I recently got back in to the aquarium hobby. The last year I was just making sure that my fish was healthy and doing fine, but I didnt care about the look of my aquarium. I found your channel a couple of days ago and I can now feel the hobby growing back on me. Thanks for the inspiration and the good tips! God bless u and ur family
I learnt the hard way but always quarantined after the first time. I introduced the worst fungal infection into a community tank. Now I have 2 quarantine tanks
That happened to me in my first saltwater tank. I had a porcupine puffer, a humu humu trigger, coral beauty and a large maroon clown. My son brought home this beautiful tang. He looked fine. He had velvet. He was dead within three days and the rest of my tank followed within a couple weeks. I worked day and night to save them and i was devastated. Never again.
I just bought a couple of clowns and didn't quarantine then as the shop keep said he did it for me. It's been 2 week they look very healthy. Now I want to add more fish to the tank but, I am scared of infecting my clowns so I will hopefully get a small 10 gallon tank. I learned through you guy's mistakes and other youtubers.
@@KaveManAquatics One of the fish in quarantine seems to be rubbing on some hard scape. Should I medicate? If so with what? I haven't noticed any others doing it.
Its called flashing. Sometimes normal while theyre adjusting to water conditions, but sometimes could mean the water conditions are irritating them. Make sure all parameters are in check.
@@KaveManAquatics I did a big water change, just in case. I haven't noticed it much more. They're panda corydora. This is my first time ordering fish through the mail. I got them from Aqua Huna. I also got some neon tetra. I have a 75, so I got a dozen of each. I also have seven boesemani fry. (Long story lol). I want some angels, but they'll eat my shrimp. So... Idk. Thinking about some mollies, and honey gourami.
Glad I seen this video because I'm getting new fish since I'm updating from a 10g to a 20g ! I'm going to use my 10g for quarantine after transferring my older fish
Thank you very much on your invaluable information on how to keep a stable tank. Really appreciated. I am a newbie that built my first tank. Really excited to slowly stock it up fully.
Glad it was helpful! I highly suggest you check out my playlist for beginners. It'll be very helpful for you 😁 - ru-vid.com/group/PLP5OXTIIDO8NYvhUHAmwAd54WFmS4d8er
When I add new fish to a tank and don't wait the 30 day quarantine. I put some melafix in the tank and feed the tank medicated food for three days. This can be expensive but if you use a quarter of the little spoon that comes with metroplex and 7-10 drops of garlic guard mix in with a daily feeding. If you feed twice a day put the entire days feeding in a little cup and mix. Let it dry for a bit. This is what I do for a sick fish also.
I see how that would work as well but its still risky if the fish have something melafix wont cover. Also when you have tanks in the 100+ gallon range, yes it can get very expensive every time you get new fish.
@KaveMan Aquatics I feel you on the hundred plus. I have 15 aquariums and 10 30 gallon totes. The majority of my tanks are a 100 plus. It adds up quick. I use the melafix because it's relatively cheap as a preventative but your right it won't help with some things. Best thing you can do is inspect the new fish for any soars or discolored spots when you get them and quarantine but if they look healthy it's worked for me so far. I should also add I don't do this every time I get a fish. It depends on where I get the fish and the condition of the fish.
Need them videos daily lmao but from one Veteran to another bro I find peace in your videos love the tanks got me uploading mines. You gotta do a reef tank I know you'll kill it fam 🎩
I wanna just to thank you. Your suggestions for chemi-pure blue, purigen and the blue polishing pad helped cleared up my tank. I already ordered the white polishing pad and pot scrubbers. Just waiting for them in the mail.
Just did my first tank and it's a 125 cichlid tank. Bought 9 fish and put them in and ended up with an internal parasite in everyone pretty quick and I'm treating with metroplex. One fish developed something on the exterior and I only had my first tank for a week before I ended up buying a small tank to use as a hospital tank for the guy and treating with paraguard. I did your sponge filter trick to turnaround the hospital tank asap.
