Hospital/fry Tank

[mark7616]

Ive decided to get a hospital / fry tank would it be ok to mix the 2 obviously not at the same time of course but use the tank to treat a sick fish and use it to hold fry. Does it need to have anything in it like substrate or just keep it bare with just a filter and a heater. I was going to keep it going with 2 mollies in it so it will stayed cycled how does this sound??

 

[Captain Retardo]

I am wondering that same thing for a 10 gallon tank.

Also, instead of the 2 mollies, how about you run the filter in the main tank, or you take a filter cartridge from your main tanks filter and put it in your other tanks filter.

 

[WILDER]

Yes you can use it as both, but you will need to sterlise it after a sick fish has been in it, bare bottom, just keep the filter running in the main tank and remove it when you need it.

 

[Captain Retardo]

Why bare bottom? wouldnt this be more stressful for the sick fish, or would that pose a problem for the fry? What should I sterilise it with?

 

[WILDER]

Easier to maintain when have no filter.
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=128869

 

[mark7616]

I do not want to have the filter running in either of my tanks as they all have 2 filters on them already and dont want to clutter up the inside with filters so would keeping a couple of mollies in there then moving the to my main tanks as and when needed.

 

[WILDER]

That would be just stressing them out.
Or just take some filter media out of a tank and put it in the filter when needed.

 

[Captain Retardo]

Just "borrow" some filter media from your main tank filter

Edit-Wilder beat me to it

 

[mark7616]

Cant see them getting that stressed as there not going to be in and out every day just once in a while.

 

[WILDER]

They will livebearers breed like rabbits.

 

[mark7616]

exactly so once fry are in there they can stay there ill move on all but 2 then when the next batch comes along swap them over again get me?

 

[WILDER]

Well i swamped my platies around and they come down with columnaris so you will have to be careful, as moving fish stresses them out.