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So, I've finally gotten ready after losing a couple fish from the LFS that came in with what presented like velvet and ultimately lost 2 of 3 within 30 hours of purchase. The last wrasse died around the 2 week mark with progressive nerve damage from what I understand is likely internal parasites.
I was reading pretty obsessively at that time and have read dozens of threads here likely over a hundred pages. I am hoping to get some feedback on expected QT procedure for a Melanurus Wrasse and Carpenter's Wrasse that are due to arrive tomorrow (this time, I went with LiveAquaria).
I've had the QT tank setup for a week and a half and cycled with ammonia chloride and Biospira. Ammonia alert badge has shown the tank is capable of recovering from the caution area to safe within 2 days. This isn't ideal but I do have the ability to add something from the DT where everything went through QT and has zero signs of issues OR adding Amquel if no copper present.
Things on hand:
Focus, Metroplex, Kanaplex, General Cure, Methylene Blue, Ruby Reef Rally, PraziPro, Spectrogram
Copper Power, Cupramine, Hanna Copper Checker
Ammonia Alert Badge
There seems to be a couple disagreements on medications with wrasses and maybe I'm just missing something. Some recommend dropping the fish into 1.0 ppm Copper Power on day 1.
The difficult to QT guide recommends: flukes and internal worms as areas of attention for likely treatment, treatment with Prazi, CP seems to work well for the wrasses that are coming in (I have General Cure), General Cure for 10-14 days with Focus
HotRocks general QT protocol:
1) Food soaked in General Cure + Focus for 14 days (from Day 1)
2) Raise copper level (Copper Power for me) by 0.25 ppm per dose to 2.0 ppm over 3 (often recommended 4-5 days for wrasses) days
3) Watch for bacterial infections (if present, dose Spectrogram)
4) Two rounds of Prazi (General Cure or PraziPro) - dosed into the water
5) 14 days of additional observation
I'm thinking of the following:
1) Temp and Salinity match (float bag and salinity match QT tank), lights off/down
2) Drop into QT tank with no copper
3) Feed unmedicated food on Day 1 to observe the fish eating "normally" with frozen foods to determine if feeding behavior changes
4) Day 2 - food soaked in General Cure + Focus for 14 days while observing for velvet/ick
5) Day 4-5 assuming good eating - Start dosing Copper Power at 0.5 ppm per day *max* to 2.0 ppm (Hanna Checker) - maintain for 14 days
6) Transfer to new QT tank
I don't want to overthink it but I also don't want to kill fish. Would really like some input.
I was reading pretty obsessively at that time and have read dozens of threads here likely over a hundred pages. I am hoping to get some feedback on expected QT procedure for a Melanurus Wrasse and Carpenter's Wrasse that are due to arrive tomorrow (this time, I went with LiveAquaria).
I've had the QT tank setup for a week and a half and cycled with ammonia chloride and Biospira. Ammonia alert badge has shown the tank is capable of recovering from the caution area to safe within 2 days. This isn't ideal but I do have the ability to add something from the DT where everything went through QT and has zero signs of issues OR adding Amquel if no copper present.
Things on hand:
Focus, Metroplex, Kanaplex, General Cure, Methylene Blue, Ruby Reef Rally, PraziPro, Spectrogram
Copper Power, Cupramine, Hanna Copper Checker
Ammonia Alert Badge
There seems to be a couple disagreements on medications with wrasses and maybe I'm just missing something. Some recommend dropping the fish into 1.0 ppm Copper Power on day 1.
The difficult to QT guide recommends: flukes and internal worms as areas of attention for likely treatment, treatment with Prazi, CP seems to work well for the wrasses that are coming in (I have General Cure), General Cure for 10-14 days with Focus
HotRocks general QT protocol:
1) Food soaked in General Cure + Focus for 14 days (from Day 1)
2) Raise copper level (Copper Power for me) by 0.25 ppm per dose to 2.0 ppm over 3 (often recommended 4-5 days for wrasses) days
3) Watch for bacterial infections (if present, dose Spectrogram)
4) Two rounds of Prazi (General Cure or PraziPro) - dosed into the water
5) 14 days of additional observation
I'm thinking of the following:
1) Temp and Salinity match (float bag and salinity match QT tank), lights off/down
2) Drop into QT tank with no copper
3) Feed unmedicated food on Day 1 to observe the fish eating "normally" with frozen foods to determine if feeding behavior changes
4) Day 2 - food soaked in General Cure + Focus for 14 days while observing for velvet/ick
5) Day 4-5 assuming good eating - Start dosing Copper Power at 0.5 ppm per day *max* to 2.0 ppm (Hanna Checker) - maintain for 14 days
6) Transfer to new QT tank
I don't want to overthink it but I also don't want to kill fish. Would really like some input.