If you would like to see where I bought my medications and sponge filters, click on this link to Aquarium Co-op.Use the code "Tazawa10" for an additional discount: bit.ly/2NcdwkD
I’ve been quarantining my first Tanganyikans for 21 days... ready to move them in to their new tank this weekend. Quarantine tanks are cheap at the $1 per gallon sale!
I just received three fish from a very reputable seller and as tempting as it was to put them in the larger show tanks, I still will have them in QT for a month. Good tips!
For me it depends on the situation, a lot of my fish are in species only tanks so they just go straight into their 'home' tank as long as there's nothing in there that will be harmed by medication (like delicate plants). Additionally it depends on the source, I tend to be a lot less picky about QT when I buy privately from fellow fish club members and I've seen the tank the fish was bred and reared in. I'm also less picky with inverts. Anything that comes from a store though, goes through some observation period regardless of where it goes (the barren quarantine tank or it's forever home tank). Unfortunately up here in Canada API General Cure and EM Erythromicine are now illegal to import and as I can only refill my stocks VERY rarely, I no longer medicate unless they show signs of illness.
I only use General Cure as I am most concerned about internal parasites. I quarantine for a minimum of 4-5 weeks with twice weekly water changes and just observe for other health issues and treat additionally if necessary.. Kinda halfway between Cory and Rachel's approach to quarantine.
Hydrogen peroxide is a great disinfectant for after your quarantine session is done. Just add a cup to the 15 gallons and let that go over night then drain, rinse, and dry. Great video!
Great info here! In the koi world there was an outbreak of Koi Herpes Virus which is incurable and usually fatal. So we all learned to quarantine for months. Some who did not lost tens of thousands of dollars in koi! Hard lesson to learn that way. I ALWAYS quarantine every time!
Trust has nothing to do with it, just because they are fine in some water going into different water parameters and the stress of moving and the change could surface something underlying. Good info thanks for sharing!
You could say I Quarantined my last batch of fish for a year. I always Quarantine for at least 3 months a year is expensive I know but my newe fish was 12 pond bred fronts the cost me so mutch money they was only about 2 Inc so did not want them to end up as food. Top video thanks.
Hello Mr ZENZO, just viewed the post and I agree fully, quarantine your fish from ANY LFS/BREEDER, is very beneficial to the hobby 😎👍.Oh I've been wondering if the Mrs. ZENZO have a personal favorite fish tank😎, just wondering because I haven't seen the video of her favorite?.
@@TazawaTanks oh my that's very cool boss, I'm still looking for just one Oscar in particular, the black/white colunbian Oscar saw one at PetSmart and when I jetted from the bank to have him/her for my fish hobby it was gone 😒, yet that's the only one I'm hunting e😎👍have a great day Mr ZENZO 😎👍
In my opinion, quarantining is most often not performed by people simply because they are impatient and want to get their fish into their tank. For those of you who don't want another aquarium setup, such as myself, quarantining is simple. Get a 5 gallon bucket, a cheap heater, a cheap air pump, and you have a quarantine tank. When you do pick up a new fish, simply take water from your existing tank, plus about 50% new water and put it into the 5-gallon bucket. Add whatever medication you want, plus your heater and air pump, and there you have it, a temporary yet effective quarantine tank. You can easily change water every couple days. If you have ever infected a tank full of fish, you will never not quarantine again.
My issue with using a bucket is you lose a lot of viewing area to observe the fish. I think I'd rather go with a plastic tote of some sort, but yes, I agree with you whole-heartedly.
I have learned this lesson. I have both my guppy and tetra tank infected with ick. Now medicating with ick x. I will forever in the future quarantine fish. Lesson learned.
@@GirlTalksFish yep, but my point is that you don't have to have something extremely fancy in order to quarantine your fish, and can get by with something as cheap as a $3.50 plastic 5-gallon bucket.
I have a 5.5 gallon (biggest thing I have is platys) with an AquaClear 30 (spare in the closet) on it. I pull a bag of Bio max (I normally keep 2) from my AquaClear 70 and that works out fine for me. I haven't broken it down yet, but will be as I don't have the space for more fish at the moment. I've always figured if my fish were good enough to go into the tank, the filter would be fine for the next set of fish in QT. I normally go 30 days, and don't medicate.
I want to thank you for the great content of your videos. I am binge watching today because I am new to your channel. I feel like I am learning so much. I have a couple of questions about this video. Do you use this trio of medications together at one time? Do you disinfect the tank and filter sponge with bleach?
