The Quarantine Tank
A Quarantine Tank (QT) is a very useful and important accessory for the serious and responsible Fish keepers. But one of
the hazards of setting up a QT is that it often ends up as another fish tank, and then when you need it, there is no place to
quarantine fish! Also, some people just don't have the space to keep a QT running all the time. In this instance, it is best to
have a system that can be taken down, cleaned and stored between uses, then easily set up again whenever needed. The
suggestions below can be used for both long standing or temporary QT tanks.
There are three main uses for the QT:
(1) Quarantine for new fish.
When adding new fish to an established community or colony,