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03/08/2016, 03:52 PM
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QT for 8 Fish - how big?
Going to start a QT system for the fish.
Would a 30 or 40 gal be enough water to QT about 8-10 fish?
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03/08/2016, 04:00 PM
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How big are the fish? I've put 4 small fish in a 20 before without issue, so I suspect the 40 would be just fine, but if you had eight medium sized aggressive fish probably not.
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03/08/2016, 04:00 PM
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Depends on the fish, big difference between 8 chromis and 8 tangs...
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03/08/2016, 04:36 PM
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you can always use egg crates to separate them
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03/08/2016, 06:35 PM
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8 white sea bass..... j/k
all will be no more than 3-4 inches in length - all peaceful
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03/09/2016, 06:38 AM
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It's should be fine as long as you keep up with water change
Also what qt method are you using ?
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03/09/2016, 11:09 AM
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haven't decided if i just want to go hypo, tank transfer or just meds.
I like the tank transfer idea but its a lot of work every three days to change out 30 gals.
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03/09/2016, 11:21 AM
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Saltwater rule of thumb is 1" of fish per 4 gallons of water.
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