What is a quarentine tank?

Question

i asked a question about fishes ans parasites before and all of them said to put them in a quarentine tank. what's the difference from a quarentine tank and a regular tank?

Answer 1

Very little difference actually. Normally a quarantine tank has no gravel, no decor, no carbon filtration... it's just the bare bones of a tank. Most people I know use a sponge filter in them and a heater, but very little else. A light is a good idea of course.

It's really just a place to put a new fish until you know it doesn't have a nasty parasite or disease that could affect your other fish. Some people, including myself, treat any new fish they get for certain things in a quarantine tank before adding them to a permanent tank.

MM

Answer 2

A quarantine tank is just as seperate tank is used to house sick fish, apply medication etc. It is just a secondary tank people set up for emergencies. For example...if you are keeping a reef tank you may need to medicate a fish, but the medication is not safe for corals etc. So you move them to the Quarantine tank, and medicate him there without harming the other life in the tank.

Answer 3

Quarantine tank... A.K.A. hospital tank is a isolation environment for fish that need to be temporarily removed from the general population.
This could be for:
breeding
illness
aggressive fish
When isolating an ill fish, a sterile environment is best.
ie: no gravel, plants , decor.
A regular tank is the aquarium that you keep your fish in.

Answer 4

A quarantine tank (also called a "hospital Tank") is a tank to separate the fish, They are for keeping fish separate from other fish who may be sick.

Answer 5

its a tank to keep them seperate from all the other fish so you can treat them
They are used for sick fish and also to keep new fish in to make sure they arent sick