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Message: [QUOTE="milonedp, post: 454814, member: 14328"] [USER=6145]@Lisak1[/USER], I really appreciate your experience, you've helped me a lot already. Can't QT also keep disease and parasites from ever getting into the pond? I.e. right now I know ICH doesn't exist in my pond, if I introduce a fish that is strong but showing no signs of infection but actually has ICH, I've introduced ICH to the pond and a future fish going through some stressor could more easily catch ICH. I guess the way I'm looking at this is, do I want to "eradicate" common disease and parasites, or do I want to "manage" them. I'm still trying to sort through is "is the juice worth the squeeze". My thinking is: 1. If I prophylactically treat for common parasites and diseases I could ensure they never get into the pond so if something stresses the pond the fish don't have to deal with those parasites and diseases, just whatever the stressor was. 2. If I do not treat prophylactically and just see if anything arises in QT then I'm not certain that those issues don't exist in the pond and the focus is just trying to keep the fish healthy enough to fight off any stressors or disease or parasites int he pond. 3. If I just put the first batch directly in the pond I don't even have the opportunity of observation and I've introduced whatever those fish have into the pond. It seems as though the saltwater community generally recommends the first option and for years I've focused on eradication but I'm not sure that is possible or worth the effort on the pond. This community is recommending the second or third? Am I thinking about this wrong? Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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