Petco rescue, two tangs
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The lower salinity is probably helping as well. Hypo-salinity is another option for prazi-resistant flukes....
5 days as 1.011 kills adults and prevents eggs from hatching:
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5 days as 1.011 kills adults and prevents eggs from hatching:
Hyposalinity
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?sh...php?threads/Hyposalinity.247596/&share_type=t
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She has been doing very well considering what she's been through, I'm just hoping she can come out of QT with a clean bill of health. I'm still bummed about Mr Yellow Tang, I probably should have tried the MB on him also. I thought about it but he had already been through a fwd and a fungus cure bath and I didn't want to stress him more by scooping him up again
If she appears healthy at the moment I think I would just watch her. We all know sometimes rushing to treat can cause issues as well. Once you get the fenbendazole then get her in it. Just watch her breathing etc.
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Would it be safe to drop it more right now? Also, should I plug the heater back in? I went into salvage mode this morning and did everything I could do with the time I had before work to keep her alive
You could just do that also instead of the fenbendazole. You’re already at 1.017 right?
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That's where I'm at, I dropped it based on the salvage protocol
I’d say since the initial drop was this morning could bring it down a bit further tonight if you want. It’s easier going down than up. But, I wouldn’t bring it the whole way to 1.011 all in one shot.
Maybe bring it down to 1.015 tonight, 1.013 in the morning, and 1.011 tomorrow night.
Just remember, going back up should happen much more slowly. For that I usually just top-off with saltwater and let evaporation do the work for me.
I agree, I do small WC’s every two days at my desired salinity. For instance in my 20G QT I’ll do a 2G WC at 1.025 every other day to raise it up.
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That sounds like a great idea, do you think there would be any harm in using both treatments? (hypo salinity and fenbendazole) Also, should I continue with the antibiotics?
I’m guilty of the same, I think we just get so used to a certain protocol we forget about other options. That’s why this forum works so well a lot of different ideas.
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I think I remember reading about the hypo when I first read the thread about fenbendazole, didn't @ckalupa use that method?
jsvand5
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You really can drop the salinity with no acclimation at all. I drop almost all of my fish straight into 1.009 on arrival. Doesn’t have any negative effect at all. Just have to make sure your refractometer is properly calibrated so you don’t mistakenly go too low.
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Wow! Thank you!
It’s been more than 14 days, if she seems like she’s doing OK without them now, I would just hold off on the antibiotics.
If you do the bath while in hypo, the salinity would have to match between the two. I’m not sure if that will affect the dosage, I’ll see what I can dig up.
If you do the bath while in hypo, the salinity would have to match between the two. I’m not sure if that will affect the dosage, I’ll see what I can dig up.
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I don't have any calibration fluid for my refractometer and I'm just using rodi to zero it. It's usually right on with the Milwaukee refractometer my lfs uses but I don't know that I trust it that much to drop it all at once
I think if your tank is at 1.017 I would start bringing it down, hypo is the most gentle especially on a possibly fragile fish.
Just make sure to keep an eye on your PH as it can drop during hypo.
Keep the fenbendazole in case something happens and you need it for an emergency
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Maybe someone should write up a sticky thread about prazi resistant flukes, unless I'm mistaken I don't think there is one
