http://forum.aqua-fish.net/ A forum devoted to aquarium fish, plants, techniques and fish keeping as a whole. en http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=quarantine-tanks#1 quarantine tanks unfortunately are not always used by many fish keepers.In my opinion this is a shortcut that should not be taken One of the first questions we should ask retailers before buying any stock is " have the fish been quarantined", they will always say yes.Most retailers will hold back selling thier stock for 2 weeks after delivery,this is not long enough to be 100% certain that the fish is completely in full health 4 weeks is the minimun quarantine period for any fish,set up a small tank just for this purpose,you can always cycle the filters in the main tank while the "Q" tank is empty. After 4 weeks of quarantine add a fish from the main tank to the new arrivals.Leave them together for a week and if no problems add them all into the main tank. Safeguards like these are there for a reason,adding new fish without quarantine can wipe out all of your stock mickey 2008-06-02 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=quarantine-tanks#2 What are your recommendations for setting up a quarantine tank? meliss_cole 2008-06-03 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=quarantine-tanks#3 I use a 15 gallon tank that is run with sponge filters.Low lighting and no substrate.I always place a couple of rocks or some wood for a hiding place if the fish are still a bit skittish. When the tank is empty I just place the sponges in the externals on my main tank to keep them colonised with bacteria. mickey 2008-06-03