My plan for fluke eradication

[Newsmyrna80]

Lol my QT looks like that too! They look good...keep us updated

 

[George9]

Ugh, saw the tang twitching again. Its possible shes been doing it all week and I just didnt see. Im hoping shes just healing since nothing unusual came off in the dip

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Ugh, saw the tang twitching again. Its possible shes been doing it all week and I just didnt see. Im hoping shes just healing since nothing unusual came off in the dip

:angryfire: Let's hope that it is what it is..healing.

 

[George9]

One more fw dip and we'll know for sure

If this dip comes out clean, but he still scratches, would it be safe to move him, or should I wait until the symptoms are 100% gone?

 

[Newsmyrna80]

If after the dip he continues to scratch or twitch a lot I would not move him.

 

[George9]

Well looks like he'll stay where he is for a few weeks until he stops scratching for good. Poor little dude

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Yep...it sucks!

 

[George9]

Well the symptoms are gone. I've been doing daily water changes and they seem very happy. The angel does at least, the tang is doing well too except he throws a fit whenever I get too close to the tank. Skittish little dude.

One more freshwater dip and if there's nothing then I'm 100% calling it that they're cured. Except I'll keep them isolated until they're ready to go and I feel confident about adding them.

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Sounds good! I'm keeping my fingers crossed Post a pic of them in their new home please

 

[George9]

Looks like another clean dip I had a bit of trouble with the angel. She jumped on to the floor. Her dip was compromised by a bunch of nori pieces that were stuck in the net. But besides the nori there was nothing suspicious.

Do you happen to have a picture of a fluke infested dip? I can't really find one anywhere online

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Here's one I found...the pics are a little blurry but you get the general idea. Look at post #54.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1260067&highlight=picture+of+flukes&page=3

 

[George9]

My plan for fluke eradication

Thanks so much. I can say I believe the fish are 100% cured. I didn't see anything at all that remotely looked like that picture. There was nothing in the container anyway lol.

Couple more weeks for observation and we should be good to go! So excited!!

 

[Newsmyrna80]

That is good news!

 

[George9]

As of now, I'm looking at moving them a week from Saturday. I'll do just one more fw dip to be 100% sure that they haven't been reinfected. Then I'll do another fw dip after I've acclimated them into the big tank, but before they go in.

I really hope I'm being careful enough about this, the last thing I need is for all of my fish to come down this flukes, I've already had to let the main tank sit fishless once last year. No more!!

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Good plan! Have all the symptoms disappeared?

 

[George9]

Yes they have. Havent seen any scratching or twitching. I plan on sitting and watching them for a long time this weekend to be 100% sure though

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Good news!

 

[George9]

stupid tang is scratching again!! I only saw it twice, and it wasn't a full flash, more like she turned on her side and touched the bottom. Either way, gotta wait longer! She has done this before a couple weeks ago too and nothing came off of her, so I'm guessing it'll be the same.

Just gotta wait for them to heal up!!

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Ugh!! Aggravating!

 

[George9]

Just as I suspected! The dip on the tang was clean! I did not do the angel yet, she wasn't scratching so I'll wait a little while on her.