MB & Salt dip VS Quarantine

[Hendre]

Hey guys, As most know I'm ordering a bichir soon. But I'm wondering if it's worth getting a QT tank that I won't really have space for. I have heard that bichirs can be carriers of IP and such

Would it be better to quarantine or would a MB and salt dip be a fairly effective treatment before acclimation?

Any thoughts?

 

[Wailua Boy]

Definitely quarantine IMHO

 

[magpie]

I don't quarantine, but my LFS is wet spot. I know they quarantine their fish before they sell them for quite a while. I know this definitely isn't best practice though.

 

[Vancouver_98683]

I'm a daredevil.... have never quarantined a new fish before, but it would be wise to in my next life.

 

[jaws7777]

Quarantine. I've gotten fish from some of the best vendors on this site and even they can miss something.

Plus say down the road you want to get another poly/fish you may put the older poly at risk without qt'ing and treating the new fish.

You can get 99 healthy fish...that 100th could cause you a huge headache not worth it in my opinion. Even a 5 or 10 gal with an airstone is better than nothing

 

[Hendre]

It seems the consensus is QT. I will try the salt dip too.
I'll see what my tank options are this weekend when I visit the LFS

 

[kno4te]

Qt and salt are fine for polys. They will get bichir worms and internal parasites. In this case MB won't help.

So better to qt and monitor.

 

[Hendre]

Qt and salt are fine for polys. They will get bichir worms and internal parasites. In this case MB won't help.

So better to qt and monitor.

Thanks for the info

 

[predatorkeeper87]

yup QT if you are concerned about IP's, MB and salt won't affect internal problems. If you have a concern of that you should look into metro and prazi as effective methods of internal treatment brah. Being over there I'd say you have a higher chance of getting WC polys so I'd definitely QT.

 

[jaws7777]

The few times i didnt qt it bit me in the butt and i introduced callumanus worms and ich into my tanks.

Qt'ing saved me from introducing IP, ich and some weird crustacean thing on a wc poly into my tanks....im a believer lol