question about freshwater dips

boilermaker1 · 06/06/2006, 09:29 AM

If you do one of these, how do you re-acclimate it to SW again? take it out and put it into weak (1.012ish) QT type salinity and bring it up from there? Or go straight from FW to straight reef tank levels?

Sk8r · 06/06/2006, 09:32 AM

A dip is a quick dip, and back to regular salt water. The theory is that the parasite won't survive it and your fish will. Never do it with shrimp: it's lethal to them.

It is hard on the fish, and should be done with due research on the tolerance of the species for the treatment.

Also, watch it with clowns---if their slime coat is compromised and they're immediately put back into the tank with their anemone, they can be stung to death.

06/06/2006, 09:29 AM	#1
boilermaker1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Posts: 784	question about freshwater dips If you do one of these, how do you re-acclimate it to SW again? take it out and put it into weak (1.012ish) QT type salinity and bring it up from there? Or go straight from FW to straight reef tank levels?

06/06/2006, 09:32 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	A dip is a quick dip, and back to regular salt water. The theory is that the parasite won't survive it and your fish will. Never do it with shrimp: it's lethal to them. It is hard on the fish, and should be done with due research on the tolerance of the species for the treatment. Also, watch it with clowns---if their slime coat is compromised and they're immediately put back into the tank with their anemone, they can be stung to death. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.