Quarantine multiple fish

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  1. shazane

    shazane Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    So I am almost done with my 8 week fallow cycle due to Ick. I am now going to quarantine every fish I get before putting them in the DT. How do I quarintine say 3 chromis damsels or 2 clowns?
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  3. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    Do you have a QT set up and cycled? That would be a good start. Those fish are small enough you could get away with keeping them in a 15-20g for a few weeks if all 5, a 10g if just the clowns or damsels. Interact with them but don't add stress, i.e. feed and observe but don't mess with the qt much if at all. They'll begin to see you as thier food source and trust will form. Stay on top of your water params. Test and do w/c as necessary. New fish should be quarantined for 6 weeks imo.
     
  4. shazane

    shazane Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Yes I have a 10 Gallon cycled with my sailfin in it currently. In about 2 weeks I am going to reintroduce it into the DT and plan on getting 3 chromis damsels. I will be getting the damsels and the clowns separately. Just making sure I can quarantine small fish together. It would be a lot of work quarantining them separately.