Here is the kicker - I quarantined the EB's for about a month and no sooner did I add a couple of my own fish to that tank - I got stringy poo disease. QUOTE]
Some times no matter how much you QT there might be some disease that shows up when you add the fish to the main tank. Like I said before, I did QT when buying wild salt water fish. I think QT is good for two things:
a) Make sure the fish will survive, especially when coming form the wild. All the handling and transport these fish go through is pretty rough. That is why buying tank raised fish is so much better, they are more hardy fish.
b) Treat any disease/parasite that can be noticed right away i.e. ich, worms, etc, and
TRY TO prevent wild diseases form being introduced to a tank. Remember, there is no cure all disease/parasite medicine. You have to treat what ever disease your fish is suffering from. If someone knows of one please let me know
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I never meant to say or make it seem like I don't care about my fish, or to put it in George's words "don't give two s__s about your fish". All I am saying is that tank raised fish don't carry as many bugs as wild fish do. They come from, not always, a clean environment.
I have found that tank raised fish don't need too much QTing. If anything, keeping a close eye on them the first 2-3 weeks
I think is enough. 99.99% of the time they tend to be very healthy fish.
Example, DQ is selling his fish. I know his fish are healthy and he does regular maintenance in his tank, why would I need to QT?? If DQ were an irresponsible fish keeper than I would QT.
That is my two cents
*DQ, I didn't mean to put you on the spot, but I know you are my friend and will not kill me for using you as an example
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