Re: Quarantine for hillstream loaches
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:43 pm
Great info.
I'm so anxious to have this quarantine period over! I put a tub of water outdoors in the sun with some rocks in it so I can rotate rocks through the quarantine tank but I don't know how fast algae will grow out there. The temps are in the 60's here now and the days are getting shorter.
Do you know if I should put dechlorinator in the tub outside to help grow algae? Should I add fish food or is that only to grow beneficial bacteria? I was planning on 2 weeks of quarantine but maybe it's safer to wait longer?
The sewellia are very active late in the day but quiescent the rest of the day. Is this normal? Could it mean they're getting enough to eat and able to rest most of the time?
I'm so anxious to have this quarantine period over! I put a tub of water outdoors in the sun with some rocks in it so I can rotate rocks through the quarantine tank but I don't know how fast algae will grow out there. The temps are in the 60's here now and the days are getting shorter.
Do you know if I should put dechlorinator in the tub outside to help grow algae? Should I add fish food or is that only to grow beneficial bacteria? I was planning on 2 weeks of quarantine but maybe it's safer to wait longer?
The sewellia are very active late in the day but quiescent the rest of the day. Is this normal? Could it mean they're getting enough to eat and able to rest most of the time?