Did I just do something terrible? Hydnophora and Melafix

[OceanLyons]

I just dosed my 55g with 20mL of Melafix to treat a fish that I can't catch to put in QT.

My hydnophora's polyps have scrunched up, and some of my xenia is also scrunched up. I hope I didn't do any permanent damage.

Does anybody have any insight on this matter?

 

[clkwrk]

You dosed this in your reef tank with live rock ect ?

Sorry I'm just not one to use any meds in my reef tanks even if they say safe.

 

[OceanLyons]

I used it. Yes, I have live rock, a ton of it. My purple psuedochromis looked scraped up and not doing well, but still eating. I put this stuff in there, thinking it would help.

I have the lights turned off. I just checked the Hydno., and he does look better, not as scary as it first looked. Do fish traps work? He is impossible to catch with the LR.

 

[clkwrk]

Fish traps do work but you got to be there during the catch.

 

[ReefMonger]

You will be fine. I dosed it for 2 weeks straight in my tank. Corals will close up and maybe slime a bit first few hours. Should be fine after a bit.

 

[OceanLyons]

Thanks. ReefMonger, did it work?

 

[ReefMonger]

I was using to try and treat corals opposed to fish. Some corals showed improvement with it, but turns out it wasnt bacterial related.

 

[Sk8r]

Best to treat in qt even if you have to drastically lower water level to catch the fish. Corals will survive a brief water-lowering fine---meds, not so safely.

 

[OceanLyons]

thanks everyone

 

[BLANKENSHIP76]

I would try a vitamin induced food if he is eating, try blue lagoon worked like a charm with some sick fish I had. This is a medicated food for salt water fish you mix it with water then freeze it, and then feed.

 

[OceanLyons]

I always wondered about soaking flake food. Freezing makes sense.

I am ordering Prazi-pro. Does anybody think that will hurt my Hydno. or montiporas. I am seriously dreading trying to catch my ill little fish. Even if I did drain the tank significantly, he would slip into some hole. I would have to take out huge pieces of live rock with corals attached in order to get this booger out.