Antibiotic treatment as a prophylaxis
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Fish Everywhere
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A bit late here, but isn't 3 mg / gal of Ciprofloxacin an incorrect dosage? It should be 25 mg / gal at standard dosage, correct?
ThRoewer
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Correct. I've also doubled the dosage to 50 mg/gallon with good results.
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nemguy
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The amount of cipro used can be based on the severity of the infection in my opinion I've seen anemones react poorly to cipro I'm sure in can cause some damage to the anemone so if a gig looks really good and I wan to just treat him just in case I'll use a half dosage for a week and I've had success but never lower a dosage while treating you can increase but dosing a certain amount and then lowering can cause mutations in the bacteria
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nemguy
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Especially magnifica I've actually found cipro to make my new mags look like crap for at least 2/3 days into the treatment I don't know why but even healthy ones go from inflated to a pancake when inteoduced to the cipro maybe they since the new water and want to deflate and take in the new water but I don't think that should take 2-3 days maybe one day but it's just what I've observed these last few weeks of collecting magnifica anemones
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ThRoewer
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I treat or I don't treat with antibiotics, but I would never treat with a lower dosage as recommended by a medical professional as a lower dosage may not kill, but just immunize the pathogens to the antibiotic.
I also have not seen any negative reaction of anemones to Cipro, but rather the opposite. In my experience Septra is the antibiotic anemones react not so good to.
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I also have not seen any negative reaction of anemones to Cipro, but rather the opposite. In my experience Septra is the antibiotic anemones react not so good to.
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I got from De Jong Marine Life
My corncern with the skimmer is that maybe it can remove some medication
Sorry, it is 50 mg/gal the current cypro concentration
These are today photos, not looking very good:
I have just done the daily water change, The new water was 1รยบ celsius degrre below the HT water. The response was a bit better, but not significative:
รยฟHow many days normaly are needed to see a certain improvement?
ThRoewer
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At which point you see improvement really depends on how sick the anemone is. Usually I've had them fairly stable by day 5.
As for the skimmer, I don't think it removes Cipro. Also, Cipro won't last long while the light is on anyway. That's why it's best to add it only after the lights are out.
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As for the skimmer, I don't think it removes Cipro. Also, Cipro won't last long while the light is on anyway. That's why it's best to add it only after the lights are out.
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Fish Everywhere
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I have not owned a Gig or a Mag, but from what I read around here and know about bacterial infections:
If all else fails and he continues to get worse, as a last resort, drop the temperature gradually from the current temperature to 2-2.5 degrees celsius below what he is now. This should slow the bacterial infection's rate of reproduction, and if you continue to dose ciprofloxacin at night, perhaps there is a chance of a turnaround. Whatever you choose to do, I hope it survives, its a beautiful specimen
If all else fails and he continues to get worse, as a last resort, drop the temperature gradually from the current temperature to 2-2.5 degrees celsius below what he is now. This should slow the bacterial infection's rate of reproduction, and if you continue to dose ciprofloxacin at night, perhaps there is a chance of a turnaround. Whatever you choose to do, I hope it survives, its a beautiful specimen
Thanks for the advice but it is not possible for me due to my working schedule
Anyway, some pics from today, looking better but mouth still opened
And a video:
https://youtu.be/_lE-wSLmIKw
I think I am going to redirect the PH for him to receive more flow. The base is more or less attached to the white plastic net
ThRoewer
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Looks like he's over the hump now. Keep up the dosing and the water changes.
My little tan from LA seems to have stabilized now as it didn't deflate or spoil the water yesterday.
Two more doses before the treatment is done.
This was the first time I treated a gig in just a 2 gallon tank and it seems to work well with small individuals and when you can monitor the tank closely. It definitely makes water changes and tank cleaning easier.
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My little tan from LA seems to have stabilized now as it didn't deflate or spoil the water yesterday.
Two more doses before the treatment is done.
This was the first time I treated a gig in just a 2 gallon tank and it seems to work well with small individuals and when you can monitor the tank closely. It definitely makes water changes and tank cleaning easier.
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And another video, just after the water change with new antibiotic. The mouth looks like a bit more closed
https://youtu.be/-WpO9lg3Fa8
https://youtu.be/-WpO9lg3Fa8
nemguy
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Same just started the 2 gallon tank like you said yesterday with a small brown gig and it's working fine only had him for 2 days and he hasnt spoil the water at all yet I just order the large gig they had for sale in LA should be here tomorrow along with another purple gig!
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