My Current QT Process

[JCTReefer]

Yes! I have a clownish with no other symptoms besides white stringy poop and fast breathing. The best part is, he has GC AND Fenbendazole resistant internal parasites.

I wonder if there’s any other med that can be fed to get rid of the parasites?

 

[Kasey Grohowski]

I wonder if there’s any other med that can be fed to get rid of the parasites?

Yeah I'm trying to find something.

 

[JCTReefer]

Yeah I'm trying to find something.

I was reading through all the internal parasites thread. I’m sure you have to. I saw your post on there. I’m with you. I’m wondering what happen to Humblefish. I noticed you didn’t get a response on that question. Hmm. The only other med I saw was levamisole.

 

[Kasey Grohowski]

I was reading through all the internal parasites thread. I’m sure you have to. I saw your post on there. I’m with you. I’m wondering what happen to Humblefish. I noticed you didn’t get a response on that question. Hmm.

He has his own forum. I've been speaking with him about it also.

 

[JCTReefer]

He has his own forum. I've been speaking with him about it also.

Oh good!! I’m glad to see he hasn’t left the hobby!!!

 

[RWS6605]

I wish I had found this post before....
I ordered some fish from LA. Flame Angel, chromis, cardinal, Blenny, and a longfin fairy wrasse. One cardinal arrived DOA.

I had my QT (10 gallon NUVO) set up for several weeks (3-4). Was ghost feeding some and would seed with a little water from DT. Probably a bad idea now that I think of it. Got ATO set up and even been floating a ball of cheato.

Fish arrived and I did the drip acclimation per LA directions and as I have with my other fish. Waited until the next day to dose with Praxipro and Cupramine. I had done both in the past without this issue.

Anyway, next day the fairy wrasse started laying on its side and breathing heavy. Tested water and notice ammonia spiked to 0.5-1 and nitrite was off the chart.

I had 5 gallons of fresh sw on hand so I started changing it out. Over the evening and next morning. Also added most of a small bottle of biospria.

Wrasse didn’t make it. Two days later and this morning my flame Angel has gone. Ammonia at 0-0.25 but nitrite is still 2-5ppm.

New water being made. Going to do a full WC.

I hope I don’t lose the others. I feel really bad as I think I just didn’t have a fully set QT tank biofilter and over did it on the medications. To hard and fast from what I have learned here.

 

[Hallowhead]

I wish I had found this post before....
I ordered some fish from LA. Flame Angel, chromis, cardinal, Blenny, and a longfin fairy wrasse. One cardinal arrived DOA.

I had my QT (10 gallon NUVO) set up for several weeks (3-4). Was ghost feeding some and would seed with a little water from DT. Probably a bad idea now that I think of it.

Fish arrived and I did the drip acclimation per LA directions and as I have with my other fish. Waited until the next day to dose with Praxipro and Cupramine. I had done both in the past without this issue.

Anyway, next day the fairy wrasse started laying on its side and breathing heavy. Tested water and notice ammonia spiked to 0.5-1 and nitrite was off the chart.

I had 5 gallons of fresh sw on hand so I started changing it out. Over the evening and next morning. Also added most of a small bottle of biospria.

Wrasse didn’t make it. Two days later and this morning my flame Angel has gone. Ammonia at 0-0.25 but nitrite is still 2-5ppm.

New water being made. Going to do a full WC.

I hope I don’t lose the others. I feel really bad as I think I just didn’t have a fully set QT tank biofilter and over did it on the medications. To hard and fast from what I have learned here.

It sounds like you didn't have a bacteria build up set. It's reccomended to seed rock and or sponge media that was floating in your sump for a week

 

[Pbh-reef]

I honestly think your issue was too many fish in a 10 gallon tank. To qt 5 active swimmers I’d suggest a 30 gallon with a few seeded sponges.

 

[RWS6605]

It sounds like you didn't have a bacteria build up set. It's reccomended to seed rock and or sponge media that was floating in your sump for a week

I did have three seeded rocks in there but took them out prior to dosing cooper. So I think that is where I messed up. I do have 4 sponges in the back of the tank. I just think I didn’t have it fully set for such a bioload.

I honestly think your issue was too many fish in a 10 gallon tank. To qt 5 active swimmers I’d suggest a 30 gallon with a few seeded sponges.

I think that may be some of the problem too. They did come pretty small so I was hoping they would be okay. Too many with such a poorly established tank.

 

[Hallowhead]

I did have three seeded rocks in there but took them out prior to dosing cooper. So I think that is where I messed up. I do have 4 sponges in the back of the tank. I just think I didn’t have it fully set for such a bioload.



I think that may be some of the problem too. They did come pretty small so I was hoping they would be okay. Too many with such a poorly established tank.

If I could recommend something at this point would be to dump bio spira to help control the params.

 

[Kasey Grohowski]

I wish I had found this post before....
I ordered some fish from LA. Flame Angel, chromis, cardinal, Blenny, and a longfin fairy wrasse. One cardinal arrived DOA.

I had my QT (10 gallon NUVO) set up for several weeks (3-4). Was ghost feeding some and would seed with a little water from DT. Probably a bad idea now that I think of it. Got ATO set up and even been floating a ball of cheato.

Fish arrived and I did the drip acclimation per LA directions and as I have with my other fish. Waited until the next day to dose with Praxipro and Cupramine. I had done both in the past without this issue.

Anyway, next day the fairy wrasse started laying on its side and breathing heavy. Tested water and notice ammonia spiked to 0.5-1 and nitrite was off the chart.

I had 5 gallons of fresh sw on hand so I started changing it out. Over the evening and next morning. Also added most of a small bottle of biospria.

Wrasse didn’t make it. Two days later and this morning my flame Angel has gone. Ammonia at 0-0.25 but nitrite is still 2-5ppm.

New water being made. Going to do a full WC.

I hope I don’t lose the others. I feel really bad as I think I just didn’t have a fully set QT tank biofilter and over did it on the medications. To hard and fast from what I have learned here.

Invest in Seachem Prime!!!

 

[Hallowhead]

Invest in Seachem Prime!!!

Don't prime while using copper !

 

[Kasey Grohowski]

Don't prime while using copper !

Oh yeah my bad, I misread.

 

[RWS6605]

I got my water changed out and bio added. Ammonia and Nitrite are now down to acceptance levels near zero.
Thanks all for the feedback.

 

[Hallowhead]

I got my water changed out and bio added. Ammonia and Nitrite are now down to acceptance levels near zero.
Thanks all for the feedback.

Are they eating?

 

[RWS6605]

Are they eating?

Yep everyone is seeming happy now.

 

[Hallowhead]

Howdy,

Can I dose general cure to the water column while I am at therapeutic copper?

I wanna take care of any external parasites for the last week.

 

[Kasey Grohowski]

So @HotRocks then you do 2 rounds of GC after the tank transfer?

 

[HotRocks]

So @HotRocks then you do 2 rounds of GC after the tank transfer?

I actually use Prazipro after the transfer because the concentration of praziquantel is a bit higher.

 

[Kasey Grohowski]

I actually use Prazipro after the transfer because the concentration of praziquantel is a bit higher.

I was talking to humblefish he said to dose the metro during copper, because fish with brook, urenoma, etc won't make it to the tank transfer. But even so, you still do two rounds of prazi?