steelhead97
07/02/2008, 01:21 AM
I know most reefers advocate quarantining new fish a few weeks before adding to the display tank. While I see that there are benefits to this and it allows the fish to feed and reefer to see if the fish is sick. However when the fish is introduced to a tank with other fish can't the stress of interacting with other fish still give it ick?? Also I do not have a quarantine tank set up but what i'm planning to do is use the water, sand and rocks from the display tank to set up a small makeshift tank for any new fish. If the fish does not develop any sickness and is fine after living in this temporary tank for a few weeks then he should be okay to add to the display tank??