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How and why should rats and fish be quarantined when they get home

Jane Margolis
2021-08-03 20:03:22
When rats and fish are bought for quarantine, a quarantine tank should be prepared first. The original tank water can be selected and a small amount of new water can be added. Then a heating rod and filter are installed. Finally, special medicines for quarantine are added. The quantity under different medicines is different, and breeders can use them according to the instructions. After being prepared, put the rats and fish into the jar and raise them for 1-2 weeks, then you can stop taking drugs for observation. If there is no problem, it can be put into the prepared fish tank for breeding.
How and why should rats and fish be quarantined when they get home 1. How to quarantine rats and fish when they get home

Rats and fish have just been bought home, so don't put them directly into the fish tank, and they can only be put into the fish tank after quarantine. To quarantine rats and fish, we must first prepare a fish tank for quarantine. The water in the fish tank can use the original tank water plus a small amount of trapped water. Secondly, the equipment of quarantine tank should be prepared, and a filter and heating rod can be installed to ensure environmental stability. Finally, special drugs for quarantine are added, and the dosage of drugs of different brands is different. Breeders can refer to the instructions of drugs. If you can't buy quarantine drugs, you can add potassium permanganate, methyl blue and potassium permanganate into water to show lavender. After the quarantine work is ready, the newly bought rats and fish can be put into the tank after passing through the water, drugged normally and raised for 1-2 weeks, then stopped taking the medicine for a few days to observe their status. If there is no death or illness, it can be put into the aquaculture tank.

2. Why should rats and fish be quarantined

Many breeders hear the word quarantine when buying rats and fish, but they don't understand why rats and fish should be quarantined. Let's introduce it in detail below.

Rats and fish themselves produce toxins. If they are put directly into the fish tank without quarantine, other fish in the fish tank will be poisoned or died. Moreover, rats and fish will carry a large number of bacteria. If they are not sterilized before entering the tank, the bacteria they carry will not affect their own safety, but will affect the health of other fish, so they must be quarantined.

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