I didn't QUARANTINE and here's what happened, adding new fish in my aquarium

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[EbonRaven]

I am one of those with only a single tank. Because I’m in an apartment, I’m legally limited to just the single, small, tank. I did the best I could and bought fish from reputable stores that quarantine, and try not to buy individual fish at random times.

[tickets]

At 8:20, you can see Lisa eating in the reflection of the tank.. 😁😁

[Silvers]

Um, did you quarantine this video? How do I know I am safe watching a video you post without quarantining said video?

[philipherbert]

Hi, Lisa should not beat herself up, we all have done it, put new fish straight into show tank.
Back in the day, when I got new fish, a plant, and snails.They got a dose of Methylene blue. It staind everything blue.
Now there are so many products available, for treating fish diseases.
Yes I quarantine new fish in my show tank, I call it a preventative.
I think just going to a fish store, and buying fish at random, is the worst thing.
Seen on tanks in the store NOT For Sale in Quarantine, with dead fish.
Be mindful of the risks and the rewards.
Nice 1

[sneakypenguin]

I don’t have the funds for a quarantine tank, I have always just put them in my tank.
Knock on wood I haven’t had any issues but I will definitely go get some general cure for when I need it.

[UnfilteredAquarist]

Nicely put sir. If you have the availability to quarantine new fish separately then absolutely do just that. If not, just be aware of the possibility of worst case all your fishies die!

[christophe]

Tip for this method: drain the tank first. I've done this several times from 200 gals to 75s and the meds cost (duh) a lot cheaper 🤘

[Micegift]

I had an almost angry exchange with an assistant at a local ’Pets At Home’ (UK version of ‘Pet Smart/Co’) store recently when I was there to buy supplies for my cats and thought as I was there, I would take a look at their fish. In the days before having any knowledge on or even having heard of quarantining fish, I had bought some from this particular store before and like Lisa, trusted the store and obviously you can guess that when I put them straight into the tank and lost them all plus 3 of my already existing fish. 😞

With this in mind, I was sceptical to say the least but I noticed in an approximately 4/5 gallon tank, one of the “MANY”, I estimated at least 30-40+ guppies, being heavily boxed pregnant and because I am able to look after her properly, I decided to rescue her.

The assistant started off ok but when the assistant started asking me questions about the tank that the fish would be living in, I explained that because she was pregnant she would be quarantined using a sponge filter to protect her and her possible for obvious reasons, she refused to sell me the fish saying that there was no need to quarantine, the fish should be in a fully stocked tank and had never heard of a sponge filter and couldn’t believe something like that filter would ever work! She was quite rude about it, and said it was company policy that unless the filter was like the ‘Eheim Pick Up Internal Power Filters’, “their was no way she would sell it to me on welfare grounds and as I am not going to buy a fish she was going to serve someone else that wanted a Guinea pig.”

I was genuinely shocked as I don’t claim to be an expert by any means but I know that there is no way I am going to risk my community tank especially as I had at the time, 2 other pregnant guppies living in there and also because of previous experience of fish bought from that exact same store. I was just trying to help and do the right thing and I got that. 🤬😞

[Benjamin-nmjd]

$10 storage containers from walmart or homedepot make good quarantine tank :)

[CapeFearKoi]

Here at Cape Fear Koi, we always QT our koi when new fish arrive from different ponds. I didn’t in the beginning and I learned the hard way and got gill flukes, then had to treat the entire 5, 000 pond!! I’m going to make a video this week about rescuing some very nice koi and also going to stress the importance of QT.

[scottturner]

I got three new peacock cichlids quarantined them for two weeks with no meds. They looked good and eating good. So I added them to my 125. After a week in the main tank all my fish started dying I ended up losing 12 fish the three that I added to the tank survive. I started treating with ich-X. They seem to be doing better. I saw no signs of illness. So upsetting. And this is the first time I had quarantined any fish. And first time ordering fish online. I’ll stick to my local guy. Good info thanks for the video.

[mitchstavely]

I do the same thing. I put General Cure in my 75 gal and treat all the fish periodically, especially when adding new fish. I don't seem to have any issues.

[wyomingadventures]

I didn't quarantine one time lost about all the fish. Very sad! Great fish room Lisa and John!❤🐠😊🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[James_Hande]

Hummm... Have to ask myself, "did people actually watch and listen to the video before posting questions?".

[flederfox]

I loved seeing your surviving arowana greeting the new guys, glad he's got some buddies again 💚

[salparmar]

I would recommend to use Safety Stop and bath the fish per the instructions in case you are one of those who can’t QT a new fish going in your DT just my little two cents if this can help all in this wonderful community as that’s more for Saltwater not sure if you can use that for freshwater fish. Hope this helps..

[varanidguy]

Regarding your statement about it being unnecessary to quarantine when the tank was empty and these are the first fish being added: I disagree. If you need to medicate the fish, it's a lot more efficient to have them in a smaller tank so it takes less meds to get the job done, unless you have the resources to medicate a big tank. I personally like to prophylactically treat new fish with the med trio Cory recommends, plus feed them a "round" of New Life Spectrum Hex Shield to clear any potential gut problems. It's worked very well. But this isn't me trying to tear you apart, I understand big fish needing a big tank, etc.

[amx]

Yes!! I'm finally featured in a YouTube video & it's already 6 months ago... How could I miss it :D

[MasterPhotographer]

Great info on safely adding fish to the aquarium. Thanks for sharing!

[scottplumer]

Would you consider it a good idea to, when adding new fish, to dose with, say, API General Cure just as a preventative, without seeing any symptoms?