Im continuing to lose zoa frags and colonies due to a bacterial infection.
Furan-2, the sureway to treat them, was discontinued (and was never available here anyway) so im looking for a alternative:
Peroxide dip - no effect
Iodine dip - no effect
Coral rx dip - no effect
Reef Flux (fluconazole) - maybe tiny improvement but nothing significant.
Copper sulphate/ Ethacridine lactacte - don't know the results for now but i guess - no effect because of its ineffectiveness agains gram negativ bacteria (which are the main culprit of zoa pox).
My last hope is Doxycycline. But should i even bother to get it? I've read that it gets neutralized by calcium ions, so it isn't actually recommended for saltwatwer treatments, but it is effective against gram negative bacteria.
Anyone has any other ideas? It's getting really frustrating to watch my collection melt away.
Furan-2, the sureway to treat them, was discontinued (and was never available here anyway) so im looking for a alternative:
Peroxide dip - no effect
Iodine dip - no effect
Coral rx dip - no effect
Reef Flux (fluconazole) - maybe tiny improvement but nothing significant.
Copper sulphate/ Ethacridine lactacte - don't know the results for now but i guess - no effect because of its ineffectiveness agains gram negativ bacteria (which are the main culprit of zoa pox).
My last hope is Doxycycline. But should i even bother to get it? I've read that it gets neutralized by calcium ions, so it isn't actually recommended for saltwatwer treatments, but it is effective against gram negative bacteria.
Anyone has any other ideas? It's getting really frustrating to watch my collection melt away.