cents @!!! Are they kidding?!?!
That would be a small fortune to feed any of our fish!
missyb0o
04-29-2005, 11:39 PM
I think all feeders from the" large chain" pet stores should be quarantined. When the are shipped, they come in the mail in a bag in a box. anywhere from 500-1000 per bag. Seems to just have enough water to cover them. not the healthiest bunch I've seen.
pufferking
04-30-2005, 9:18 AM
I do so i can gut load them with watever i want
iheartfishies
04-30-2005, 4:11 PM
It's true.
PETsMART for a fact gets in about 500 per bag of feeders with barely any water, and they are all gasping for breath.
it's 500 in a bag reguardless if they are large or small comets, or rosies.
The rosies are ok, but the large comets look like they are just lightly tossed in water.
It's awful.