Fallow period

[reefer10]

No they’re all dead. Was just trying to explain symptoms of some of the fish to better try to understand what they may have had. Basically only 1 fish had white stringy poop so don’t know if it was internal parasites or not that killed all of them. I just know there was nothing obvious other than not eating for about a week and a half, then basically dead. So if it was internal parasites fallow does not help? If not how do ever get rid of it?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

No they’re all dead. Was just trying to explain symptoms of some of the fish to better try to understand what they may have had. Basically only 1 fish had white stringy poop so don’t know if it was internal parasites or not that killed all of them. I just know there was nothing obvious other than not eating for about a week and a half, then basically dead. So if it was internal parasites fallow does not help? If not how do ever get rid of it?

Internal parasites either have a secondary host (like a certain snail or a bird) and don’t replicate in captivity, or they have direct development that dies out with the same timeline as external parasites…so the 60 day fallow will still hold.

 

[reefer10]

Ok thank you very much! So if I do an even longer fallow period, say 90 days should that get rid of anything?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

As long as the tank is stable and gives the fish enough room, longer won’t hurt, it just isn’t necessary.

 

[reefer10]

Ok all the fish in that tank died, so nothing to move ti a quarantine tank if that’s what you mean by “tank is stable and enough room for fish”? The only thing in the tank now is coral and crabs.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Ok all the fish in that tank died, so nothing to move ti a quarantine tank if that’s what you mean by “tank is stable and enough room for fish”? The only thing in the tank now is coral and crabs.

Sorry - I thought you had fish to move out for the fallow period. With invertebrates only, the time frame is 60 days, but 76 days won't hurt, it just adds more time.

 

[reefer10]

Thank you very much!