| If you go to any of the respected online marine | | | | where you will put any new marine aquarium fish that |
| aquarium forums such as reefcentral.com, reefs.org | | | | you recently picked out from the pet store. You are |
| or nano-reef.com, they will all tell you the same thing. | | | | not going to dump it directly into the display tank as |
| Always quarantine new specimens. While they mean | | | | this can be very dangerous to the current inhabitants. |
| well, not all of them put this procedure into practice | | | | A tank of a suitable size should be used and is very |
| as it is usually a lengthy but overall straightforward | | | | much dependent on the size of the recently acquired |
| process. | | | | specimen. |
| Why is a quarantine tank needed. Fish that are | | | | A biological filter is needed t ensure any wastes |
| collected from the wild can come into the trade with | | | | produced by the treated fish are nullified in short |
| a variety of marine parasites and diseases. Some of | | | | order. Something as simple as a hang on filter with |
| these were contracted in their habitat or from the | | | | ceramic rings or other biological media should be just |
| exporters/importers holding tank. Marine parasites in | | | | fine. The PH and temperature of the water should |
| particular can be very deadly as they spread very | | | | reflect that of the main display tank since the fish is |
| quickly in an enclosed aquarium system. | | | | going in there after the treatment period. Decoration |
| These parasites have a very short life cycle and | | | | should be sparse with a few pieces PVC pipes used |
| breed like rabbits in captivity. If there is a sizable | | | | to provide shelter. |
| amount of fish in the aquarium, there is a possibility | | | | You will also need anti-parasite medicine of some sort |
| that all of them will get infected eventually. Which | | | | along with other types that tackle diseases and |
| usually means heavy losses at the end of the day. | | | | funagl infections if any. Since this is the new |
| So to avoid such situations, we need a quarantine | | | | specimens first home, it is here that you will teach it |
| tank. | | | | to consume prepared fish food and acclimate it to life |
| So what is a quarantine tank? The quarantine tank is | | | | in captivity. |