Sounds like your guys are in good hands! For metroplex use its best when mixed in the food together with focus and some garlic guard. The garlic will get them to eat the medicated food so it can go straight to the source. Heres a detailed video on it - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bSpBUlN-8jI.html
One time I quarantined my new fish for 2 weeks. They seemed completely healthy when I added them to my main tank. Unfortunately after one week of them in my main tank all of my fish were covered in ich. Thankfully I had no casualties but it scared me.
here i am only 1 month in the hobby i bought 3 new fish and i notice ich a couple hours later T_T but i can tell they love my tank already hopefully i dont need to mess with it to much, now im buying a quarantine tank though for sure.
I have a 10 gallon tank as a quarantine tank. If i get like 7, 4inch african cichlids, I cant fit them into a quarantine, so I usually dose them with light meds when introducing them.
Could paraguard be used too early or even kill fish? I dosed paraguard on the second day to some neon tetras when I noticed white patches on a few. I also had a betta in there as well that had no symptoms. Next day, I lost half of the tetras and the betta that I had for months.
How are u doing. Do you know of any apps that describe the African cichlids. I love your broadcast, thanks to you I have learned on how to take care of my boys. Really appreciate what you are doing, and great full that ir channel is growing.
Thank you bro, glad you're enjoying the channel! There use to be an app called "The Fish companion" but I know its not available on iphone app store anymore...may be available for androids still
I put the quarantine tank in my bedroom so I can watch / enjoy them for a while when I read at bed time. Make the wait more bearable by putting them someplace quiet that you can still watch them.
I used to skip quarantining but after two years it bit me and my 55g got ich. 25 out of 34 in the community died so here I am setting up a quarantine tank before my millennium rainbows come in.
So I I’m just starting and have a 10 gallon. I see the wisdom of quarantining. Would it be ok to have an even smaller tank as a quarantine tank? Like 5 or less?
I lost 90% of the fish in one of my community tanks after adding 10 swordtails. Lost them all to ich. I learned my lesson about quarantining. The only fish that didn't die were a male Betta and 3 albino Cory's.
Do you have a video on removing a bully fish and how to reintroduce him back into the tank? I removed a aggressive fish the other day. How long do I keep him in timeout and what’s the best why to put him back in without him thinking he is back in charge?
My glofish has been dying. Their gills are red and their head is turning grey/ brown. I'm new to the hobby. My water perimeters are perfect . No ammonia no nitrites very low nitrates. pH is 7.2 My tank has been cycled for a month. What could it be and how do I treat so they don't die?
What amt of water should be changed in 10 gallon tank while quarantine process on. Should I use prime& stability every day According to 💧 change or volume of tank
Prime and stability is always based on the volume of the tank. I would change about 50% on a weekly basis to make sure your quarantined guys have excellent water quality.
After all my fish die from disease or sickness what do you recommend should be done to ensure the tank is safe before buying new fish. So far ive drained all the water out and took out all the decor. Now im stuck on what i should do next? Any suggestions Kev
I've never had to do this myself, but many in the hobby recommend draining the tank and cleaning the inside with vinegar. Replace all the substrate and let decor sit and dry out for a few days. So any bacteria living on them can die off. Sorry I couldnt be more helpful, good luck with the new setup.
I recently purchased four parrot cichlids. They looked healthy at the store where I purchased them. They’re currently in a 20 gallon quarantine aquarium. As with their nature, they hide when I approach the aquarium. I plan to keep them in quarantine for about three weeks before transferring them to a 180 gallon. My question: What’s the purpose of quarantining my fish if I don’t have an opportunity to observe them for disease/illness? I may have a better chance of observing them in the 180 gallon. Thanks.
If i didnt have a seeded filter media and used the prime/stability method, does prime interfere with medications such as fritz paracleanse, ich-x, or maracyn erythromycin if i had to dose medication? These are the meds i have left available.
I get that there are a number of factors involved and it might be a loaded question but does anyone have suggestions on how to nuke a tank/restart? Something wiped out more than half of my tank. Each one that died started to turn very white (not the fuzzy white stuff you’d see with ICH) and then a few days later they would sort of stop moving/eating, and then they would pass. Any help would really be appreciated.
