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Other than QT, do you guys freshwater dip new addition?
If yes, do you float bag first and then FW dip?
If yes, do you float bag first and then FW dip?
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If I suspect flukes, a fw dip works well for that. You can literally see them drop off.
It won't help for ich, for example.
A dip isn't a bad idea, just watch the fish to make sure it's handling it okay, and don't expect miracles from it. Matching temp within a couple degrees is necessary.
UV will theoretically kill anything that happens to pass through the unit.
They work well for certain algae types. I'm not a fan of them for disease treatment.
If you have a QT, there are better ways to rid fish of disease than UV or freshwater dips. Or do you not QT, and you are looking for ways to help with potential diseases?
I use UV in my primary QT tank. I don't do freshwater dips without suspicion of flukes, as they tend to be quite harsh on the fish. In general Prazi is so mild that it is the only med I use prophylactically, and with them in QT is often easy to administer and less risk to the fish than pulling it and doing a freshwater dip. I generally do prolonged (over 6 weeks) observational QT over heavy prophylactics but captive bred clowns are so hardy I wouldn't worry too much about medications. I haven't used them yet but lots of people are liking H2O2 dips. I haven't felt confident enough to use one on new fish when they first come in, figure enough stress from being shipped, though next time I get a fish from a LFS, I probably will try it. I hear the H2O2 dips are much more mild on the fish than freshwater dips. For freshwater dips I use RODI, and like said match temp and ph. Even then it still tends to stun the fish, so it's important to keep the fish swimming in the dip. I tend to sort of heard them around with a chopstick. I haven't had any fish die from a freshwater dip but had some that took a while to recover from it.
It has been a long time since I have used a freshwater dip, so I would recommend researching it for yourself, but if I remember right kalk or baking soda to go up, and vinegar or muriatic acid to go down.how do you match ph?
It has been a long time since I have used a freshwater dip, so I would recommend researching it for yourself, but if I remember right kalk or baking soda to go up, and vinegar or muriatic acid to go down.
why risk some unknown contaminant over what is a few pennies of RODI water?some on youtube suggested using regular tap water and add prime in it. what do you think?
I have RODI so pennies are not the issue. I think the guy on youtube said something about so it is not losing a lot of ph or something like that. Some also use seachem ph buffer. What happens if ph does not match?why risk some unknown contaminant over what is a few pennies of RODI water?
I have RODI so pennies are not the issue. I think the guy on youtube said something about so it is not losing a lot of ph or something like that. Some also use seachem ph buffer. What happens if ph does not match?

