kerusso316
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The only thing that I think helped my fish was the hypo.I,on Joe's orders,droped the salinity to 1.009.Then and only then did my fish start getting better.
Black / Darwin OC Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris "Darwin") Breeding Log!
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Hypo can work, but it's a problem of tank space at the moment, and well as a problem of fish I can't get without tearing the tank apart again (which, as I mentioned earlier, may have been what caused this whole outbreak in the first place).
I'm on the road after work today to track down Greenex and Kick Ich...both have been shown to be at least reasonably "reef safe" in so much as they didn't kill Xenia in trials. I've pretty much given up on the various "homeopathic" attempts as this morning, things were worse, not better. All the clowns only accepted live BBS as food.
MP
I'm on the road after work today to track down Greenex and Kick Ich...both have been shown to be at least reasonably "reef safe" in so much as they didn't kill Xenia in trials. I've pretty much given up on the various "homeopathic" attempts as this morning, things were worse, not better. All the clowns only accepted live BBS as food.
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Well, FWIW, the Allardi are now in a QT along with the Black Ocellaris (and the FEMALE CONTINUES to be ICH FREE)...moved the 17 day old percs to a breeder net. Things haven't gotten worse, but they haven't gotten any BETTER either. I'm going for HYPO salinity for starters (so far down to 1.017...will probably drop to 1.014 tomorrow and *maybe* go a little farther, we'll see how they react), will probably combine with daily 50% water changes, still up in the air on meds. Also up in the air on what I'm going to do with the rest of the fish in the tank, but I DO plan on continuing with the Ruby Reef Kick ICH dosings.
For what it's worth, at the time of posting, the fish look better than I've seen them in weeks. I believe most of the ICH dropped off them today, but again, I'm not talking about "looks" as in physical appearance so much as "looks" in terms of behavior....they're alert, active, so far the move to QT has been a good thing (surprise surprise).
The battle plan keeps changing by the day as things progress (or don't!).
MP
For what it's worth, at the time of posting, the fish look better than I've seen them in weeks. I believe most of the ICH dropped off them today, but again, I'm not talking about "looks" as in physical appearance so much as "looks" in terms of behavior....they're alert, active, so far the move to QT has been a good thing (surprise surprise).
The battle plan keeps changing by the day as things progress (or don't!).
MP
mwp
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One last update...FWIW my gut is telling me, "boy, they did NOT like that". The Allardi's and Black OC's took some frozen brine and mysis, but only the unafflicted Black OC female showed any gusto in her feeding.
The big change is that the Allardi's and male Black OC showed VERY PRONOUNCED white spots only a couple hours after the introduction of medication....they weren't like this when I put them in the tank. I can only wonder if this is basically a sign of the parasites being irritated or attacked by the meds and looking to fall off or something, but again, even just a simple 1 drop per gallon dosing of Quick Cure had a noticeable negative impact on the behavior of the fish. I went with Quick Cure hoping that this dual formulation of Malachite Green and Formalin would handle any secondary infections, because in my honest opinion, while this started as ICH, it looked like things had progressed to the point where I may have also had Oodinium or even Brooklynella going at the same time. I also hoped that because it's a dual-med formula, the levels of each medication might be a bit lower than a "Malachite Green" or "Formalin Only" type med...they both have some negative effects, but nothing as drastic as copper (the last thing I want to do is STERILIZE my broodstock, which as it turns out in my reading / research seems like a very REAL possiblity).
FWIW,
Matt
The big change is that the Allardi's and male Black OC showed VERY PRONOUNCED white spots only a couple hours after the introduction of medication....they weren't like this when I put them in the tank. I can only wonder if this is basically a sign of the parasites being irritated or attacked by the meds and looking to fall off or something, but again, even just a simple 1 drop per gallon dosing of Quick Cure had a noticeable negative impact on the behavior of the fish. I went with Quick Cure hoping that this dual formulation of Malachite Green and Formalin would handle any secondary infections, because in my honest opinion, while this started as ICH, it looked like things had progressed to the point where I may have also had Oodinium or even Brooklynella going at the same time. I also hoped that because it's a dual-med formula, the levels of each medication might be a bit lower than a "Malachite Green" or "Formalin Only" type med...they both have some negative effects, but nothing as drastic as copper (the last thing I want to do is STERILIZE my broodstock, which as it turns out in my reading / research seems like a very REAL possiblity).
FWIW,
Matt
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