The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Jaag]

thank you

 

[Jcarvallo]

Hi,

This is my solon wrasse. Is his face color normal?
All the pictures i find over the internet shows a yellow face.



Thanks you
Julio

 

[linus.chan]

I was pretty aggressive with that particular QT protocol, somewhat as an experiment to see how the wrasse would handle it. She was QT'd with a 4" Gold Rim Tang at 60mg/gallon. She ate well the entire 30 days of QT as did the tang. 40mg/gallon is what Humblefish recommends for preventative treatment.

HiSalty

Not sure if you saw my other thread, but I lost a kole tang that was in QT with my flame wrasse.no visible signs of disease or past erratic behavior. I responded today by treating with Prazi (I had planned on starting today as a matter fact... :( ).

I have been told not to mix prazi with copper, but wondering if you had experience wit mixing prazi with CP, as I am feeling like I should start the CP treatment. Since you have used CP, any tips or issues I should be aware of?

I am using a corner filter, anything I should or shouldn’t add to tank?

 

[HairyGary]

HiSalty

Not sure if you saw my other thread, but I lost a kole tang that was in QT with my flame wrasse.no visible signs of disease or past erratic behavior. I responded today by treating with Prazi (I had planned on starting today as a matter fact... :( ).

I have been told not to mix prazi with copper, but wondering if you had experience wit mixing prazi with CP, as I am feeling like I should start the CP treatment. Since you have used CP, any tips or issues I should be aware of?

I am using a corner filter, anything I should or shouldn’t add to tank?

I would just start copper and skip praise if you are nervous about ice or velvet being the culprit.

 

[saltyhog]

HiSalty

Not sure if you saw my other thread, but I lost a kole tang that was in QT with my flame wrasse.no visible signs of disease or past erratic behavior. I responded today by treating with Prazi (I had planned on starting today as a matter fact... :( ).

I have been told not to mix prazi with copper, but wondering if you had experience wit mixing prazi with CP, as I am feeling like I should start the CP treatment. Since you have used CP, any tips or issues I should be aware of?

I am using a corner filter, anything I should or shouldn’t add to tank?

Like @HairyGary said, most everything you treat with Prazi you have a little time (flukes might be an exception if their really bad). If you're worried about velvet or ich treat with copper or CP and treat for worms/flukes once that's done.

I have used CP and General Cure(metronidazole/prazi) together without problem though.

 

[linus.chan]

yeah, too bad i started prazi already. No real signs of ich or velvet, but i know they are the real killers and don't necessarily show signs.

 

[linus.chan]

ugh just read that mixing liquid prazi (which is what i used) with CP is a no-no.

 

[tkiry1]

Excited on my new parrot...

 

[Maritimer]

Beautiful bowersi!

Keep us posted about how he gets on - there's not a lot out there about that fish.

~Bruce

 

[eatbreakfast]

I've treated prazi and copper simultaneously without issue. Just keep the water aerated.

 

[linus.chan]

okay so i have a sponge filter (with an airhose) and another airstone as well. was going to add a powerhead, but should the 2 sources of aeration be enough?

 

[HairyGary]

okay so i have a sponge filter (with an airhose) and another airstone as well. was going to add a powerhead, but should the 2 sources of aeration be enough?

I would use airstone and point a powerhead to the surface for more aeration

 

[linus.chan]

So what do you guys think? Should i wait a day and use copper with a hanna checker? Or should i go ahead and start a day earlier and use CP?

 

[HairyGary]

So what do you guys think? Should i wait a day and use copper with a hanna checker? Or should i go ahead and start a day earlier and use CP?

When did you dose Prazi? I would use copper with checker

 

[linus.chan]

i dosed copper yesterday morning, but will be doing water changes. But if HairyGary says to do copper, i will waituntil thursday night to start on copper.

 

[linus.chan]

i dosed copper yesterday morning, but will be doing water changes. But if HairyGary says to do copper, i will waituntil thursday night to start on copper.

That should have said 8 dosed prazi yesterday

 

[HairyGary]

Plethora of nice wrasse today on DD

 

[saltyhog]

Man, I can't get over $550 for a flasher wrasse. I think I paid $189 for mine a few years ago and thought that was crazy for a flasher.

 

[HairyGary]

Man, I can't get over $550 for a flasher wrasse. I think I paid $189 for mine a few years ago and thought that was crazy for a flasher.

I know! Mine was much less just at the beginning of the year. Maybe it’s the old lore of a Bells being the holy grail of flashers a while back but I can’t spend $450 on it when it looks too much like a Royal.

 

[saltyhog]

I know! Mine was much less just at the beginning of the year. Maybe it’s the old lore of a Bells being the holy grail of flashers a while back but I can’t spend $450 on it when it looks too much like a Royal.

And I know one vendor that wants $150 for a terminal phase Royal. I got mine for $69