@Jay Hemdal @Humblefish
I have a Orange Spotted Filefish that may have white stringy poop. No pinched stomach...actually almost always fat. I mysteriously lost 3 other fat OSFs and would like to feed some medicated food. However, this one only eats Masstick stuck to the glass (not in water column)....
How do I medicate with Masstick cubes (play dough like consistency)?
I know the general recommendation is 1/8 tsp Metro or General Cure with 1/8 tsp of focus with 1 tblsp of food to make a reef-safe concoction that should be fed 1-2 times a day
It takes about 12 smahed cubes to fill a tablespoon which would provide about 96 feedings (8 feeding per cube).
So a couple of questions:
1. Is the recommended medicated concoction recipe correct?
2. Do I need to add water to the concoction? If so, how much? (It needs to keep a play dough like consistency to stick to the glass.)
3. If I only dose 1-2 times a day, this medicated food would last for months. I'm assuming the fish only needs a couple of weeks of this medicated concoction and I can just half the recipe.
4. Is this really really reef safe with either Metro or General Cure?
5. Any other suggestions?
I have a Orange Spotted Filefish that may have white stringy poop. No pinched stomach...actually almost always fat. I mysteriously lost 3 other fat OSFs and would like to feed some medicated food. However, this one only eats Masstick stuck to the glass (not in water column)....
How do I medicate with Masstick cubes (play dough like consistency)?
I know the general recommendation is 1/8 tsp Metro or General Cure with 1/8 tsp of focus with 1 tblsp of food to make a reef-safe concoction that should be fed 1-2 times a day
It takes about 12 smahed cubes to fill a tablespoon which would provide about 96 feedings (8 feeding per cube).
So a couple of questions:
1. Is the recommended medicated concoction recipe correct?
2. Do I need to add water to the concoction? If so, how much? (It needs to keep a play dough like consistency to stick to the glass.)
3. If I only dose 1-2 times a day, this medicated food would last for months. I'm assuming the fish only needs a couple of weeks of this medicated concoction and I can just half the recipe.
4. Is this really really reef safe with either Metro or General Cure?
5. Any other suggestions?
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