:cry:Well I am totally devistated ,bought a peppermint catfish had nowhere to keep it in quarantine as hospital tank was being used.so dropped it in pleco tank.Well white spot developed didnt it. I was treating with heat and salt,and doing water changes,I moved all the logs and plants ,and to my horror 13 dead plecos all my 333 066 fry and 2 juv leopard frog a 270 and some 202s, fingers crossed thats the end of it,so I would just like to remind all to pls quarantine and save yourself the loss as I did
QUARANTINE PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!
- Thread starter lnb
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So Sorry to hear that...Its devastating to lose so many and highlights your point about quarantining...I find that many have quarantine tanks but end up filling them with fish so they can't use them when required...One of the best methods I've found is to have a empty 70ltr tank handy but don't fill it...Place a internal power filter in the main tank that is capable of servicing a 120ltr tank...That way you have a mature filter that can be used to set up a quarantine tank in no time at all using water from the main tank...Once the quarantine period is over, the filter can be placed back into the main tank for future use.
oh dear! i am surprised white spot wiped them all out - how long after the new fish was added did you find the dead fish? how big was the tank?
I am sorry for your loss. I ALWAYS have either an additional sponge or internal powerhead spare in at least one tank and also an empty 100liter Q tank. I fill water from the main tank to the Q tank and add the powerhead or sponge and heater and voila my instant Q tank. Cheers jk :thumbup:
Sooooo sad to hear of your loss, it is just devastating im just a beginner and have already learnt how horrible white spot is 
so now I use my quarrantine tank religiously..... I hope you havent lost everyone and wish you the best of luck in returning your tank to its former glory
so now I use my quarrantine tank religiously..... I hope you havent lost everyone and wish you the best of luck in returning your tank to its former glory 
If I don't have a quaranteen tank spare I at least move out the expensive ones to another tank and only add new fish to a tank full of cheap ones which if lost would be sad but not quite so devistating.
Stress and chilling in transit is often the cause so if you can minimise that you have half the battle won.
Stress and chilling in transit is often the cause so if you can minimise that you have half the battle won.