Ammonia in QT- need advice!!!
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Ok, so I took @Victoria M ’s advice and shinned a better light on it. The badge now reads 0. Thanks for the suggestion!!
Here is a video of the tang. Can anyone confirm this is ich? I’ve never seen it leave cloudy spot like this after the salt grain look is gone
He does have a couple of ich spots this morning
Here is a video of the tang. Can anyone confirm this is ich? I’ve never seen it leave cloudy spot like this after the salt grain look is gone
He does have a couple of ich spots this morning
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it is a beautiful fish but I can not see anything clearly in the tank. I would clean the glass. I am just starting to be a big fan of the hybrid TTM.
It is especially important when you see CRYPTO aka ICH. It is nice to know that you have gotten the fish away from the next round of "baby ICH."
check out this thread.
Do you have another tank you could set up real quick to move him.
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the reason I use an inside the tank filter such as the FLUVAL U4. It gives the the advantage of a larger tanks surface area but I can reduce the water volume when needed.
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I have recently changed my fish QT process to include a UV sterilizer in the first tank because these situations stress me out terribly and the UV buys more time.
What are you checking your copper level with? It matters. folks are reporting greater success withthe hana copper checker.
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It is especially important when you see CRYPTO aka ICH. It is nice to know that you have gotten the fish away from the next round of "baby ICH."
check out this thread.
Do you have another tank you could set up real quick to move him.
Hybrid TTM to treat all parasites!
10/9/2022: Jay Hemdal and the current Fish Medic staff are suggesting that people find other treatments rather than TTM. It has some substantial drawbacks: “Tank chasing” method (Tank Transfer Method - TTM) A mostly theoretical method for treating Cryptocaryon infections takes advantage of...
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the reason I use an inside the tank filter such as the FLUVAL U4. It gives the the advantage of a larger tanks surface area but I can reduce the water volume when needed.
FLUVAL Aquarium Underwater Filter, 24-40 gal - Chewy.com
Buy Fluval Aquarium Underwater Filter, 24-40 gal at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service!
I have recently changed my fish QT process to include a UV sterilizer in the first tank because these situations stress me out terribly and the UV buys more time.
What are you checking your copper level with? It matters. folks are reporting greater success withthe hana copper checker.
High Range Copper Colorimeter - Checker® HC
Our high range copper colorimeter helps you get more accurate results than your standard chemical test kit.
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No, not really the best method for cryptocaryon irritans.
I suggest you start reading every sticky at the top of this forum.
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API test kit is rendered useless by copper in the water.
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and as long as I am not having a problem with ammonia, I do big not do water changes in my QT. I keep the water topped off to not concentrate the copper, and I vacuum out uneaten food, and replace that water with copper doses water. but that is it.
I think the spots you are seeing is a wound after the trophont has left the fish. His very dark coloring makes the spot more noticeable. The fishes wound can now become infected with a bacteria. so keep a close on this guy.
I think the spots you are seeing is a wound after the trophont has left the fish. His very dark coloring makes the spot more noticeable. The fishes wound can now become infected with a bacteria. so keep a close on this guy.
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it is a beautiful fish but I can not see anything clearly in the tank. I would clean the glass. I am just starting to be a big fan of the hybrid TTM.
It is especially important when you see CRYPTO aka ICH. It is nice to know that you have gotten the fish away from the next round of "baby ICH."
check out this thread.
Do you have another tank you could set up real quick to move him.
Hybrid TTM to treat all parasites!
10/9/2022: Jay Hemdal and the current Fish Medic staff are suggesting that people find other treatments rather than TTM. It has some substantial drawbacks: “Tank chasing” method (Tank Transfer Method - TTM) A mostly theoretical method for treating Cryptocaryon infections takes advantage of...
the reason I use an inside the tank filter such as the FLUVAL U4. It gives the the advantage of a larger tanks surface area but I can reduce the water volume when needed.
FLUVAL Aquarium Underwater Filter, 24-40 gal - Chewy.com
Buy Fluval Aquarium Underwater Filter, 24-40 gal at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service!
I have recently changed my fish QT process to include a UV sterilizer in the first tank because these situations stress me out terribly and the UV buys more time.
What are you checking your copper level with? It matters. folks are reporting greater success withthe hana copper checker.
High Range Copper Colorimeter - Checker® HC
Our high range copper colorimeter helps you get more accurate results than your standard chemical test kit.
Thanks! Good info! Yeah, I’ve scrubbed and scrubbed the glass. For some reason, when I dose medication it gets this chalky film on it. The internet other tank I have available is a 20 gal. I check the copper with the seachem copper test
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No, not really the best method for cryptocaryon irritans.
I suggest you start reading every sticky at the top of this forum.
seriously interesting reading and very helpful stuff for dealing with quarantine and hospital tanks.Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis
A forum for discussing treatment and diagnosing saltwater reef fish.
API test kit is rendered useless by copper in the water.
Thanks! I’ve heard the same about the API test as well
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Great thread, I’m in a similar situation.
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This is not entirely true. If you use copper powder for instance you can use Prime or AMQUEL. It wont have any negative effect on fish. But if for something like Cupramine you can't use Prime and the likes. It will make the copper toxic. Humblefish recently put this to the test
