Brooklynella; Metroplex in the Display?

[kintle]

I had 2 clowns I lost to brom. Originally my plan was to get my wrase and goby into a quarintine tank treated with metroplex and treat the display with metro but let run fallow for 6 weeks so I could restock. My LFS suggested metro in main display and that I could replace clowns. My wife only likes the clowns so I tried it. The clowns immediately presented symptoms but disappeared after 2 days and lived well for 2 weeks. Then showed symptoms again. When it looked like it wouldn't disappear again freshwater dip then quarintine for the clowns. They died over the next 2 days. I should also mention my goby jumped out of the tank and died while I was at work a week into medicating my main tank. I'm left with a Lubbock fairy wrase still medicating the main display. It is the least desired fish I got for the tank and despite my best efforts I've been unable to catch and bring to quarintine to let main display go fallow. Ad I'm thinking I'm gonna have to break down my rockscape to get him at this point, is the metroplex treatment going to work to kill off the Brom in the qt so I can restock the main display orbits there other more effective ways of makeing sure the wrase doesnt kill off my new clowns after a fallow treatment. I'm out 200 bucks on the clowns and another 75 for the goby. The goby was certainly my fault as I replaced the stock lights on my 28g but hadnt built a screen yet to replace the hood with, the new lights have made a huge differance on my corals. Any advice would be great at this point

 

[Flippers4pups]

I had 2 clowns I lost to brom. Originally my plan was to get my wrase and goby into a quarintine tank treated with metroplex and treat the display with metro but let run fallow for 6 weeks so I could restock. My LFS suggested metro in main display and that I could replace clowns. My wife only likes the clowns so I tried it. The clowns immediately presented symptoms but disappeared after 2 days and lived well for 2 weeks. Then showed symptoms again. When it looked like it wouldn't disappear again freshwater dip then quarintine for the clowns. They died over the next 2 days. I should also mention my goby jumped out of the tank and died while I was at work a week into medicating my main tank. I'm left with a Lubbock fairy wrase still medicating the main display. It is the least desired fish I got for the tank and despite my best efforts I've been unable to catch and bring to quarintine to let main display go fallow. Ad I'm thinking I'm gonna have to break down my rockscape to get him at this point, is the metroplex treatment going to work to kill off the Brom in the qt so I can restock the main display orbits there other more effective ways of makeing sure the wrase doesnt kill off my new clowns after a fallow treatment. I'm out 200 bucks on the clowns and another 75 for the goby. The goby was certainly my fault as I replaced the stock lights on my 28g but hadnt built a screen yet to replace the hood with, the new lights have made a huge differance on my corals. Any advice would be great at this point

Are we talking brooklynella?

 

[kintle]

Sorry yes

 

[Maritimer]

Best thing would be to move the wrasse into a QT for more thorough treatment, and go through a six-week "fallow" period (no fish in the display, inverts and corals are fine to stay there). I don't think Metronidazole is considered all that reef-safe . . .

~Bruce

P.S. - also changed the title of the thread to more accurately reflect the content - and hopefully get you some better answers!

 

[4FordFamily]

Metroplex is not ideal for a display primarily due to it not being reef safe but also not exactly cost-effective to do for most display tank volumes.

You’d need to treat for 10 days.

 

[Zagecko]

Metroplex is not ideal for a display primarily due to it not being reef safe but also not exactly cost-effective to do for most display tank volumes.

You’d need to treat for 10 days.

Well I put metroplex in my reef tank and my corals and invertebrates seem fine

 

[4FordFamily]

Well I put metroplex in my reef tank and my corals and invertebrates seem fine

It can also mess with the bio filter, but the biggest reason not to do that is that it’s ineffective and deteriorated very quickly

 

[Peng1606]

Have used metronidazole which is the drug in metroplex in reef with snails, anemones, corals and fish with no issues. There is a thread here where people discussed and used metronidazole in their reefs to try and eliminate dinos.

 

[ArnelP]

Best thing would be to move the wrasse into a QT for more thorough treatment, and go through a six-week "fallow" period (no fish in the display, inverts and corals are fine to stay there). I don't think Metronidazole is considered all that reef-safe . . .

~Bruce

P.S. - also changed the title of the thread to more accurately reflect the content - and hopefully get you some better answers!

I’m in a similar situation does a 6 week fallow period affect the biological filtration of the display tank?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I’m in a similar situation does a 6 week fallow period affect the biological filtration of the display tank?

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

The beneficial bacteria will remain active for that length of time. Some people will “ghost feed” a tank a little bit of food to keep the bacteria active by feeding the clean up crew you have in the tank.
Jay

 

[ArnelP]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

The beneficial bacteria will remain active for that length of time. Some people will “ghost feed” a tank a little bit of food to keep the bacteria active by feeding the clean up crew you have in the tank.
Jay

Oh ok that makes sense thanks