Kev, what meds would you use for cloudy eyes? I’m getting so many different opinions, some telling me use metroplex. I would trust your opinion over anyone else! Thanks. Ps, the baby flowerhorn looks amazing!!! 🥰
Melafix and primafix. Sometimes it's just water conditions that help clear up those cloudy eyes. I was quarantining a new fish I had bought that had cloudy eye but the tank I had him in wasn't all that up to date with maintenance like my main tank. As soon as I gave up on medicating him and put him into my main tank after 4 days the cloudy eye dissapeared.
@@KaveManAquatics I’ve done the water changes. He had it when I put him in the tank. It was so small I didn’t realize it until he was in there. 😭 plus they’re so fast, it’s hard to keep an eye on it. 🤣 But I will do another WC and if that doesn’t help, add some melafix. Thanks, Kev!
So my vc10 has a sunken belly i have treated the whole tank w paragaurd an metro plex but it didnt seem to work it was onley a week im going to seperate him and try it agin should i use anything else he eats great and acts fine
Metroplex treats 1 type of internal parasite but there are many others. If it hasnt worked after 10 days try Prozipro next, and finally Levamisol in that order.
Love the videos. I’m having a problem with one of my fish. I can’t quite figure out what he is sick wIth. mainly just one fish.. but as time goes on I think some are starting to show early signs of sickness. The original sick fish hasn’t eaten for about 4 weeks now I believe. I decided to dose the entire tank with the aquarium coop trio. I noticed ich x says to use ULTIMATE and that you cannot use prime.. which I’ve always used. And also dose with one dose for each medication for the week. I’m afraid dosing only once and not per the box instructions won’t actually resolve anything. How would you handle this?
Hey Kev, I love the channel in just purchased your book and this channel has saved not only my water quality, but has helped my fish thrive. I do have a question though. I have 3 glo tetras in a 10G (the others didn’t make it) and I have a shipment of a 20G community for my 20G. Should I add the three older tetras to the new tank first or add them after the new ones (it’s a mix of tetras, danios, and a gloshark)
Glad to hear the book and the channel have been helpful for you! 😊 You can do it either way really. But since you have the 3 glo tetras already, go ahead and add them in now. This will get the cycle in your tank to start adjusting and be ready for when you add the new guys in. Dont forget to dose with Stability when adding the new fish to also help the cycle adjust.
@@KaveManAquatics also, how would I go about moving them? I’ve never done it and I want them to live and be happy. The parameters are an identical match on each tank besides low nitrates in the 10g
Air pump was accidentally unplugged for about eight hours last night, but my three Fluval FX6's were running on my 150 gallon African cichlid tank. So I found four dead fish, about 3 inches long, and 1 Clown loach and one four inch Star Sapphire that are close to death, which I put into a small floating nursery in another 45 gallon cichlid tank that I have been using for a quarantine tank for new fish. When a fish goes without enough oxygen for so long, is there any thing to do to save them? Drugs? Extra oxygen from extra air pumps and air stones? Parasite Remedy?, Bacterial Infection Remedy? Aquarium Pond Salt? A Fish Lung Heart & Transplant? Doctor Kevin, are you doing those yet? What is the cost? Do you take Medicare Or Blue Cross/Blue Shield?
Hi Kev, I am ordering my 2nd batch of my cichlids from Imperial Tropicals. The first 10 that arrived, I do not have to quarantine it since they are the first fish that goes to that tank. Its also been cycled. My question is once I ordered 10 fish again. Can they fit on my 20 gallon quarantine tank with size is 3-4 inches, all peacocks and I have 2 hang on the back filter? TIA
My thing is every time you transfer a fish from one environment to another you stress the fish. If you buy new fish, transport them home, put them in temporary tank for a few weeks, then take them out again and then put them into permanent tank that means they’ve been in 3 different tanks and have been transported twice in a 1 month period. It just seems like a lot. I only quarantine when I absolutely have to. When I add new fish to tank I make sure to keep lights really low and make sure they have plenty of areas to hide. I’ll provide medication as well. I think this strategy works if you’re not adding new fish often. Now if you’re adding new fish all the time I would probably quarantine that way you’re not medicating your existing fish constantly
Im the same, i buy all my fish from one store, and they quarantine all their stock before it goes on sale for 2 weeks minimum, so the quarentine process is essentially done already. As you say, the common cause of disease or sickness is to much stress and keep moving home to home Turn lights off, keep room dark if possible, acclimate And release Avoid feeding on 1st day if possible And you should be good to go, ive never lost or had any sick fish with this method and use of my trusted store for reasons mentioned. If i purchased elsewhere, i would quarantine, but i would only do a week as most medication cycles are only 7 days Anyway
If you were starting a new tank and you got your first batch of fish for the tank. And the supplier you get the fish from is well known and the fish all look healthy. Would you still put them in quarantine? Or would you put them in the main tank right away.
