Indiana Reefin
Garrett
I just bought a coral beauty angelfish that has been at the LFS for a week who is eating well and shows no parasites at this time. Only thing I saw was his dorsal fin was nipped up a little by a key hole angelfish in the same tank. The dorsal fin will grow back. Idont know where I stand on medicating past prazi pro. I was reading an article on how to aggressively QT fish and I wanted some of your opinions on this practice. It seems a little over the top to me, but I do not want to risk infecting my current inhabitants. I plan on keeping my coral beauty in QT for 5 weeks.
Below Is the aggressive QT guidelines:
Add your new fish to your QT tank.* Let your fish rest for a day.* You can attempt very light feeding several hours after introduction.
On day two, medicate with Prazipro.* Follow the manufacturer's directions.* Prazipro is pre-solubilized praziquental, a proven gentle medication that will cure fish of flukes and worms.
On day seven, perform a 50% water change with new saltwater only.* Make sure the new water is the same salinity and temperature as your QT tank.*
Begin your Cupramine medication after the water change. Cupramine is the gentlest copper-based medication on the market and will cure fish of ich, marine velvet, external parasites, and a number of other diseases.* Again, follow the manufacturer's directions.* This is particularly important for Cupramine because overdosing copper is deadly to fish.* Test for copper levels to make sure you have dosed the right amount.
You can also re-dose Prazipro at this time.* A single dose of praziquental may not kill some fluke species or flukes incubating in eggs.* This is one of the few times you can safely break the manufacturer's directions (another will be cited next).* Seachem discourages the use of other medications when administering Cupramine because they do not want to be liable for any adverse interactions with all the medications available.* However praziquental has been proven safe to use in conjunction with Cupramine (and chloroquine**).* Some aquarists rely on Cupramine to take care of stubborn "leftover" flukes, but I recommend a second dose of Prazipro since praziquental is safe to use with Cupramine.* ** Note: While praziquental is safe with choloroquine, choloroquine has been shown to reduce the bio-availability of praziquental, so a second dose of praziquental during choloroquine treatment may prove ineffective.
Observe your fish over the next two weeks while the two medications are doing their job.* If you see any signs of bacterial infection such as fin rot or cloudy eyes, administer Maracyn Two.* Maracyn Two is a broad spectrum antibiotic that is safe to use with the other medications.
21 days after you first introduced your new fish to the QT tank, if the fish appears healthy and feeding, congratulations!* Your fish is now ready for its new home in your display tank.* Net your fish into a specimen container.* Drip-acclimate from your display tank to the specimen container, then add your new fish to your display tank.* Do not add water from your QT tank to your display tank.
Below Is the aggressive QT guidelines:
Add your new fish to your QT tank.* Let your fish rest for a day.* You can attempt very light feeding several hours after introduction.
On day two, medicate with Prazipro.* Follow the manufacturer's directions.* Prazipro is pre-solubilized praziquental, a proven gentle medication that will cure fish of flukes and worms.
On day seven, perform a 50% water change with new saltwater only.* Make sure the new water is the same salinity and temperature as your QT tank.*
Begin your Cupramine medication after the water change. Cupramine is the gentlest copper-based medication on the market and will cure fish of ich, marine velvet, external parasites, and a number of other diseases.* Again, follow the manufacturer's directions.* This is particularly important for Cupramine because overdosing copper is deadly to fish.* Test for copper levels to make sure you have dosed the right amount.
You can also re-dose Prazipro at this time.* A single dose of praziquental may not kill some fluke species or flukes incubating in eggs.* This is one of the few times you can safely break the manufacturer's directions (another will be cited next).* Seachem discourages the use of other medications when administering Cupramine because they do not want to be liable for any adverse interactions with all the medications available.* However praziquental has been proven safe to use in conjunction with Cupramine (and chloroquine**).* Some aquarists rely on Cupramine to take care of stubborn "leftover" flukes, but I recommend a second dose of Prazipro since praziquental is safe to use with Cupramine.* ** Note: While praziquental is safe with choloroquine, choloroquine has been shown to reduce the bio-availability of praziquental, so a second dose of praziquental during choloroquine treatment may prove ineffective.
Observe your fish over the next two weeks while the two medications are doing their job.* If you see any signs of bacterial infection such as fin rot or cloudy eyes, administer Maracyn Two.* Maracyn Two is a broad spectrum antibiotic that is safe to use with the other medications.
21 days after you first introduced your new fish to the QT tank, if the fish appears healthy and feeding, congratulations!* Your fish is now ready for its new home in your display tank.* Net your fish into a specimen container.* Drip-acclimate from your display tank to the specimen container, then add your new fish to your display tank.* Do not add water from your QT tank to your display tank.
