Can paraguard be dosed in a fowlr tank

[livinlifeinBKK]

HI guys, I have a tank which is confirmed to be infected with velvet so during the fallow period I'm setting up two new fowlr tanks which are still cycling. Although I'll try to be as careful as possible not to cross contaminate, if the fowlr tanks do get unintentionally infected through cross contamination, can I dose Seachem Paraguard directly into the fowlr tank?

 

[SlugSnorter]

yes*

It can damage the biofilter, but its rarely enough to cause an issue

also according to something i found "Seachem says not to use it on inverts or scaleless fish"

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

yes*

It can damage the biofilter, but its rarely enough to cause an issue

also according to something i found "Seachem says not to use it on inverts or scaleless fish"

OK...I don't plan on having any inverts, but I was really concerned about the nitrifying bacteria

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Paragaurd won't do anything for velvet or ich. I know cause i tried. You need to treat the fish with copper

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Paragaurd won't do anything for velvet or ich. I know cause i tried. You need to treat the fish with copper

In the back of my mind, that's kind of what I expected to hear...being able to dose an effective cure all medication into any tank is just a dream as far as I know...

 

[SlugSnorter]

Paragaurd won't do anything for velvet or ich. I know cause i tried. You need to treat the fish with copper

So, no it won't nor will it ever, this is to clarify about reef safe ich products (kick ich, paraguard, etc)


THEY WILL NOT TREAT ICH ON FISH THEY ONLY KILL THE FREE SWIMMING LIFESTAGE OF ICH

when treating ich in a DT, use MetroPlex with focus or a similar anti internal parasitic medication

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

So, no it won't nor will it ever, this is to clarify about reef safe ich products (kick ich, paraguard, etc)


THEY WILL NOT TREAT ICH ON FISH THEY ONLY KILL THE FREE SWIMMING LIFESTAGE OF ICH

when treating ich in a DT, use MetroPlex with focus or a similar anti internal parasitic medication

Thanks for warning me ahead of time!

 

[SlugSnorter]

In the back of my mind, that's kind of what I expected to hear...being able to dose an effective cure all medication into any tank is just a dream as far as I know...

So, no it won't nor will it ever, this is to clarify about reef safe ich products (kick ich, paraguard, etc)


THEY WILL NOT TREAT ICH ON FISH THEY ONLY KILL THE FREE SWIMMING LIFESTAGE OF ICH


when treating ich in a DT, use MetroPlex with focus or a similar anti internal parasitic medication, this does not stop the free swimming ich though, so combine a free swimming killer with an anti internal med to kill all ich in the tank as they hatch and prevent any ich from replicating themselves.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Paragaurd won't do anything for velvet or ich. I know cause i tried. You need to treat the fish with copper

also every time I see your dragon eel pfp it makes me inch closer to getting a moray tank, so cool!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

So, no it won't nor will it ever, this is to clarify about reef safe ich products (kick ich, paraguard, etc)


THEY WILL NOT TREAT ICH ON FISH THEY ONLY KILL THE FREE SWIMMING LIFESTAGE OF ICH


when treating ich in a DT, use MetroPlex with focus or a similar anti internal parasitic medication, this does not stop the free swimming ich though, so combine a free swimming killer with an anti internal med to kill all ich in the tank as they hatch and prevent any ich from replicating themselves.

Wow...you just saved me a lot of research time...thank you so much!

 

[SlugSnorter]

Wow...you just saved me a lot of research time...thank you so much!

NP, and keep us updated! also, If you have space, a QT tank could be really useful, it doesn't have to be big, just ready to go in case of an emergency. you can add some bio balls to a uninfected and move them after a week or two into the QT to give a good seed, and just phantom feed a bit of fish food to feed the bacteria

 

[SlugSnorter]

OK...I don't plan on having any inverts, but I was really concerned about the nitrifying bacteria

They should be okay, keep some nitrifying bacteria and anti ammonia products on hand just in case the unlikely bacteria die off occurs if you wanna be safe

 

[SlugSnorter]

In the back of my mind, that's kind of what I expected to hear...being able to dose an effective cure all medication into any tank is just a dream as far as I know...

also, if dosed and maintained well, a biofilter can survive copper without much harm. although it is a bit risky and can make the tank dangerous if you ever add any inverts

 

[SlugSnorter]

also also (sorry for info slog) you can soak tools/gloves/buckets in freshwater (RODI or distilled preferably to prevent any mishaps) to kill stuff on them.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

They should be okay, keep some nitrifying bacteria and anti ammonia products on hand just in case the unlikely bacteria die off occurs if you wanna be safe

This time I'm going to make sure to have everything I could possibly need before something bad or unexpected happens. I really get attached to some of my fish.

 

[SlugSnorter]

This time I'm going to make sure to have everything I could possibly need before something bad or unexpected happens. I really get attached to some of my fish.

I understand, I even freak out if my snail is doing weird