I woke up this morning to the unfortunate surprise that my clowns are dusted with velvet. I don’t think they’re gonna make it, and am really bummed about this. They’re still eating, but have elevated breathing and are swimming very sparatically. Here is a picture of the problem:
I don’t think it’s brook, however, as it is clearly a dusting and not peeling. The pic makes it look like brook, but to the eye it is most certainly velvet.
I need to act fast, and because of an upcoming snowstorm, any new meds I order won’t arrive in time to save them. I have formulated this plan based on what I have, and I am wondering if it is acceptable.
5 min FW dip to alleviate surface trophonts and dinospores. This will immediately be followed by a 30 minute bath in malachite green (via super ich cure) and then they will be put into QT where I will raise copper to a therapeutic level (cupramine). I also have PraziPro but don’t think that would do much on velvet. Ideally, a formalin or acriflavine dip would be the proper option, but I don’t have any medications with either. Is my plan acceptable, or are my fish going to die?
I don’t think it’s brook, however, as it is clearly a dusting and not peeling. The pic makes it look like brook, but to the eye it is most certainly velvet.
I need to act fast, and because of an upcoming snowstorm, any new meds I order won’t arrive in time to save them. I have formulated this plan based on what I have, and I am wondering if it is acceptable.
5 min FW dip to alleviate surface trophonts and dinospores. This will immediately be followed by a 30 minute bath in malachite green (via super ich cure) and then they will be put into QT where I will raise copper to a therapeutic level (cupramine). I also have PraziPro but don’t think that would do much on velvet. Ideally, a formalin or acriflavine dip would be the proper option, but I don’t have any medications with either. Is my plan acceptable, or are my fish going to die?
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