API General Cure?

[Stege_saurus]

Will API General Cure harm my inverts? Or is it inverts safe?

 

[Pbh-reef]

It has metroplex in it which is not reef safe. What are you trying to cure with it?

 

[Stege_saurus]

One of my clowns has an internal parasite I believe. (White stringy poo)

 

[Pbh-reef]

In that case my advice is to follow this procedure to make it as reef safe as possible:

Here's how I do it. I've done it a bunch of time, definitely gotten rid of worms, and with no invert fatalities (that I would ascribe to this, anyway.)

1. Take 2 full size cubes of Hikari mysis and/or brine shrimp and/or ocean plankton. Put them in a small tall walled container, like a mini beaker or Oxo measuring cup. No additional water.
2. Add 1 slightly heaping scoop of Seachem Focus.
3. Add 1 level scoop of API General Cure (use the scoop from Focus or Metroplex.)
4. Add a tiny bit, maybe 1/8 scoop, of Seachem Metroplex, to make up for the slight deficit of metronidazole in GC.
5. Let it thaw to above freezing, then mix it thoroughly with a wooden stick. Make sure there are no tiny white undissolved bits of medicine visible.
6. Use the stick to roll the mixture up onto the walls of the beaker. The shrimps tends to stick and the liquid tends to roll back down.
7. Collect the shrimps into another small container.
8. Feed this to your fish. Take a bit on a stick and dab it in the water. Wait for it all to be eaten before adding more. Try not to let any inverts get any. However I have had blood shrimp and cleaner shrimp grab huge medication soaked pieces and survive eating them, so that happens. Nems and corals might not do as well.
9. I do this daily for 1 week and then 5 days and 10 days later.

 

[Stege_saurus]

Alright I'll have to get Focus then. Thanks!

 

[Pbh-reef]

Yes the focus makes it safe by binding it to the food

 

[Stege_saurus]

Awesome! Thanks!