My best advice for quarantine is a separate tank, well away from all others preferably in a separate room. All nets and ancilliary equipment should only be used for the quarantine tank and NEVER EVER USED ON YOUR EXISTING TANKS. Have a heater at hand for your quarantine tank and increase the temperature of the water by a degree a day untill it reaches around eighty degrees, plenty of aeration and the fish will not suffer, most of the diseases that are carried into the country by Far East imports only come out at high temperatures and over a long period of time, The last fish I brought into my stock is still sitting in a separate tank in my garden shed at eighty degrees and has been for the last eighteen months, he is showing no signs of disease and is happily swimming around and eating three meals a day.

Remember that PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE in all cases, most fish importers do not have the facilities or time to quarantine fish properly, in my opinion two weeks is nowhere near enough time for any fish to show any signs of being unwell never mind being clear of disease. It is our responsibility to ensure that we do what is best for the fish in our charge.