正如普通的盐水智能游客所知道的那样，“加勒比克里斯”和我是我的强烈支持者隔离所有新购的鱼for at least four weeks before introducing them to a display tank. But what about keeping two or more fish in the same quarantine tank (QT) simultaneously? Is that an acceptable practice?
The answer to this question, as with so many aspects of marine aquarium keeping, depends on a variety of factors. Before proceeding with multiple-specimen quarantine, ask yourself these questions:
我是为了节省储存新坦克的时间吗？
当考虑到新展示系统的所有牲畜隔离的一定要抽出的过程时，可能很容易想到：“嗯，如果我一次将所有标本放入隔离中时间！”但是，这忽略了这样一个事实，即您是将所有标本同时放入QT还是同时放置坦克，其中一条生病的鱼仍然会感染其余的。
您还必须考虑到，在此阶段，这两个系统中的生物过滤充其量将是脆弱的。立即添加太多鱼到任何一种水箱都会压倒生物滤器，引起氨尖峰并有可能死亡标本。
所有标本共享同一个系统窟吗er?
If the newly acquired specimens were purchased from the same sales tank or centralized system, then they’ve already been collectively exposed to any pests or pathogens that might have been present, in which case there’s no reason they can’t be quarantined together. I did this very thing last fall with a pair ofBluechin触发还有一个在我的LFS中放在一起的Foxface（对于我的125加仑来说都是不错的选择）。
但是，考虑到对系统的生物过滤器的潜在影响，建议您始终考虑将所有标本添加到QT或显示罐中是否可以立即添加。
鱼的耐受性有所不同吗？
Keep in mind that if disease does rear its ugly head among your quarantined specimens, they’ll all need to be treated together. However, some fish tolerate certain protocols or medications (such as copper for treating marine ich) better or worse than others. Before quarantining different species together, do some research to determine how sensitive they are and what treatments/doses they’ll tolerate.
是否有必要同时将所有标本同时添加到我的显示箱中？
让我们想象，出于某种奇怪的原因，您是“加勒比克里斯”粉笔鲈鱼到您的显示箱。长出胡须并穿上眼镜后，您前往当地的鱼类商店购买了五人一组。
现在，当将粉笔贝司组成小组时，应同时引入所有标本，因此将小组的每个成员单独隔离隔离是不可行的。设置五个独立的隔离坦克以容纳所有标本也不是实际的。因此，在这种情况下，最合乎逻辑的选择是在同一坦克中立即隔离它们 - 您可以对最后一个问题回答“是”：
Is my QT big enough to accommodate multiple specimens?
Of course, when quarantining multiple fish simultaneously, the QT itself must be large enough to allow adequate swimming space for all the specimens, provide enough hiding places so individuals can retreat from one another and feel secure, and sufficiently dilute the specimens’ combined waste products. After all, the point of quarantine is not to add stress on top of stress.
