Do you think another water change would help, or are the 7 fish too much livestock for the 35-39 gal Eclipse 3 tank?
>>It will definitely help, and yes, they’re too much for this tank, but not for the temporary housing of quarantine. Do a 25%-30% today/tomorrow, and if it STILL doesn’t bring ammonia and nitrite down to zero then do another one, just as large and test again. These waste products are enough to really stress the fish and weaken immune systems just enough so that parasitic and other infections may set in. >One final thing. Will exposure to anything in the freshwater bath or the formalin that these 7 fish will be subjected to hurt the invertebrates in my main tank once the 30 days (or more) of quarantining elapses and I put everyone together? I know copper is a no-no for inverts. Thanks, again, Barb >>Alright, what you don’t want to do is introduce any of the water from the q/t into the display, easily done by transferring the fish into a container of freshly made up water (remember, during the last few days of q/t you’ll want to bring the salinity back up to match the display, in the mea
