quarantine
Period of isolation, often enforced post-import or purchase of new fish(es) in aquaria, in order to prevent transmission of pathogens or parasites.
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Ichthyological terms, not general ones.
Period of isolation, often enforced post-import or purchase of new fish(es) in aquaria, in order to prevent transmission of pathogens or parasites.
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An aquarium set up and maintained for purposes of quarantine. May also be used to isolate diseased, parasite-infested or otherwise unwell individuals, in which case it may be referred to as a hospital tank.
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See quarantine tank.