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Keep doing what your doin!! They look alot better then when you got them, hope these little fellas make it. Thanks for sharing the videos also keep em comming!
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@Russ265 I follow you about doing peroxide dips to remove trophonts from the fish. But what are you doing to treat the QT itself to prevent reinfection (from the dinospores)? Peroxide in there as well?
Edit: I just watched all the videos. So, FW dip + peroxide bath (for temporary relief), and then placed into a QT with copper (to eradicate the life cycle.) Do I have that right?
This is a great thread. Will help save a few fish for others in the future too.
Earlier in the trhread someone said Petco had bought out Foster's and Smith? When did this happen?
And if so are they now involved with Divers Den and the Coral Farm at this facility too? That would be bad news if they run it like the Petco stores.
Back to the subject. The only time I had ick was with a newly purchased purple tang, treated with a fw dip, then hypo salinty, and wc in the qt tank everyday. Worked fine and I still have him today, 9 years later.
Seems simple compared to all the meds listed here, but for me it worked.
in this thread it is really nice to learn how everyone is using the meds/methods of dosing in particular and also that the fish are able to survive. Great to hear which ones work and which ones are just too strong for a fish's survival.
Your Petco must be balling. In Orlando, they are not even on special order list.
Tank transfer method. 12-days. No harsh meds.
Which brand of copper do you use? If this works for you, I may substitute H202 for acriflavine the next time I treat a fish for velvet. Thanks for teaching an old dog a new trick and thanks for the shout out.if i were to do it again..... i would do fresh water and h2o2 for immediate relief. These tangs can handle the full 15 minute fw bath.
the copper is to kill off the dinospores and cut it's life cycle, yes.
i am also blacking out the tank before work.
as far as h2o2 goes it seems a peroxide level of 50-75ppm is effective in breaking the life cycle as well. the issue here though, is how do you sustain it? seems safer if you "dip" (peroxide salt water) for an hour and then return them to the copper tank.
TTM only works on ich, not velvet.
Which brand of copper do you use? If this works for you, I may substitute H202 for acriflavine the next time I treat a fish for velvet. Thanks for teaching an old dog a new trick and thanks for the shout out.
hydrogen peroxide i am very familiar with using and it is known to kill velvet and a number of other parasites.