How to Quarantine New Fish Before Adding to Your Main Tank

How to Quarantine New Fish Before Adding to Your Main Tank

How to quarantine new fish before adding to your main tank You bring home three bright neon tetras on a Saturday. By Thursday they look fine, so you drop them in your 40-gallon community tank. A week later half your old fish have white spots and stopped eating. Iโ€™ve been there. It cost me six cardinal tetras and a month of water changes to fix it. A simple fish quarantine would have stopped it cold. ...

November 11, 2026 ยท 7 min ยท Sarah Mitchell