I would still quarantine. Not having disease is only 1 reason to quarantine. Others are stress that your new fish may have, they may not eat right away, they may get bullied right away and not be able to handle it. Let them recover from transit even if you think they dont have disease 😊
I live in Canada and Paraguard is NOT available here, it was taken off the shelves and you can't buy it anymore 😭 I recently had a sick fish and everyone in fish groups was recommending paraguard but I couldn't get it, not even on Amazon! I had to go to my local fish store that didn't have much options and they told me to put malachite green, it healed my fish but it then crashed my cycle and my fish died 😭 Is there any other product you can recommend!?
Established tank water has no benefits. If you're using tap water to fill your established tank without adding any buffer to manipulate PH, then you can use the same Tap water to fill your quarantine 😁
So, I quarantined an overly aggressive fish from my main tank. He likes to hide and doesn't like to eat like he did in the main tank. Any ideas or lessons learned?
I have a question. Can you speed quarantine time up by medicating? Like using general cure to get any potential diseases out and put ur fish in a lot sooner?
No, if you choose to medicate they should still be in quarantine for at least the minimum amount of time. But you could always choose to take a risk and let them out sooner.
Great question. No. That first tank is essentially the quarantine tank. Medicate the tank with the QC and you'll be good. Future fish should be quarantined though 💪
Great info! I bought a used set up that came with a lot of fish medication but the brand is API. Do they carry any products related to paraguard or metroflex?
Great advice Kev as always 😊 I have one question, will anti bacterial medications kill my benefical bacteria? Is there a special way to use the medications to avoid that? Thanks
Starting my first mbuna tank thanks to you (currently cycling)! I got a 10 gallon for my quarantine tank. Since I will add 4-5 mbunas at a time, is it okay to put 4/5 new mbunas in a small 10 gallon at 1 time or will they kill each other due to the small size?
FOr quarantine time that will be fine. Since they're all new to that tank a boss wont emerge. But keep an eye on them. If they do begin to fight you may want to end the quarantine time early, if there arent any signs of disease.
I really need help, I just got a new fish from at the store, and one fish died a week ago and a another one is seat down at the bottom of the tank ! I need to quarantine ?
If you have a main tank with fish already in, yes. If these are your first fish no. I highly suggest you check out my playlist for beginners. It'll be very helpful for you 😁 - ru-vid.com/group/PLP5OXTIIDO8NYvhUHAmwAd54WFmS4d8er
Mr. KaveMan when I add 12 mbunas to my newly cycled tank with no fish. When I add stability, prime, stress relief. When I add paraguard or metroplex. Do I turn off fx6 due to the carbon soaking up the meds?
@@KaveManAquatics Thanks for the info, KaveMan. I'll let you know how the treatment goes in about a week. BTW, I'm a subscriber & really enjoy your videos & expertise!!! LOL
@@KaveManAquatics Sir, one more question? If I keep new goldfish in a quarantine tank, do I need to water change everyday? I yes, How many percent please.
Hey hey Your videos have been so helpful. I have a bristlenose pleco in a tank w a beta. They have been together for year in April. After a water change the pleco mouth and head has turned bright red I mean red and a little by his fins. I have been using my prime and stability and doing my water changes. Water is fine but nitrates a tag high 40-80. Should I try antibiotics like api fin and body or eythro or general or the sea hem (I have to order and wait). He is eating Please help 🐡🐠🐟
Not sure what that could be but I would go with Paraguard. It covers bacterial, fungal, and parasitic external diseases. Great for when you're not sure what your fish has. Good luck!
