The two that I got from LA is doing great. Eating everything including pellets. Swim around well and very active. No ich at all. I can tell these was well taking care of at DD
8 line flasher wrasse
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The two that I got from LA is doing great. Eating everything including pellets. Swim around well and very active. No ich at all. I can tell these was well taking care of at DD
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
i though you got a male from nya, died and then got a replacement. im glad la is on top of there stuff
LargeAngels
Premium Member
Are you sure it isn't velvet? Velvet can cause white film/mucus in some cases. Velvet also affects (and kills) the fish much faster than ich.
patrick28
New member
My female from nya came down with ick a couple of days after getting her. I figured from the stress of being shipped halfway across the world in a few days. I did not qt. It went right into the display. I worked on getting her to eat out of my hand for a couple of days until I could grab her with my hand. I then prepared a fresh water dip with exact ph and temp. I left her in there for 10 min then placed her back into the display. She ate instantly after returning her to my display. She hasn't had a spot since and its been almost 3 weeks. Im not sure what your guys feelings are on fresh water dipping but if you are feeling that the parasites are sucking the life off your fish it can be an instant solution. Maybe not permanent long term but can be the relief that your fish needs to build its strength back.
My 2 females I got from dd arrived much healthier and are doing great. The female from nya everyday gets a little more yellow and the fins are about as red as any male I have seen. I cant believe how fast they can change, Im thinking another couple of weeks and it will be a full blowin male.
My 2 females I got from dd arrived much healthier and are doing great. The female from nya everyday gets a little more yellow and the fins are about as red as any male I have seen. I cant believe how fast they can change, Im thinking another couple of weeks and it will be a full blowin male.
My female from NYA has become skittish the last few days but it could be in relation to me adding new fish from LA on Friday morning. She did come out to check me out when I got home earlier and I was able to look over her over well and she still looks good.
Can't believe almost all the NYA 8 lines didn't make it. From the sounds of it my female is one of the few left out there from them.
Can't believe almost all the NYA 8 lines didn't make it. From the sounds of it my female is one of the few left out there from them.
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
Cuprimine so far. It does look like velvet kind of. Like a slimy mucus. Idk but it sucks
I just started a Acriflavine treatment 15 min ago on my QT. Acriflavine will kill velvet according to the front of the bottle, so I should be covered after a few treatments of it. I'm really dosing for lymphocystis on my angel but I'll take the benefits of pretreating the other fish in there.
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
i have no experience with the above mentioned meds what are they sold under commecially? id try anything to save her.
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
yea velvet is a fast killer. im hoping for the best, if there is no change by tomorrow then I will take try to find it locally. the thing is if i order it it prolly wont even be here in time to help.
LargeAngels
Premium Member
patrick28: FW dip doesn't work on ich. It only works on velvet. For hypo it is reversed, only works on ich.
I've never heard of Acriflavine. If it isn't copper based probably a waste of time. Velvet is nasty and needs copper treatment quickly.
I've never heard of Acriflavine. If it isn't copper based probably a waste of time. Velvet is nasty and needs copper treatment quickly.
Here is the description for the Acriflavine treatment...just because you've never heard of it doesn't mean it isn't an effective solution.
Acriflavine is an effective preventative and treatment for the control of Oodinium (Velvet) in marine and freshwater aquariums. Acriflavine is also used to prevent bacterial egg infections and to treat open wounds, as well as various external protozoan and bacterial infections. For marine or freshwater aquarium use.
LargeAngels
Premium Member
no kidding. To date only copper has been consistently proven method of treating velvet. There are tons of product that claim to cure it, but unless it is copper based it is 99% chance of being a waste. What you are suggesting to use is used to treat fungus. When I looked it up it is what I used for freshwater angelfish eggs.
Sorry, I guess I should have written that better/differently. I have never tried the medication above to treat velvet but it was suggested to me on another forum to treat something else...I just happened to notice that it stated it was a treatment of velvet on the bottle. I have no personal experience to whether it actually works or not.
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
well on a side note....my female died today. How many of us even have fish from NYA still? I dont think there is more than 4 left.
patrick28
New member
Let me get this straight, freshwater dip works for velvet but dosent work for ick only hypo salinity works(low salinity1.017). Wouldnt straight fresh water be ultra hypo salinity. Im not here to argue, all I said is that my fish had spots that looked like ick,could be velvet ...nobody knows. I did a fresh water dip for 10 min and instantly upon my 8 lines release she had noticeably less spots on her and by the next day, perfect. She looks perfect ever since. So my friend not sure how you are going to tell me it dosent work.
I got my fish from the same place as everybody else, most died, some are still alive and well. Others are sick. The people whos fish are sick are looking for help to cure this unknown disease. All Im saying instead of trying every medication under the sun which in my opinion is not the best option, try a fresh water dip, keep there bellys full of enriched mysis, and keep their water pristine.
It worked for me. I know I have less than 30 posts and some have 1000 or more but Im not a novice just new to the site. Im a wrasse freak and if these eight lines mean as much to you guys as they do to me give it a try. If you match ph and temp leave your fish in there for 10 min whats the worst thats going to happen? Its not going to work? Its not going to kill your fish so you end up in the same boat. If you wait until your fish is laying on the bottom, not moving with increased breathing its to late. Try this first, give it a few days and if no results then dump medications in the tank.
I got my fish from the same place as everybody else, most died, some are still alive and well. Others are sick. The people whos fish are sick are looking for help to cure this unknown disease. All Im saying instead of trying every medication under the sun which in my opinion is not the best option, try a fresh water dip, keep there bellys full of enriched mysis, and keep their water pristine.
It worked for me. I know I have less than 30 posts and some have 1000 or more but Im not a novice just new to the site. Im a wrasse freak and if these eight lines mean as much to you guys as they do to me give it a try. If you match ph and temp leave your fish in there for 10 min whats the worst thats going to happen? Its not going to work? Its not going to kill your fish so you end up in the same boat. If you wait until your fish is laying on the bottom, not moving with increased breathing its to late. Try this first, give it a few days and if no results then dump medications in the tank.
