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So my clownfish, blue damsel, and royal gramma went through 7 rounds in the TTM. The fish do not appear to show any signs of ich/white spots, and are all active/hungry and back in the QT tank.
Now the royal gramma and clownfish started to flash again. The clown was obviously scratching at the gills. No visible signs of anything attached. I didnt do the PP during the TTM because when I added it, after one day, the fish seemed to be starving for oxygen (I had them in only 3 gallons of water). And I guess I could have added the PP on the last day before putting them back in the QT to kill anything that was attached, but I forgot.
So now I added double the dose of PP back on Thursday. On Friday, I didnt see the clown or gramma flash anymore, so I assumed it was working. However today, I saw the gramma starting to flash again. So my question: is it normal to still see flashing after adding PP? I figured the flukes would have died and so no more need to scratch. Could the fish be scratching just bc they itch and its not flukes? I understand that I will have to go through several rounds of PP to kill the eggs, and Im using this site for help: http://marineparasites.com/paratreatmentcal.html.
Also, since the tank is without an established bio filter, if I need to change the water to reduce ammonia, do I simply replace the removed PP? I ask because by day 2 (today), the PP should be all gone, so I'm not sure if another dose is technically needed.
So my clownfish, blue damsel, and royal gramma went through 7 rounds in the TTM. The fish do not appear to show any signs of ich/white spots, and are all active/hungry and back in the QT tank.
Now the royal gramma and clownfish started to flash again. The clown was obviously scratching at the gills. No visible signs of anything attached. I didnt do the PP during the TTM because when I added it, after one day, the fish seemed to be starving for oxygen (I had them in only 3 gallons of water). And I guess I could have added the PP on the last day before putting them back in the QT to kill anything that was attached, but I forgot.
So now I added double the dose of PP back on Thursday. On Friday, I didnt see the clown or gramma flash anymore, so I assumed it was working. However today, I saw the gramma starting to flash again. So my question: is it normal to still see flashing after adding PP? I figured the flukes would have died and so no more need to scratch. Could the fish be scratching just bc they itch and its not flukes? I understand that I will have to go through several rounds of PP to kill the eggs, and Im using this site for help: http://marineparasites.com/paratreatmentcal.html.
Also, since the tank is without an established bio filter, if I need to change the water to reduce ammonia, do I simply replace the removed PP? I ask because by day 2 (today), the PP should be all gone, so I'm not sure if another dose is technically needed.
