Do I need to quarantine?

[cypher1024]

After some convincing, my sister is giving me the two Clowns out of her planted tank. They will be going into my 110 with around 20 other clowns.

They only come out in the very early morning, so I can't get a really good look at them. From what I've seen, they seem to be free of signs of external parasites. They are a little smaller than the clowns I purchased around the same time, but otherwise seem in good health (good colours and rounded bellies). They've been in their current tank for around 12 months, with some cherry shrimp and glowlight tetra.

Is it necessary to quarantine them?

 

[EmilyMarie85]

If they have never been de-wormed, I would QT them. Better safe than sorry.

 

[Vancouver_98683]

I'll be honest. I've had multiple new clowns introduced into my tank. I have yet quarantined. I have had a breakout of new loaches the next day, but taken them out to an isolation tank and salt dosage and 96 degrees and it disappear. It was just the stress due to 50+ loaches already present in the tank.

 

[Vancouver_98683]

To add, you know where there coming from. So, just the healthy visuals is added security that there are no issues. Of course, it does not hurt to QT for a few days on an established qt tank beforehand (like extra running tank)

 

[Chromobotia]

I don't think you need to qt them since you know where they are coming from.

I'm not a fan of de-worming just for the sake of it. If they are fat and look healthy, I would leave it alone. Feed them a good varied diet of quality pellets and they will be fine.

 

[aldiaz33]

I would make sure that your sister hasn't added any new fish or new plants that could have been in a tank with infected fish. If she hasn't made any additions to her tank in months, I would say you are safe.

 

[cypher1024]

Wow! Thanks for the responses.

I'm reasonably sure that these guys haven't been de-wormed, but my loaches haven't been de-wormed either.

The tank they're coming out of hasn't had any new additions (plant or animal) in at least six months.

 

[bassfisher91]

I'll be honest. I've had multiple new clowns introduced into my tank. I have yet quarantined. I have had a breakout of new loaches the next day, but taken them out to an isolation tank and salt dosage and 96 degrees and it disappear. It was just the stress due to 50+ loaches already present in the tank.

Probably just a typo but I'd just like to point out that the temp for ich should be more along the lines of 86 degrees and not 96....just wanted to make sure no one reading this decides to boil their fish.