New Arrivals

[DirkW]

I did not have good luck when receiving fish from a breeder. This was a reputable breeder, shipped overnight, and arrived in good condition. One died after a few weeks, and another died after a couple months. Neither showed obvious signs of sickness but where not feeding well or very active.

I will be ordering more fish soon. My question is; should I medicate as a precaution for newly arrived fish? If so, what sort of medication? I'm not concerned with Ich, as I can treat that easily enough when it comes.

 

[godzuki]

are you buying off the same place?? do you not have any aquatic shops near you...

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Meds can be stressful for fish, so i wouldn't medicate the fish for anything until they've at least settled down into the tank for a couple of days with anything unless they are showing obvious symtoms of serious desease- what sort of fish you are getting and what sort of tank enviroment are they going into(i.e how many tank gallons, what sort of tank mates etc)? Some fish are just generally alot more fragile than others, so its important to know what sorts of fish you are getting.
I certainly wouldn't medicate the tank for whitespot though unless you have it, although...There is actually a sort of med, but not really a med, called "Liquisel" by Interpet, it helps lower harmful desease levels in the tank without effecting the filtration, and can be used with new fish .

 

[CFC]

I dose all new fish with melafix to help prevent infection from any damage they may have recieved in the bagging and transit process but unless their is any obvious signs of disease i wouldnt recomend medicating with any proper medications.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi DirkW

It sounds like the fish arrived in good condition, so you can hardly blame the seller if they died later. It sounds more like they just didn't thrive in your tank.

Did you acclimate them very gradually until the pH of the breeder matched your own?

I would agree not to medicate (and further stress them) unless they show some definite symptom, but MelaFix won't hurt if you feel the need to add something.

Perhaps it might be a good idea to try a different breeder next time if you are not confident that his fish will thrive in your tank.