Hey very nice video. ..I also quarantine for almost 3 months. I look first at the poop under microscope to see if there are enemies. ..In the first week. After that i only look at them. If there is one dying i took them out and look all Organs under microscope in 99.9 % you will find an enemy. Then i will medicate as you do ...After two month i put on some reef salt to provoke(5% salt in the tank ) ..if there is no reaction they can stay to my other fishes. .no problems with that for the last 25 years
Good video, Zenzo! Picture quality is great too, did you get new filming gear? Also, what are your thoughts on feeding during 1) the first week of quarantine/medication then 2) the second round after the water change? Light, normal, heavy, or no feeding at all?
Exactly the same steps I take .... except I observe and quarantine for 30 days .... every fish,every time ...no exceptions! Great information for those new in the hobby!!
I quarantine for a week before I add them to my tanks. We spend so much money on fish it just seems worth it to me. Although my daughter really wanted a tank so as of last week my quarantine tank is now my daughters tank. Oh well, I guess I need to buy another tank 😉
I’m getting 60 small fish, some tetras loaches a few rainbow fish, there all around an inch long. I only have a extra 10 gallon tank for quarantine, could I use it or is it to small? Also I dont have anything with bacteria on it, could I just do a water change every other day? I’m getting a small heater and a small hob filter. Thanks for the video
Unfortunately, I'm in a situation where I can't have anymore tanks, so if I were to get new fish they'd have to be additions to my current set ups which are betta and gold fish. I'm pretty content on having my betta be lone wolves however if I were to ever get more goldies there's no way I would introduce them to my current group without doing a 6 month quarantine period. May be overkill to some people, but it's not worth risking my babies, and there's so many things that can take awhile to show symptoms. That being said, I don't think my landlord would believe me if I told her the new tank was just temporary so I probably won't be getting a new fish for awhile!
Great video and perfect timing for me as I’m at the 2 week mark for a quarantine for rainbow fish. I only used the ICH-X as instructed by LFS. Can I still medicate with the general cure and erythromycin before moving them to the display tank? When you disinfect he sponge filter how long before it will reseed with enough bacteria to use again?
Glenn Gordon Hi Glenn. If it has already been a couple of weeks, you maybe be able to skip the erythromycin and just use the General Cure. As far as new bacteria in the sponge filter, a few weeks in another tank and it is good to go.
What’s your thoughts on treating plants before adding them to the tank? I bought swords and ludwegia from my LFS today and have them in a bucket of water. I was going to inspect for hitchhikers and then plant them . The store keeps the plants in a tank with female bettas
I just start a tank up again right away with a new (established) sponge filter and tap water. I will keep the cycle going with either food, or another fish.
I have a newborn and I don’t have much or any time to dedicate to my fish. From doing water changes 1 a week I’m doing 1 every 2-3 weeks. I still like my fish, but there food attracts ants. I feel I’m going to give up on this hobby soon.
Tazawa Tanks... I have a 40G tank. With cichlids, and a few roseline sharks that get along really well. Total of 10 fish and there getting big. Plants probably equal more maintenance? I’m sure I’ll figure it out. Thanks for your support your channel is awesome!
I have two questions for you. Do you use the three meds at the same time or one after another. My second question, I have two Green Terror cichlids in quarantine for white stringy poop and one is hasn't ate for two weeks, she's looks goid and no heavy breathing. I used EM ERYTHROMYCIN and General Cure with no success. what can I do.
Big Boy Sorry to hear that! White stringy poop may be worms, which you can try treating with levamisole (sold online by Select Aquatics in the US) or fenbendazole (sold as Panacur or other brand names). Hope they get better soon!
@@TazawaTanks ok thanks if you have some time to read and help me out i have had a main 26 gallon tank it was given to me with a older cory cat by him self i got it home set it up let the cat in the by its self for 2 weeks 2 weeks later i got 3 more green cory cats then two weeks later i got 4 black rasboras every one was fine for 2 weeks didnt QT them either the cats or rasboras ... but then one of the corys got some fungas and fin rot i bought a 10 gallon to QT him in and medicate 3 days later another cory cat got sick so both went into QT and medicated with kanaplex both died then a week later i notice what looks like ich on the remaining cory cats in main tank and one of the rasboras passed away .. it was the only female in tank .. idk if she died from the meds , being the only girl out of 4 , and was being chassed .. didnt wanna add more with the tank going through something so now im down to 3 rasboras and 2 corys .. ? i got a uv filter . the sun sun 3000 filter now treating with metroplex from seachem with the uv turned off i have 2 peices of drift wood with anubis growing on them bare bottom i raised the temp to 80 no water changes since treatment started my question what would you treat the tank with to save the rest of fish ?
