Quarantine tank size question

[Brando457]

I plan on quarantining a 3" naso tang, 3" hippo tang, and 3" yellow tang.

The plan is to put them all in a 55g tank w/ a hob filter, powerhead for circulation, heater, and ammonia badge.

I have 1 sponge that has been in a 20g long for about 6 months and that tank has never had any wild caught fish in it, only housed my tank bred clowns. In addition I just added another sponge approximately 2 weeks ago to cultivate some good bacteria.

Would I need to cycle the 55g tank or would moving the sponges suffice?

Would the 55g long suffice to act as a quarantine for the 3 above fish?

Also I plan on doing a trio of anthias, wondering if a 20g long would suffice for them or if I'd need to do them in the 55g as well after the tangs?

Thanks!

 

[greybolt03]

I think you should be fine with your plans, I would suggest getting some plastic tubes in there for hiding spaces.

 

[Brando457]

I think you should be fine with your plans, I would suggest getting some plastic tubes in there for hiding spaces.

I have big sections of pvc handy

 

[JRWOHLER]

Sounds like a perfect setup.

 

[Brando457]

thank you!

 

[NikkiT]

If you can, I'ld go a bit bigger for the anthias than a 20g. We have acclimated and QTed anthias in a 65g with good success, and I think you would do well with something 30 breeder sized. If they are smaller anthias or a smaller group, the 20g may be fine, I just worry about water quality in a tank of that size with fish that require heavy feeding.

I saw your other thread on online ordering, so I'm chiming in here re: anthias online ordering. We have had good luck with anthias from Pacific Island Aquatics (our quartet of cooperi came from PIA).

Our other anthias were purchased locally; they are Hawainisis Ventralis pair (from AO), sunburst (from Trop), and borb pair (one from ELOS one from AO).

We had a gorgeous flagagotius (sp?) for about 15 months before he jumped (I know, should have had a cover- he lived in the frag tank due to aggression from another fish).

Other online retailers we have successfully ordered from: Divers Den (False shephardi angel, mimic blenny, helfrichi firefish pair, lunate wrasse, cf lancelatus (sp?) wrasse) Nice Wrasse (Earl's wrasse, flame wrasse pair, johnsoni wrasse), Pacific Island Aquatics (cooperi and bells flasher wrasse).

Of the fish listed above, only the single jumper is not currently with us. They were all purchased between 2011-present. Hope that helps!