fish that can't tolerate hyposalinity?
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graveyardworm
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I believe that one is the Copperband Butterfly to give you a start.
beezer06840
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3 weeks into hypo here with the following fish:
queen angel, false personifer angel, blueface angel, golden butterflies, powder blue tang, flame angels, cleaner wrasses, oscellaris clownfish, mandarin gobies, lyretail anthias.
The only fish I lost were a pair of mystery wrasses who were happy and healthy before the hypo, so i would have to believe that hypo did them in. I am worried about my mandarins as hypo wiped out the pod population, but they both eat mysis and nls pellets.
queen angel, false personifer angel, blueface angel, golden butterflies, powder blue tang, flame angels, cleaner wrasses, oscellaris clownfish, mandarin gobies, lyretail anthias.
The only fish I lost were a pair of mystery wrasses who were happy and healthy before the hypo, so i would have to believe that hypo did them in. I am worried about my mandarins as hypo wiped out the pod population, but they both eat mysis and nls pellets.
agreeive?fish
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i believe the average aquarium sharks fall into this catagory as well
disclaimer..i think i read this somewhere but iam not sure
disclaimer..i think i read this somewhere but iam not sure
steelersfan
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I had the same situation with a Mystery Wrasse. It did not like hypo at all. Luckily, I was able to bring the salinity back up, and he was much happier after that. I would strongly recommend against hypo for any Mystery Wrasse. JMO
Cantonesefish
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Yep, sharks & rays
LukFox
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I hypo'd my fish earlier this year and my eels were very, very unhappy about it. It really hurt their appetites, and one of them never ate again. She died after 7 months of refusing food, despite syringe feedings at the end (she was just too weak and wasted by then I guess 
). For the other, his appetite returned to normal after a month or two of being in normal salinity. I would not hypo eels again. Both of these eels were established, reliable feeders before hypo, and the eel that survived is once again a good eater.
). For the other, his appetite returned to normal after a month or two of being in normal salinity. I would not hypo eels again. Both of these eels were established, reliable feeders before hypo, and the eel that survived is once again a good eater.
candeewolf
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what kind of eels were they?
graveyardworm
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FWIW I did a search to see if I could pull up info on QT'ing Copperbands and was unable to find anything to back up my previous thought. I know I read it somewhere but am unable to find it now. Matter of fact I found that people were doing it and without comment regarding it from other members.
LukFox
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The eel that survived is a Brazilian Dragon Moray, and the one that died was a Golden Dwarf Moray. :sad1:
graveyardworm
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Am I correct in thinking that fish ( scaleless? ) like sharks, morays, and dragonets for example arent known to be hosts to the parasite ick? Since hyposalinity is a proceedure that is typically used to treat ick, and really doesnt have any disinfecting use aside from that then treating fish that dont carry the parasite is a bit useless anyway aside from the other benefits like increased O2 and such.
1DeR9_3Hy
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They still host in there gills, and like some scaleless FW species they can still get it on there skin somehow (read how a long time ago, but i dont remember now).
As far as the mandarin, i believe they are one of a very rare group that do not require QT (That is if you use QT to protect your tank, not protect the fish being QT'd). They can not carry external parasites, and are rarely infected with viral/bacterial infections that can be transmitted.
MatthewLaw
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i have had problems with the kleini butterfly and 50/50 luck with a royal gramma. i have a had a few and lost one to hypo salinity and the other mad it.
MatthewLaw
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i have heard to treat puffers with hypo and NOT copper
Cantonesefish
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The problem is, a fish can carry ich without showing symptoms.
Of course, some have it, some do not. However treating with hypo or copper will potentially save the fish, but treating all fish is, in my opinion, not desirable. I quarantine most fish (but not all, e.g. mandarins and leopards) and treat ONLY those which have a problem.
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