Does it stress a fish to take him out of one tank and put him into another? What they call a "plop and drop", I think. Assuming the temp and parameters are the same and the fish is healthy, that is. Like, if I take one out of my 55 and add him to my 125. Does that cause stress? If so, what's the best way to do that?
Every time you handle a fish it causes some kind of stress for them. But if you have to move a fish you have to do it. Just be cautious and careful when you do it.
Hey Kev, do you still do weekly water changes in the quarantine tank during the two week period? I have 12 African cichlids in my 40 gallon that are about 2.5-3” each?? TIA
Hi kev, iv got a question for you and could do with some advice? iv got a discus tank and I want to get some leopard frog plecos the problem is my discus fish eat every bit of food I put in even algae wafers. The poor plecos wouldn't stand a chance of getting bloodworms so my question is how do I feed plecos without the discus fish eating everything????
Most people with plecos have this problem. One of the best solutions is to feed at night while its dark. More chances the food makes it to the bottom. Also, get the discuss used to feeding on 1 side of the tank and drop some food on other side for plecos...they'll learn 😉
@@KaveManAquatics got home today and both black skirt tetras were swimming pretty good. When they were in the 5 gallon the one I thought might have something wrong with him sat around but did eat when I fed them but in big tank he swimming everywhere.
Kev..I'm hoping you can help me..I had a 29 gal cycled tank everything was good but my filter stopped working it wouldn't start again no matter what so I ran out and bought a new one (fluval 50gal hob) I used media from old filter to try not to loose my bacteria however within a week all my fish started dieing..I tested my water and there was amonia but no nitrites ..no nitrates..so I did two water changes over next few days trying to get ammonia levels down..well I lost all 5 of my fish..uugh..but now I still have same readings ..a little ammonia..no nitrates..no nitrates for over 2weeks now! I can't get my tank to cycle again..it's testing out that there is some ammonia so there something for bacteria to eat..my oh was a little high but wen I done water changes it came down a bit..I don't think it's extremely to low or vise versa..any suggestions or thoughts? Help!
Sorry to hear you lost your fish, something happened during that filter swap that crashed your cycle. First of all, stop doing water changes. Second, watch this - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9Cuqylaak3E.html
Hi my black peacock was not eating at all since last few days and I noticed small scratch and slight rot on her body and fins . I quarantined her in a seperate place and using prime and stress guard for treatment also 10% water change. It's day two and she's eating a Lil bit more than yesterday. Am I doing it right or do I need to use paraguard and stability? She's been around more than a year with me.
Stress guard alone will help to promote healing. You could also try adding some aquarium salt. Keep the water clean, water change every 2-3 days and he will heal up quickly.
Bought a Oscar put him in quarantine I see nothing wrong with him he eats but he swims oddly sometimes in daytime sometimes at nite I just got him Wednesday what do you think should I medicate
Oscars can be moody and act weird sometimes. As long as he keeps eating and no physical signs of disease no need to medicate. But 1 dose of Seachem Paraguard wont hurt either. 😊
Hey Kevin, I have a 10 gallon quarantine tank with 6 peacock chiclids for a week now and I noticed 2 of them are looking like they might have ick one is showing ick on him and the other one is rubbing his body all over with no ick on him do I treat the hole tank with medication..
You will see ick if your fish have it. If no white spots show up but they still show signs of flashing (rubbing) then its something internal most likely. Metroplex and Focus from seachem will deal with that. And instead of dosing the whole tank you just add the medicine to their food that they eat.
Yes treat the whole tank, but for ich the best solution is to raise your temperature to about 86-87 degrees and the ich will fall off them. Once that happens be sure to do a very good substrate vacuum and water change.
Depends on what they get ill from. Some meds are very harsh and can affect fish that don’t need meds. Some diseases should be treated in the entire tank. With big tanks, that can get expensive.
@@KaveManAquatics thank you for replying! Appreciate it! I ordered maracyn from aquarium co op along with the prime and the stability while I’m medicating the tank. I also ordered stress guard to use in my tank for the future 🙂. Hopefully my betta recovers!
