Do You Use A Quarantine Tank

[starrynightxxi]

why would you add fish to your hospital tank at all? and of all things a betta who may fight with the occupants and a cory who may be sensitive to the meds? And who cares if a hospital tank looks nice, considering people who use them tear them down between uses? you'd have it up for what, a week? then tear it down? You can spare the room for a week or two. And if you absolutely can't have a tank without fish in it, don't use a tank. Tolak's method is cheap, unattractive enough to not use as a tank, and easy to clean and store.

i just replaced a (recently broken) 10g i was planning on using as a hospital tank, but i may go with the plastic tub method instead as it can easily double as storage.

 

[dthoffsett]

I've never had one before, but I'm going to be setting one up soon before I restock my 75gal. It's just getting over a severe bacteria infection, losing 10 fish altogether, and while I'm not sure if any fish brought it with them, I'm not going to take that chance in the future.

 

[ScoutCarcer]

I dont. And Probably Never Will

 

[BBrain]

why would you add fish to your hospital tank at all? and of all things a betta who may fight with the occupants and a cory who may be sensitive to the meds? And who cares if a hospital tank looks nice, considering people who use them tear them down between uses? you'd have it up for what, a week? then tear it down?

starrynightxxi, you misunderstood me. I'll try to explain a bit better, what I meant by the all-purpose tank:

When there are no fish to quarantine, or to medicate, this all-purpose tank contains a fish or two, plus some decorations so it's not too boring to look at, and for the fish. The fish's wastes feed the biobacteria in the filter, so you don't have to worry about a cycling tank, like you would in a hastily-set up quarantine or hospital tank.

When you get new fish to quarantine, those fish normally living in the all-purpose tank are moved into your main tank, for the quarantine period.

When you have fish in your main tank that need to be put into a hospital tank for isolation and possible medication, again, those fish normally living in that all-purpose tank are moved into your main tank. The decorations stay, to lessen the stress that a fish may feel if it's in a wide-open tank.

 

[GoldfishAttentionSpan]

I may do that, thanks for the suggestions. (Either set up the five gallon with a betta or something that can be moved, or set up a rubbermaid tub.) I never thought of either of these things, thanks.

 

[Annastasia]

I always use one. I've only had one major issue in a main tank in all my time fishkeeping, so quarantine tanks are my friend.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

i've previously posted a similar thing to Tolak's idea: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=98545

now that my tanks are pretty well established, i don't buy many fish on impulse. that means that i always know in advance when i'm about to get a new specimen. because i know in advance, i can go on ahead and prepare some filter floss with a bacterial colony--thus there is no need to keep the quarantine filter running on a permanent basis.

 

[Tolak]

A quar bucket, that's beautifully simple. Everyone with a tank has to have a bucket.

 

[scubadoo]

This whole quarantine tank thing has been bugging me for a while.

I'm in the process of getting my 1st tank and will be setting it up soon. I've been reding and researching for the last few weeks so I dont mess up and loose all my fish due to ignorance. Everything I've read recommends a quar. tank, but to be honest I dont have the space to have a second tank set up permanently.

I like the bin idea, but I assume you'd have to have a mature setup before putting your fish in there, so it would always have to be running............unless I assume you keep your filter in your main tank as well most of the time and just set up the bin or smaller tank by transferring the filter and water from your main tank.

Would that work ?

 

[discus dreamer]

I hear ya. How about this idea:
Set up a sort of all-purpose extra tank, with heater and filter. No gravel or live plants, but some plastic plants and maybe a clay flower pot or ornament for fish shelter. Stock it with a fish or two. Pick a species that is interesting enough in such a bare bones tank, and is also hardy enough to handle being moved into your main tank, if and when you need to quarantine new fish, or medicate existing fish. Maybe a nice male Betta splendens? Maybe also a Corydoras paleatus, to help keep the tank clean?


That sounds a good idea, I have been wondering how people do quaranteening if you only buy fish once in a while as the tank wouldn't be kept cycling. I am just getting a second small tank (couldn't resist a bargain on ebay!) and thought I might use it for breeding or quaranteening or hospital etc. But this is a great idea as i could also seperate my betta and zodiac loach from the rest of the fish to give them all a break from being pestered most of the time.

 

[Quadlex]

I have a Quarantine tank sitting next to me cycling at the moment. After it's served it's purpose of restocking my main tank, it's going to be put into action as a 'real' tank for my bedroom.

Then, if I need to get new fish, I'll try the bucket

 

[DebraAustin]

Currently I don't have a quarantine/hospital tank, but I am going to be upgrading my small tank to a 30 gallon and when I do I'll keep the 10 gallon to be a quarantine/hospital tank.

Debra

 

[smmetz]

My quarentine tank turned into a platy fry tank. Maybe eventually I'll have it be a quarentine tank agian.