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Old 12-07-2007, 09:51 PM
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Today I bought a Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish and put him in a 55 gallon QT tank all by himself. I did not freshwater dip him. He looks healthy. Would you add any medicine as a preventative measure?
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No. I would leave him be unless he gets sick.
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How long would you leave him in QT.
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How long would you leave him in QT.
I'll try this one! The lifecycle of most parasites/diseases is 4 - 6 weeks. Seems like a long time, but if you get disease in a tank that you can not treat with meds, you can be looking at leaving a tank fallow for up to 6 months to make sure the tank is free of parasites....
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