I would treat the entire tank, and I would dose with the medications that I described. The Erythromycin will help with any bacterial infections. The General Cure will help with internal parasites. Ich-X will help with Ich and with fungal infections. If you follow the link in the pinned comment above, you can buy all three together. If you use my code it will save you 10%. Good luck!
If you would like to see where I bought my medications and sponge filters, click on this link to Aquarium Co-op.Use the code "Tazawa10" for an additional discount: bit.ly/2NcdwkD
I’ve been quarantining my first Tanganyikans for 21 days... ready to move them in to their new tank this weekend. Quarantine tanks are cheap at the $1 per gallon sale!
I just received three fish from a very reputable seller and as tempting as it was to put them in the larger show tanks, I still will have them in QT for a month. Good tips!
Thanks 4 the info on aquarium fish keeping.Greeting from Malaysia.
For me it depends on the situation, a lot of my fish are in species only tanks so they just go straight into their 'home' tank as long as there's nothing in there that will be harmed by medication (like delicate plants). Additionally it depends on the source, I tend to be a lot less picky about QT when I buy privately from fellow fish club members and I've seen the tank the fish was bred and reared in. I'm also less picky with inverts.
Anything that comes from a store though, goes through some observation period regardless of where it goes (the barren quarantine tank or it's forever home tank).
Unfortunately up here in Canada API General Cure and EM Erythromicine are now illegal to import and as I can only refill my stocks VERY rarely, I no longer medicate unless they show signs of illness.
I only use General Cure as I am most concerned about internal parasites. I quarantine for a minimum of 4-5 weeks with twice weekly water changes and just observe for other health issues and treat additionally if necessary.. Kinda halfway between Cory and Rachel's approach to quarantine.
Hydrogen peroxide is a great disinfectant for after your quarantine session is done. Just add a cup to the 15 gallons and let that go over night then drain, rinse, and dry. Great video!
Excellent video, thank you! How do you disinfect a sponge filter? Thank you
Zenzo you gotta quarantine them guns! Haha All seriousness, fantastic video! Great great info and real life examples 🤙🏻
LOL! Thanks!
Great info here! In the koi world there was an outbreak of Koi Herpes Virus which is incurable and usually fatal. So we all learned to quarantine for months. Some who did not lost tens of thousands of dollars in koi! Hard lesson to learn that way. I ALWAYS quarantine every time!
Trust has nothing to do with it, just because they are fine in some water going into different water parameters and the stress of moving and the change could surface something underlying. Good info thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the great video! Never thought about the bubbles before!
You could say I Quarantined my last batch of fish for a year. I always Quarantine for at least 3 months a year is expensive I know but my newe fish was 12 pond bred fronts the cost me so mutch money they was only about 2 Inc so did not want them to end up as food. Top video thanks.
Hello Mr ZENZO, just viewed the post and I agree fully, quarantine your fish from ANY LFS/BREEDER, is very beneficial to the hobby 😎👍.Oh I've been wondering if the Mrs. ZENZO have a personal favorite fish tank😎, just wondering because I haven't seen the video of her favorite?.
Mrs. Tazawa likes Oscar the best.
@@TazawaTanks oh my that's very cool boss, I'm still looking for just one Oscar in particular, the black/white colunbian Oscar saw one at PetSmart and when I jetted from the bank to have him/her for my fish hobby it was gone 😒, yet that's the only one I'm hunting e😎👍have a great day Mr ZENZO 😎👍
In my opinion, quarantining is most often not performed by people simply because they are impatient and want to get their fish into their tank. For those of you who don't want another aquarium setup, such as myself, quarantining is simple. Get a 5 gallon bucket, a cheap heater, a cheap air pump, and you have a quarantine tank. When you do pick up a new fish, simply take water from your existing tank, plus about 50% new water and put it into the 5-gallon bucket. Add whatever medication you want, plus your heater and air pump, and there you have it, a temporary yet effective quarantine tank. You can easily change water every couple days. If you have ever infected a tank full of fish, you will never not quarantine again.
This is great advice. I have done the same thing before with a plastic tote.
My issue with using a bucket is you lose a lot of viewing area to observe the fish. I think I'd rather go with a plastic tote of some sort, but yes, I agree with you whole-heartedly.
I have learned this lesson. I have both my guppy and tetra tank infected with ick. Now medicating with ick x. I will forever in the future quarantine fish. Lesson learned.
I used to quarantine in a clear plastic tub, but now I’ve switched to a glass aquarium because it’s clearer and much easier to observe the fish. 👍
@@GirlTalksFish yep, but my point is that you don't have to have something extremely fancy in order to quarantine your fish, and can get by with something as cheap as a $3.50 plastic 5-gallon bucket.
