API General Cure Question

Cadroved · Nov 13, 2020

I am treating my fish for velvet in a quarantine tank, it is day 4 and he is doing so much better. He even ate today. I'm trying to figure out how long till he is completely cured? He hasn't shown any signs or symptoms from it in the first place besides erotic swimming and not eating. His tank mate died due to velvet so that's why I started treating. In a separate tank, I am treating a new fish with API general cure just to be sure he's not bringing anything into the tank. He is on day 2 of treatment. I want to combine the tanks at some point but I don't want to bring velvet into that tank and give it to the other fish. On the other hand, I am planning on treating for velvet using ich x the blue one when they are in the tank together. So would combining them now be okay since I am going to treat anyways or wait until the other fish is done with treatment. Would it be beneficial since he will get another round of general cure?

Jay Hemdal · Nov 13, 2020

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

It wasn’t clear to me, what are you using to treat for velvet?

Generally, a minimum of two weeks after the last symptom has gone, but I usually wait a full month. Even a month isn’t a 100% sure thing, some people would suggest waiting even longer.

Jay

Cadroved · Nov 13, 2020

Jay Hemdal said:
Welcome to Reef2Reef!

It wasn’t clear to me, what are you using to treat for velvet?

Generally, a minimum of two weeks after the last symptom has gone, but I usually wait a full month. Even a month isn’t a 100% sure thing, some people would suggest waiting even longer.

Jay

I'm using api general cure rn. He's doing so much better already but do you think it would be okay to combine the quarantine tanks and treat together with the other fish who is being treated also with API general cure. He doesn't have velvet tho. But I'm going to treat them both with ich x that cure velvet just to make sure its gone.