Protect Your Display Tank Before Problems Start

Our preventative quarantine service is designed for healthy marine fish BEFORE they enter your aquarium. Every fish goes through a structured quarantine and preventative treatment process intended to reduce the risk of introducing parasites or disease into your display system.

What’s Included

• Professional quarantine and observation
• Preventative parasite treatment
• Deworming protocol
• Daily health monitoring
• Conditioning to frozen and prepared foods
• Final health assessment before release

Diseases Targeted

Our quarantine protocols target:

• Marine Ich
• Marine Velvet
• Brooklynella
• Uronema
• Flukes and internal worms

Preventative QT Pricing

Standard Quarantine — 30 Days

• Fish under $50 value — $35
• Fish valued $50–$100 — $50
• Fish valued $100–$250 — $65
• Fish valued over $250 — $85 plus 15% of fish value

Extended Quarantine — 45 Days

• Fish under $50 value — $50
• Fish valued $50–$100 — $70
• Fish valued $100–$250 — $90
• Fish valued over $250 — $120 plus 15% of fish value

Additional Fees

• Chloroquine phosphate treatment — $15
• Extended holding beyond quarantine period — $2/day
• Delivery service — Varies by location

Mortality Policy

If a fish dies during preventative quarantine:

• The quarantine fee is waived
• Documentation of symptoms and treatment is provided
• Customer remains responsible for the original fish purchase

Preventative quarantine is the best insurance policy for your reef tank.

Emergency Treatment for Sick Fish

This service is intended for fish already showing symptoms of disease inside a customer’s display aquarium.

By the time symptoms are visible, the display tank is generally considered contaminated, and additional fish may already be infected even if they appear healthy.

Common Symptoms

• White spots or dusty appearance
• Rapid breathing
• Flashing or scratching
• Excess slime coat
• Red sores or lesions
• Loss of appetite
• Lethargy

Diseases Treated

• Marine Velvet
• Marine Ich
• Brooklynella
• Uronema
• Flukes
• Secondary bacterial infections

Important Information

Most outbreak cases require:

• Removal of fish from the display aquarium
• Separate treatment systems
• A fish-free fallow period for the display tank

Typical fallow periods:

• Ich — 76+ days
• Velvet — 6+ weeks

Outbreak Treatment Pricing

Single Fish Treatment

• $75 base fee
• Plus 20% of fish value

Full Tank Treatment

• $150 base fee
• Plus $25 per fish
• Plus medication costs

Emergency Velvet or Brooklynella Cases

• Additional $100 emergency response fee
• Added to standard treatment pricing

Additional Fees

• Chloroquine phosphate treatment — $15
• Extended holding beyond treatment period — $2/day
• Delivery service — Varies by location

Mortality Policy

Outbreak cases involve actively diseased fish and carry significantly higher mortality risk.

• Base treatment fees are non-refundable
• Fish surviving beyond 72 hours may qualify for partial refund consideration
• Documentation and treatment records are provided in all cases

Early treatment dramatically improves survival rates.

Important Disease Treatment Disclaimer

Fish submitted for disease outbreak treatment may require the customer’s display aquarium to undergo a fallow (fish-free) period in order to fully eliminate parasites from the system.

Many common marine fish diseases, including Marine Ich and Marine Velvet, remain present in the aquarium environment even after infected fish are removed. Asymptomatic fish may also act as carriers.

Typical recommended fallow periods:

• Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon): 76+ days
• Marine Velvet (Amyloodinium): 6+ weeks

CapitalCorals cannot guarantee eradication of disease from a customer’s display aquarium unless proper fallow procedures are followed. Customers are responsible for maintaining fallow conditions and following recommended biosecurity practices after treatment.