Transfer Puffer from QT question

[Brady4000]

Hey all, I was thinking of ordering my first puffer from an online QT. How do I transfer it from the QT water it shows up in to the tank if I can’t net it… I don’t want to add copper to my tank.

Thanks!

 

[mattyzang]

where are you ordering it from? if they're reputable it won't be coming in water that has copper in it. the reputable ones do a copper/medicated treatment, then move to a non-medicated observation tank for at least a couple weeks to make sure something didn't fail

beyond that, i use colanders to move fish around. just move it to a bucket of your own DT water and then move it in, it should be a miniscule amount of bad stuff at that point

 

[Brady4000]

Thinking of getting it from

https://drreefsquarantinedfish.com/product-category/sw-fish/

 

[mattyzang]

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  Fish go straight into quarantine tanks with either Chloroquine Phosphate or Copper power.
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  Starting doses are: CP at 20 mg/gal and Copper at 1ppm
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  After 24 hrs, we increase the doses to their final levels, CP at 40 mg/gal or Copper at 1.75-2.00 ppm
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  Fish stay in these levels for 2 weeks.
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  After 14 days we move them to observation tanks.

so you should be good

i'd be aware that when i ordered from dr reef the fish were in like 1.020 water so i'd be ready for that. i was wanting to just put them straight in my tank, but i don't like dripping shipped fish and would rather just setup a super temporary tank and increase the salinity over a couple days. i'm kinda paranoid tho

 

[Brady4000]

Thanks for the advice!