Should I perform hypo or FW dip? (possible M.V.)

chrisbenavides

chrisbenavides

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The reason I am posting like crazy is that I already have the fish bagged. I need to decide what I am going to do.

Should I FW dip the baby blue tang?
If so, how exactly?

Should I have the QT tank to hyposalinity or match the main tank?

Should I treat the fish with meds?
I have Formalin, but will go to Petco to get Maracyn.

Sorry to sound like I am in rush, but I am. Hope you understand.

THANKS!!!
 
Are you sure its marine velvet ? Is the fish breathing heavy ? It he scratching on rocks ? Hows his appetite ? You really should do your best to figure out what you;re seeing before dipping and medicating. I doubt hypo will help if its MV. And I doubt a fresh water dip will do much for MV but it couldnt hurt. If he's eating and not breathing heavily, I would slow down and get some good medical advice from the fish disease forum. Many fish have met their fate because of mis-diagnosis. Good luck
 
Well http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/sp/feature/index.php states:
Treatment Option 4: Freshwater Dips

A freshwater dip lasting five minutes has been shown to force the dislodgement of most, although not all, of the trophonts on an infected fish (Noga, 2000 and Noga & Levy, 1995). The problem with freshwater dips is they do nothing about encysted tomonts and swarming dinospores already existing in the infested aquarium. Even if you lucked out and your one freshwater dip was 100% effective, that fish would become infected again upon reintroduction to the infested aquarium.

Even though they are not completely effective, freshwater dips can still be useful. For one thing, they can be used to give an infected fish some immediate comfort by eliminating some of its parasites prior to using another treatment option to affect a complete cure. Also, freshwater dips can be an effective tool for properly diagnosing an Amyloodinium ocellatum infection. A detailed a protocol for properly identifying Marine Velvet using freshwater dips is found here. It is also possible to employ a freshwater dip as a cure in and of itself (Montgomery-Brock et al, 2001). Merely give the infected fish a proper freshwater dip lasting at least five minutes, and then transfer that fish to a new, clean tank. Repeat this procedure every three days, a total of three times. At the end of this course of treatment, the fish should be clear and free of parasites. I have to say that I am reluctant to even mention this protocol. While it can work, it would be extremely stressful to the fish, in my opinion. In this case, I would have to say the cure is almost as bad as the disease. However, that is not too say that I believe freshwater dips are too stressful to be of merit. I do use and recommend freshwater dips as a diagnostic tool as mentioned above and to provide immediate relief to infected fish. I just prefer to not use them repeatedly to affect a cure.
 
Chris, I noticed in another thread that Waterkeeper told you to only use copper. I know your wanting the best for your fish but, I would take Waterkeepers advice any day of the week and twice on Sunday's. Listen to the man. And be thankful for his input.
 
If you are unsure if you fish has ich or velvet, then copper is your best option as it works equally well for both.
 
Of course, if you haven't treated those fish by now, WK will need to send flowers. :eek1:

:D
 
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