Treating sick fish?

mikeandjenn99 · 04/06/2007, 03:26 PM

I just got 2 fish yesterday from liveaquaria (an A. ocellaris, and a midas blenny), and I believe the clown (wc) has internal parasites, as most all wc clowns do. He hasn't eaten, and he now has some white stringy poop, so I need to treat him soon since the last clown I got had the same symptoms and died quickly.
I plan to treat with CopperSafe, but I need to know if it is ok to treat the entire QT with it with the midas blenny in there. The blenny seems to be perfectly healthy, but since he's been in the same tank, he could catch the parasites I assume.

mikeandjenn99 · 04/06/2007, 04:19 PM

Ok...disregard the CopperSafe. I'll be treating with PraziPro. Will the other fish be ok if I treat the tank?

six.line · 04/06/2007, 04:34 PM

Yeah, they'll be fine.

Just make sure you're treating them in the QT.

Shagsbeard · 04/06/2007, 04:50 PM

What he means is not to add medications to your main tank. You need to set up a small (cheap) quarentine tank to temporarily house your sick fish. A bucket, heater, and some form of flow is pretty much all you need for QT.

six.line · 04/06/2007, 04:57 PM

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I plan to treat with CopperSafe, but I need to know if it is ok to treat the entire QT with it with the midas blenny in there.

Yes, I do hope that you're doing that.

My epsilon is greater than zero, albeit not by very much.

mikeandjenn99 · 04/07/2007, 06:59 AM

Sorry, yes, they are in a QT. After losing all my fish to ich back in Sept/Oct, I QT everything for 4 weeks before it goes in.

Young Frankenstein · 04/07/2007, 07:51 AM

Just slow down with everything. Thats what I did after basically having the same problem you did. I would get 2 or 3 fish quarantine them for 6 weeks not 4 and after thy do ok get some more fish.Doing changes in a reef tank slowly will help.

04/06/2007, 03:26 PM	#1
mikeandjenn99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 437	Treating sick fish? I just got 2 fish yesterday from liveaquaria (an A. ocellaris, and a midas blenny), and I believe the clown (wc) has internal parasites, as most all wc clowns do. He hasn't eaten, and he now has some white stringy poop, so I need to treat him soon since the last clown I got had the same symptoms and died quickly. I plan to treat with CopperSafe, but I need to know if it is ok to treat the entire QT with it with the midas blenny in there. The blenny seems to be perfectly healthy, but since he's been in the same tank, he could catch the parasites I assume. __________________ Why are Tangs so special? Where are the Cleaner Wrasse police?? Current Tank Info: 55g mixed 12g nano

04/06/2007, 04:19 PM	#2
mikeandjenn99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 437	Ok...disregard the CopperSafe. I'll be treating with PraziPro. Will the other fish be ok if I treat the tank? __________________ Why are Tangs so special? Where are the Cleaner Wrasse police?? Current Tank Info: 55g mixed 12g nano

04/06/2007, 04:34 PM	#3
six.line Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Logan, UT Posts: 775	Yeah, they'll be fine. Just make sure you're treating them in the QT. __________________ This post approved by Mrs. Sixline. assign <= six.line(#FFFFFF && string("nerdy")) Current Tank Info: 30 gallon with 10 gallon sump

04/07/2007, 06:59 AM	#6
mikeandjenn99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 437	Sorry, yes, they are in a QT. After losing all my fish to ich back in Sept/Oct, I QT everything for 4 weeks before it goes in. __________________ Why are Tangs so special? Where are the Cleaner Wrasse police?? Current Tank Info: 55g mixed 12g nano

04/06/2007, 04:50 PM	#4
Shagsbeard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 2,143	What he means is not to add medications to your main tank. You need to set up a small (cheap) quarentine tank to temporarily house your sick fish. A bucket, heater, and some form of flow is pretty much all you need for QT.

04/07/2007, 07:51 AM	#7
Young Frankenstein Moved On Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami Florida. Posts: 3,842	Just slow down with everything. Thats what I did after basically having the same problem you did. I would get 2 or 3 fish quarantine them for 6 weeks not 4 and after thy do ok get some more fish.Doing changes in a reef tank slowly will help.