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Old 03-21-2008, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
The reason that I quarantine for such a lengthy period is that some strains of my fish have been with me for over thirty years. I cannot replace the bloodline if anything happened to them. The fish that has been in solitary confinement was purchased from a dealer and I could not take the chance that it was carrying anything, even an outbreak of white spot could decimate my fish as they have never been exposed to any diseases. The reason for me purchasing the fish was to put in a more desirable trait into the particular line of fish, It was a Lionhead with a fantastic base blue colour, I will attempt to cross it back in to my line this year to improve the colour.
I have absolutely no doubt that you have established a good strain. However, with 1 1/2 yrs in quarantine you have already missed out on a breeding season.
I always QT new fish, no matter what the reputation of the breeder/LFS.
You should set in place the same biosecurity measures after returning from a show.
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