Cycling tank with shrimp
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Yep -- have fun goin' fishin'! 
When we started, in our 75, we also didn't QT. That was a hard lesson to learn. We lost three fish directly due to the ich, and one indirectly, as a result of moving the fish to a hospital tank.
When we upgraded to the 180, every fish that goes in is getting QT'd. It's been completely worth it -- we've already discovered one would have introduced ich.
When it comes down to it, as much as you read, as many stories as you hear, you're still going to try to do it different -- which works out sometimes! But, often, the reason you hear things so much and read so much about something is a good one!
It takes a while, but eventually, you start taking the long route, because you get sick of dealing with the results of the short one.
When we started, in our 75, we also didn't QT. That was a hard lesson to learn. We lost three fish directly due to the ich, and one indirectly, as a result of moving the fish to a hospital tank.
When we upgraded to the 180, every fish that goes in is getting QT'd. It's been completely worth it -- we've already discovered one would have introduced ich.
When it comes down to it, as much as you read, as many stories as you hear, you're still going to try to do it different -- which works out sometimes! But, often, the reason you hear things so much and read so much about something is a good one!
It takes a while, but eventually, you start taking the long route, because you get sick of dealing with the results of the short one.
LOL it could be informative for the OP, as well... at least we're not talking about gardening or something.
I put them in a tank and watch them. LOL and then I fix what ever comes up. I wait a month if nothing goes wrong, and longer if it does, and the fish needs to be treated.
I put them in a tank and watch them. LOL and then I fix what ever comes up. I wait a month if nothing goes wrong, and longer if it does, and the fish needs to be treated.
The tank is a 75 that is just set up all of the time because we're currently stocking our 180. When we finish, it will get moved and probably set up as freshwater and I'll fill it up with fishies.
We don't run a drip -- the water is the same. Same pH, same KH, same specific gravity, etc., unless, of course, I'm treating for ich, and then it's not.
You can set up a QT every time you buy a new fish, but since we're on a mission to get the stocking done ASAP, and the QT process is so long, and you can really only QT one fish at a time, it's easier just to leave the thing set up.
We don't run a drip -- the water is the same. Same pH, same KH, same specific gravity, etc., unless, of course, I'm treating for ich, and then it's not.
You can set up a QT every time you buy a new fish, but since we're on a mission to get the stocking done ASAP, and the QT process is so long, and you can really only QT one fish at a time, it's easier just to leave the thing set up.
for my tank and a clown and when i looked at the clown under the new hood that darn clown has ich!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F@#$You can use a Rubbermaid tub -- it doesn't have to be fancy. Filter it with a sponge filter that you keep running inside of your sump. When you get done using it, wash it in tapwater, let it dry, and return it to the sump. You can't see the fish as well in a Rubbermaid, but it's better than not having one.
