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180g Starphire A.G.E on its way!
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BreadmanMike
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I definitely go to Joe's thread for pictures. :thumbsup:
Oh yes, I am the splitter of threads. :smokin:
Oh yes, I am the splitter of threads. :smokin:
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BreadmanMike
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Do you know who gave you the RB's or the AEFW?
RB's are easy to get rid of, but the AEFW is terrible bro. What are your plans?
RB's are easy to get rid of, but the AEFW is terrible bro. What are your plans?
BreadmanMike
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I've never had AEFW, and I hope I never get them. If I did I would probably throw my SPS in the garbage and be done with them for a year or so. :lol:
Are you going to pull all the sps out to treat?
Are you going to pull all the sps out to treat?
BreadmanMike
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My SPS stand for the same as you. You need a magnifying glass to see mine.
What is the suggested way to rid your tank of them?
What is the suggested way to rid your tank of them?
tbone28
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for RB, i'm going to treat the whole tank.
for AEFW, thus far, I've only dipped the 6 or 7 frags I mentioned. When I get the levamisole, I'll decide then if I want to dip and QT just those or pull out all of them - I really don't want to, though.
Mike - there are several methods. I haven't read too much on it yet, but from what I've read so far:
Dip in TMPCC and/or Revive cleanser
Some use fluke tabs
Some use Levamisole
I think some use Lugol's solution?
Then you keep the dipped frags in a QT tank for 6 weeks I think. The rationale for taking out ALL frags is to eliminate any food source for the AEFW. They thus die off just in case the dip didn't get them, or missed scraping off some eggs.
for AEFW, thus far, I've only dipped the 6 or 7 frags I mentioned. When I get the levamisole, I'll decide then if I want to dip and QT just those or pull out all of them - I really don't want to, though.
Mike - there are several methods. I haven't read too much on it yet, but from what I've read so far:
Dip in TMPCC and/or Revive cleanser
Some use fluke tabs
Some use Levamisole
I think some use Lugol's solution?
Then you keep the dipped frags in a QT tank for 6 weeks I think. The rationale for taking out ALL frags is to eliminate any food source for the AEFW. They thus die off just in case the dip didn't get them, or missed scraping off some eggs.
BreadmanMike
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Do you have the means to QT them all for 6 weeks? I would think that would be best to avoid any further incidents with them.
Did you ever find out why they changed the design of the bubble plate on your skimmer?
Did you ever find out why they changed the design of the bubble plate on your skimmer?
tbone28
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Thanks, everyone. It's been about a week. All the other fish look fine. The powder blue and brown were the latest additions, so maybe they haven't acclimated fully yet. The good news is they're eating well and active. I think they'll pull through. In addition to feeding heavy, I've been doing 10% water changes every other day to hopefully keep the water column clean. This method has worked for me in the past. I find that trying to catch them for QT stresses them out even more.
Victor - the baby clown is MIA
So the plan is to get my fish healthy first. Then I'll treat the tank for RB. I don't want to treat for RB now, since I will have to turn off my skimmer to do so. I don't want the water to dirty while my fish have ich.
Time to T-bone this thread
Kane, are you going to med school?
Victor - the baby clown is MIA
So the plan is to get my fish healthy first. Then I'll treat the tank for RB. I don't want to treat for RB now, since I will have to turn off my skimmer to do so. I don't want the water to dirty while my fish have ich.
Time to T-bone this thread
Kane, are you going to med school?
cbui2
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sorry tbone to see its raining in sunny CA during the summer time 
. if i was you do not attempt to removed the fishes as this will cause more stress especially PBT along brown tang. catching them will not be easy and chasing them all around the tank will come down with cut and bruises. I QT my PBT in hypo for 6 weeks then entering main display, he will start fighting no matter what since its in his blood. feeding 3 times daily tons of vitamins, garlic and nori. i also give them 3 times weekly zoecon which has omega fatty acid, 10% weekly water change and he will pull through as you know he's a pig that eats all day. my PBT was covered in ich for solid 3 months along with all my other fishes. frequent feeding will build their immune system up and fight the ich. i would pull only the affected ones and treat them in QT, i would be scare to treating the entire tank for so many reasons.
congrats on the split again, no more tbone.
. if i was you do not attempt to removed the fishes as this will cause more stress especially PBT along brown tang. catching them will not be easy and chasing them all around the tank will come down with cut and bruises. I QT my PBT in hypo for 6 weeks then entering main display, he will start fighting no matter what since its in his blood. feeding 3 times daily tons of vitamins, garlic and nori. i also give them 3 times weekly zoecon which has omega fatty acid, 10% weekly water change and he will pull through as you know he's a pig that eats all day. my PBT was covered in ich for solid 3 months along with all my other fishes. frequent feeding will build their immune system up and fight the ich. i would pull only the affected ones and treat them in QT, i would be scare to treating the entire tank for so many reasons. congrats on the split again, no more tbone.
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