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How long to quarantine seemingly healthy guppy from sick tank | 17 comments (17 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: How long to quarantine seemingly healthy guppy (none / 0) (#1)
by maggie1270 on Tue Apr 12, 2005 at 05:35:49 PM PST

Hi Andreat677. I think the main question is did you do a fishless cycle before adding fish to your new tanks. If not, you probably should have waited at least a month, or at least that I what I've done in the past to my 20 gallon. Although, for the smaller tanks less than 10, I've waited only 2 weeks before adding fry, but they produce such little waste when first born, it was probably not enough of a burden to cause problems.

If your guy is doing ok, I would wait at least 2 weeks, more if you have more patience than I. This way your tank can adjust and hopefully whatever the other fish brought home can clear out.
Maggie

Re: How long to quarantine seemingly healthy guppy (none / 0) (#2)
by andreat6777 on Wed Apr 13, 2005 at 04:14:33 AM PST

Now my other tank is showing fungus. ARRRGGGHH. I know EXACTLY where that came from too as I actually bought 4 guppies to put in there and one died the next day and had that stuff growing on it. I thought that had been the end of it but apparently not. Looks like things will be staying as they have been for a while.

Maggie, thanks for the tip. I was thinking 2 weeks might be sufficent but wasn't sure. With this fungus showing up over there now, I won't be adding him even in that period of time.

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Andrea, fungus is that long hairy stuff (none / 0) (#4)
by unclescott on Wed Apr 13, 2005 at 08:50:01 PM PST

which forms on dead tissue. If a fish is put into a salt water bath (marine level at a specific gravity of about 1.023 by a hydrometer) the fungus may lift right off. The exposed living tissue, in clean water, has a good chance of healing.

If the fish shows a lot of distress, return it to the fresh water.

Sometimes however, we mistake Columnaris for fungus. Google image search for Columnaris or Flexibactor columnaris. Also check out the threads on it in the Immediate Help section.

I really hope that what your fish are facing is not Flexibacter columnaris, as it is a fast-acting killer. If you are really dealing with that though, fungus treatments are not very useful.

Hoping for the best.
uncle scott

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Re: Andrea, fungus is that long hairy stuff (none / 0) (#5)
by maggie1270 on Thu Apr 14, 2005 at 03:36:06 AM PST

Actually I've found that once the symptoms have started showing, not even the Columnaris medications help. The only fish I've seen recover are my 3 kuhli loaches. Everything else died off, including an algae eater.
Maggie
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