MyFish Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Quarantine or not? i’m starting my 55gallon it’s cycled with plants. No fish present one snail in tank. Question is, Should I quarantine my fish before I place it in my 55? I have no fish in there, but one 🐌 snail. Is it safe to assume that I can just throw the fish in there and watch them in the 55. The only problem I see with this is if there is a problem disease then I have to treat 55gal water. My wife says I already spent too much money on my fish hobby and she’s not authorizing a purchase for a 10 gallon, lol Edited January 31, 2022 by MyFish Pic attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 If you don’t have any other options then they’ll have to go into the 55 gallon. Maybe start with a very small initial stocking and then subsequent additions could be quarantined in a plastic tub. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Totes are pretty cheap and the heavy duty-er ones can probably hold water reliably at least temporarily. Edited January 31, 2022 by jwcarlson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 As there is no existing tank population to protect the first fish you can add straight to the tank without quarantining however if you plan on doing a medicated quarantine it might be worth considering as medicating a 55 will use a lot more product than a 5 or 10. I don't medicate new fish but many people do so I thought I'd add this point to consider. I keep a plastic tote under my fish tank to help sort out plants and damp items when I'm maintaining it so it becomes hospital,quarantine or time out tank when needed I just throw in a cheap filter or air line depending on how long it's going to be in use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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