15 June, 09hr20. Turned on skimmer. Had to open the outlet a bit. Normal after 15 hours.
Visual observations. The medication blue water is almost clear already. The Stichodactyla moved around the corner. The white points on the dorsal and tail fins of the affected fish are not visible at this time. Respiration of all fish is normal. Nothing looks stressed. No action to take today other than observe and decide to continue or not with day 3 treatment of a half dose.
Med is Colombo Femsal. All info is on their site. It's a standard "reef safe" Malachite based treatment. It's effectiveness is tied closely to great water parameters. Basically, that means honest 0.0 Ammonia/Nitrite, very stable temperatures and oxygenation. Make no adjustment during treatment if possible. The time from first treatment to first water change is 7 to 12 days, or 7 days after the last dose, maximum dosing of three on day 1, 3 and 5.
If Ammonia / Nitrite poses a problem and requires a mid treatment water change, I would postulate that the aquarium has more troubles than parasites.
Mark
Visual observations. The medication blue water is almost clear already. The Stichodactyla moved around the corner. The white points on the dorsal and tail fins of the affected fish are not visible at this time. Respiration of all fish is normal. Nothing looks stressed. No action to take today other than observe and decide to continue or not with day 3 treatment of a half dose.
Med is Colombo Femsal. All info is on their site. It's a standard "reef safe" Malachite based treatment. It's effectiveness is tied closely to great water parameters. Basically, that means honest 0.0 Ammonia/Nitrite, very stable temperatures and oxygenation. Make no adjustment during treatment if possible. The time from first treatment to first water change is 7 to 12 days, or 7 days after the last dose, maximum dosing of three on day 1, 3 and 5.
If Ammonia / Nitrite poses a problem and requires a mid treatment water change, I would postulate that the aquarium has more troubles than parasites.
Mark