I want to order some fish from Rehoboth Aquatics. I know all of his bichirs are wild caught. I was just wondering if you guys quarantine bichirs from him before you put them in your main tank.
Do you quarantine your Wild Caught bichirs?
- Thread starter johnnycoolxx
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all fish should be placed in a QT after purchase, but with that said, do most people do it? i dont think so..
I have ordered from him in the past and not quarantined, and gotten away with it. I would still check for flukes, which are pretty common among wild bichirs. Toyin sells high quality stock, and quarantines, but to be safe you should probably have a QT. I haven't had any bichirs from him have flukes. Always a nice experience, and was like x-mas morning when the package showed up. lol
DO IT. I've got a tank full of bichirs infected with bichir worms just because of a 3" endli. And I have to spend more than $50 worth of WaterLife Sterazin to nuke my entire tank instead of just $10 if I've just quarantined and deworm the endli in a small tank. Now I always quarantine any new bichirs from the LFS, regardless of whether it is WC or CB. Only exception is when I purchase my bichirs from other trusted hobbyist.
I would always quarantine when getting wild caught bichir due to parasites, but in regards to rehoboth aquatics i believe he treats all his bichirs before he releases them for sale so when dealing with them i would not worry. But whenever bringing a fish in from anyones tank there is a possibility it could have somehting and by not quaratining your taking a risk.
you really should. I don't since I don't really have room for a the extra tank. I have paid dearly in the past for putting what I thought were healthy fish from a reputable place in my tank.
Wild Caught bichirs and rope fish are prone to anchor worm. I always just treat for it unless I’m getting the fish from a friend and it’s been in an aquarium for a while. They are the only types of fish I treat no mater what. I've never had a problem with anyother type of fish but most of my tanks are single species tanks so it's kinda like a quarantine anyway.