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I know it is a lot more tedious, and time consuming, plus will take a lot longer, but I just want to do whatever will be best for the fish. I know its only about $30 worth of fish between the three, but they were the first ones in the tank, and I do not want to lose them
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Great attitude! You ARE doing the right thing!
I don't want to start preaching the goods of a qt, but I think you may have a little different outlook now when buying a new fish in the future. If you (not you personally, but anyone really) takes 2 weeks to put a new fish in qt, you have a great chance of catching any problem that might lead to bigger problems in the display. Usually if a fish has an external parasite problem, you will see it in 2 weeks.
As far as the theory of stress in a qt, I think a yellow tang, for example, would be under alot less stress alone in a 20g qt with pristine water, than it was in the lfs in probably not the best water quality and jammed in a 40g breeder with 5 or 10 other tangs.
And as everyone else already mentioned, better lighting (either T5 or MH) and more circulation for the upgrade. Good Luck.
December 4th, 2008, 09:54 PM
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