How many dips for Brook and Velvet prevention?

Chihuahua6

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After suffering multiple losses from ich and some to a mystery I am comlpletely paranoid now when I buy new fish. I recently purchased two black Clarkii Clownfish with orange faces and bellies, truly beautiful fish. Here is what I have done so far to treat them for anything I can think of:

-For Brook- Day 2-4: added Quick Cure to tank water at recommended dosage
-For Velvet-Day 4: freshwater dip for 4 minutes
-For Brook- Day 4: Formalin bath (Quick Cure 10X tank strength) for 25 minutes
-For Ich- Day 1-11: Tank transfer every two days now on day thirteen
-For Flukes-Day 10: Prazipro in tank water

They look great, eat well, breathe normally, no spots. One of them rubbed her gill area 3 days ago a few times but not anymore. I will continue tank transfer method for a while. This also keeps ammonia at zero and no need for copper.

My question is should I repeat the freshwater dip or formalin bath to prevent Brooklynella and Velvet?
 
Anyone? I don't know why I can't find the answer to this question. The fish seem healthy now. Had them two weeks but I'm not sure if the one dip and bath are effective at erradicating these two diseases.
 
FW dips do nothing in terms of prevention. They provide temporary relief if the fish is heavily infested. Brook usually manifests by day three, so no need for more formalin dips.
 
Thanks Marina : ) I was under the impression that freshwater dips killed off velvet parasites. Hopefully they're disease free.
 
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