Weak snick - any real treatment exist?

[Greg Hiller]

I had some seahorse displaying this problem, likely brought in by a wild collected alligator pipefish (the seahorses are H. redi I raised myself). I read about the theory that it was cause by protozoan infection (other sites), and there did seem to be this problem (I noticed some ick on some small pipefish in with them). I treated the seahorses with several freshwater/formalin and saltwater formalin baths in addition to putting them in copper for about 4 weeks (ich on the pipes went away). Most of the ones that were eating at the time of the treatment continued to eat. A few stopped eating...it's not that they don't want to eat, them just cannot 'snick' up their food. After the copper treatment I've tried several antibiotic treatments, with no luck. The ones that are not eating are still in a quarantine tank, but there is no longer any medication in their water.

Any new ideas for treatment? I hate to see these guys just starve to death. They have no other outward signs of ill health (no fungus, damaged tissue, etc.) however they are breathing much faster than is normal.

 

[reefD]

i remember reading something about that. do a search on seahorse desease on google.

 

[DanU]

Greg, how long was the FW dips for and what regime and dosing did you do with the formalin?

Dan

 

[pledosophy]

What anitbiotics did you treat with? How long? What dosage?