Quarantine/hospitalisation Options...

[B13]

OK...

I live in a flat. It's a small flat with just enough room for me and a toaster. I can't swing a cat in it, but I might be able to wave a small danio.

Therefore, I don't have enough space for a quarantine or hospital tank. Are there any other options? (Along with my tank, I was given a small plastic 'breeding tank' that sits in the main tank - is there something larger that could be used as reasonable substitute?)

Any ideas and/or suggestions? (Apart from, "Move to a bigger place and get another tank, you silly moo!!")

 

[Tasha89]

OK...

I live in a flat. It's a small flat with just enough room for me and a toaster. I can't swing a cat in it, but I might be able to wave a small danio.

Therefore, I don't have enough space for a quarantine or hospital tank. Are there any other options? (Along with my tank, I was given a small plastic 'breeding tank' that sits in the main tank - is there something larger that could be used as reasonable substitute?)

Any ideas and/or suggestions? (Apart from, "Move to a bigger place and get another tank, you silly moo!!")

I've wondered this too...luckily i've not had fish with any illnesses/infections...*touches wood*

But what/how exactly would you quarantine them?

Even if you did have another tank, doesn't that mean having to fork out for another filter, heater, etc?

Thanks,

Natasha

 

[Corleone]

It does mean a second filter and heater. A cheap hanging filter is enough, as the quarantine tank usually won't be very heavily stocked.

I set my quarantine tank up on the shelf below my main tank, and run the filter for it on my main tank when the quarantine tank isn't in use (this will keep it cycled without needing to do anything special to set up the tank when you want it.

Breeding traps like the OP describes aren't suitable for quarantine. There's two points with quarantine: To control stress in fish that have been bagged and transported recently, and to isolate potential diseases from healthy fish. Breeding traps are generally stressful, and only used temporarily in normal cases, and they share water with the rest of the tank, meaning there's no protection from disease.

 

[smegforbrains]

I have on occasion, floated a decent sized Tupperware container in the main tank for quarantine/hospitalisation purposes when another tank has not been possible.

However, due to lack of filtration, I was changing twice water daily (50% from the tank and 50% fresh de-chlorinated). This involved having two identical containers so I could put 50% tank water in the second one and then move the fish over.

 

[Tolak]

Remove the toaster, place it on the toilet tank. Get a small rubbermaid bin with a top, put it where the toaster was. Put the toaster back on top. Think vertical.

 

[B13]

Breeding traps like the OP describes aren't suitable for quarantine. ... they share water with the rest of the tank, meaning there's no protection from disease.

Ah!

After a spot of Googling, I see what you mean! Are most breeding traps 'open'? i.e. tank water can get in and out? Coz the thing that I inherited looks a bit like this and is 'closed'... (which is why I was wondering if it could be used in an emergency. ...once I've fished the HUMONGOUS dead spider out of it!!)

I have on occasion, floated a decent sized Tupperware container in the main tank for quarantine/hospitalisation purposes when another tank has not been possible.

Just gotta remember to take the fishie out of it first before microwaving...

Remove the toaster, place it on the toilet tank. Get a small rubbermaid bin with a top, put it where the toaster was. Put the toaster back on top. Think vertical.

...or convert the toilet tank to a hospital...?





(No, hang on. That wouldn't work. Need to pee. Bugger!!)