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Iām coping with it.
just wanted throw this out there again (only to drive home the point to new comers to the hobby) that a quarantine or hospital tank is absolutely necessary.
bought some fish from a LFS. After 4 days, ich outbreak. Spotting and diagnosing fish disease is not my area of expertise, but this one is obvious.
that aside, I shouldnāt have bought these fish. I deal with this store mostly for supplies, and other non livestock commodities. But I rolled the dice, and have now lost 3 fish.
sparing the details, itās important for newcomers to the hobby to nail down the basics. If I didnāt have this quarantine tank, this could spread to my whole āmainā tank.
I was maybe a little bit dumb, in buying fish I probably shouldnāt have, but at least Iām not going to kill the rest of my stock.
cycling a tank, knowing water parameters, fish types, behaviour, size, diet. Itās a reminder that fish keeping, like every day life, if youāre well informed, you know when youāve made a mistake, but mistakes can be mitigated with calculated risksā¦
For new people to the hobby, this forum is filled with LOADS of great threads with information and opinion. But the basics are key, and impulses can be regretful.
I couldnāt make a short post if you paid meā¦
just wanted throw this out there again (only to drive home the point to new comers to the hobby) that a quarantine or hospital tank is absolutely necessary.
bought some fish from a LFS. After 4 days, ich outbreak. Spotting and diagnosing fish disease is not my area of expertise, but this one is obvious.
that aside, I shouldnāt have bought these fish. I deal with this store mostly for supplies, and other non livestock commodities. But I rolled the dice, and have now lost 3 fish.
sparing the details, itās important for newcomers to the hobby to nail down the basics. If I didnāt have this quarantine tank, this could spread to my whole āmainā tank.
I was maybe a little bit dumb, in buying fish I probably shouldnāt have, but at least Iām not going to kill the rest of my stock.
cycling a tank, knowing water parameters, fish types, behaviour, size, diet. Itās a reminder that fish keeping, like every day life, if youāre well informed, you know when youāve made a mistake, but mistakes can be mitigated with calculated risksā¦
For new people to the hobby, this forum is filled with LOADS of great threads with information and opinion. But the basics are key, and impulses can be regretful.
I couldnāt make a short post if you paid meā¦