I have a 5.5 gallon (biggest thing I have is platys) with an AquaClear 30 (spare in the closet) on it. I pull a bag of Bio max (I normally keep 2) from my AquaClear 70 and that works out fine for me. I haven't broken it down yet, but will be as I don't have the space for more fish at the moment. I've always figured if my fish were good enough to go into the tank, the filter would be fine for the next set of fish in QT. I normally go 30 days, and don't medicate.
I suggested ERYTHROMYCIN in a thread for some sick fish and was hammered by folks saying it lowers our immune systems blah blah blah...😂😂😂
Hey Hulkster, great video as usual. Thanks for sharing 👍.
Thank you!
I want to thank you for the great content of your videos. I am binge watching today because I am new to your channel. I feel like I am learning so much.
I have a couple of questions about this video. Do you use this trio of medications together at one time? Do you disinfect the tank and filter sponge with bleach?
Excellent information!!!!!!! One of your best videos!!
Thank you for, your time spent, bringing it to us.
Thank you!
You would need a heater for you quarantine tank ? Sorry I am new at this and just starting up my for aquarium .
Hey very nice video. ..I also quarantine for almost 3 months. I look first at the poop under microscope to see if there are enemies. ..In the first week. After that i only look at them. If there is one dying i took them out and look all Organs under microscope in 99.9 % you will find an enemy. Then i will medicate as you do ...After two month i put on some reef salt to provoke(5% salt in the tank ) ..if there is no reaction they can stay to my other fishes. .no problems with that for the last 25 years
Do you medicate all three meds at the same time?
I do and If i recall correctly from Cory's Video yes.
Good video, Zenzo! Picture quality is great too, did you get new filming gear? Also, what are your thoughts on feeding during 1) the first week of quarantine/medication then 2) the second round after the water change? Light, normal, heavy, or no feeding at all?
Thanks! Yes, I got a new camera back in September. I feed lightly during the first week, and then normal feeding afterwards.
Good advice but I only have one tank
Thank you for the useful info. Love your videos.
Thanks Maggie!
Great video and very important subject!! Love the tetras, they look great!!
Big City Bettas Thanks Amber!
I love your videos, and I met you at aquatic experience
Thank you Vcubed!
How do you disinfect your sponge filters?
In tap water (chloramine) with chlorine added. I then allow it to completely dry.
Fantastic. Great info video.
Great video braddah thanks love to see different meds used for quarantining thanks braddah very informative like always much love and aloha 🤙🏽🐠🤙🏽
Mahalo!
Sound advice zenzo!
Very informative thanks for this one
Thank you!
How do you properly clean the sponge filter after, do you only rinse it with tap water? Thx great video.
I use tap water, mild bleach, and then let it dry. A lot of people have mentioned using hydrogen peroxide.
Exactly the same steps I take .... except I observe and quarantine for 30 days .... every fish,every time ...no exceptions! Great information for those new in the hobby!!
Great to hear Melissa!
Great video! Very informative.
Lisa KGTropicals Thank you!
I quarantine for a week before I add them to my tanks. We spend so much money on fish it just seems worth it to me.
Although my daughter really wanted a tank so as of last week my quarantine tank is now my daughters tank.
Oh well, I guess I need to buy another tank 😉
Haha! It looks like you will be tank shopping soon!
I’m getting 60 small fish, some tetras loaches a few rainbow fish, there all around an inch long. I only have a extra 10 gallon tank for quarantine, could I use it or is it to small? Also I dont have anything with bacteria on it, could I just do a water change every other day? I’m getting a small heater and a small hob filter. Thanks for the video
Great video Taz. Question for you, would you use the same three medication in your cichlid tank?
Yes, I use these meds for new cichlids too.
Quarantin tank size! Plz tall me.
Unfortunately, I'm in a situation where I can't have anymore tanks, so if I were to get new fish they'd have to be additions to my current set ups which are betta and gold fish. I'm pretty content on having my betta be lone wolves however if I were to ever get more goldies there's no way I would introduce them to my current group without doing a 6 month quarantine period. May be overkill to some people, but it's not worth risking my babies, and there's so many things that can take awhile to show symptoms. That being said, I don't think my landlord would believe me if I told her the new tank was just temporary so I probably won't be getting a new fish for awhile!
Are all meds put in at the same time ?
Great video and perfect timing for me as I’m at the 2 week mark for a quarantine for rainbow fish. I only used the ICH-X as instructed by LFS. Can I still medicate with the general cure and erythromycin before moving them to the display tank? When you disinfect he sponge filter how long before it will reseed with enough bacteria to use again?
Glenn Gordon Hi Glenn. If it has already been a couple of weeks, you maybe be able to skip the erythromycin and just use the General Cure. As far as new bacteria in the sponge filter, a few weeks in another tank and it is good to go.
What’s your thoughts on treating plants before adding them to the tank? I bought swords and ludwegia from my LFS today and have them in a bucket of water. I was going to inspect for hitchhikers and then plant them . The store keeps the plants in a tank with female bettas
You can rinse them in a tap water with a little bleach of you like.
Great video, thanks for the info. Do you dose all the three meds at once, or one at a time? If so, in what order and for how long? Thanks again.
All three at once.
Thank you for the reply; it’s appreciated. 👍
Do recommend quarantining shrimp also?
Yes. Flip Aquatics has mentioned quarantine practices for shrimp as well.
Can a 5 gallon tank be a QT Tank? Some people say don't medicate a fish unless necessary. ..
For small fish, yes.
Where do you get your quarantine tank water from? An established tank, tap water? Do have to cycle it prior to adding fish? Thanks
I just start a tank up again right away with a new (established) sponge filter and tap water. I will keep the cycle going with either food, or another fish.
@@TazawaTanks an established sponge filter. Got it!
I have another question on this topic, could I use a 10g instead of 20g on all fish regardless of species if they are all juveniles?
Bill Durbin if the fish can easily fit in the 10 gallon, then yes. I have even used 10 gallon quarantine tanks for African cichlids, etc.
@@TazawaTanks How many Africans?
I have a newborn and I don’t have much or any time to dedicate to my fish. From doing water changes 1 a week I’m doing 1 every 2-3 weeks. I still like my fish, but there food attracts ants. I feel I’m going to give up on this hobby soon.
I hope you don’t! Have you tried adding a lot of plants to your tank? If you do, it will reduce the amount of water changes you will have to do.
Tazawa Tanks... I have a 40G tank. With cichlids, and a few roseline sharks that get along really well. Total of 10 fish and there getting big. Plants probably equal more maintenance? I’m sure I’ll figure it out. Thanks for your support your channel is awesome!
I have two questions for you. Do you use the three meds at the same time or one after another. My second question, I have two Green Terror cichlids in quarantine for white stringy poop and one is hasn't ate for two weeks, she's looks goid and no heavy breathing. I used EM ERYTHROMYCIN and General Cure with no success. what can I do.
Big Boy Sorry to hear that! White stringy poop may be worms, which you can try treating with levamisole (sold online by Select Aquatics in the US) or fenbendazole (sold as Panacur or other brand names). Hope they get better soon!
@@GirlTalksFish Thank you for that info. and will be purchasing Levamisole. again thank you!
@@BigBoy-kf2dh My pleasure! Best of luck to ya.
Do you use bleach to disinfect the sponge after drying?
I use tap water, which ours has a heavy amount of chloramine, and I also add a few drops of chlorine. After washing and rinsing, I dry them.
Do you deworm your fish
do you use all those meds at the same time ?
Yes. Every time.
@@TazawaTanks ok thanks if you have some time to read and help me out
i have had a main 26 gallon tank it was given to me with a older cory cat by him self
i got it home set it up let the cat in the by its self for 2 weeks
2 weeks later i got 3 more green cory cats
then two weeks later i got 4 black rasboras
every one was fine for 2 weeks didnt QT them either the cats or rasboras ...
but then one of the corys got some fungas and fin rot i bought a 10 gallon to QT him in and medicate
3 days later another cory cat got sick so both went into QT and medicated with kanaplex both died
then a week later i notice what looks like ich on the remaining cory cats in main tank
and one of the rasboras passed away .. it was the only female in tank ..
idk if she died from the meds , being the only girl out of 4 , and was being chassed .. didnt wanna add more with the tank going through something
so now im down to 3 rasboras and 2 corys .. ?
i got a uv filter . the sun sun 3000 filter
now treating with metroplex from seachem with the uv turned off
i have 2 peices of drift wood with anubis growing on them
bare bottom
i raised the temp to 80
no water changes since treatment started
my question what would you treat the tank with to save the rest of fish ?
I would treat the entire tank, and I would dose with the medications that I described. The Erythromycin will help with any bacterial infections. The General Cure will help with internal parasites. Ich-X will help with Ich and with fungal infections. If you follow the link in the pinned comment above, you can buy all three together. If you use my code it will save you 10%. Good luck!
The minimum quarantine period is 4 weeks. If you are going to do less that that then you might as well not bother. 🙃 true or false?
False if you are medicating and killing parasites. True if you are just observing. So, I guess true and false. 🙃😜
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