BTA help!

[HolyMackrel]

Had BTA for about 4 months and it just seems to slowly be wasting away. Everything else in tank is thriving. Picture of parameters attached. The past few days he's looked awful and constantly moving.

Running biocube 16g with refugium. Switched from stock light to AI prime 16hd with a month acclimation, ended about two weeks ago. Picture of pirates preset at full intensity attached as well.

Any help is much appreciated!

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Bump it up.

 

[Jekyl]

Everything looks about right. Are you using RoDi? How old is the tank?

 

[chizerbunoi]

This would be a bacterial infection that would require antibiotics to treat, or a reaction to something that might be dosed in the tank. Apart from WC, how else do you maintain your tank? I really think it might be a bacterial infection though.

 

[fishguy242]

@Eagle_Steve

 

[Jekyl]

Hopefully an expert will chime in. I know a lot of people recommend cipro for infection

 

[HolyMackrel]

Everything looks about right. Are you using RoDi? How old is the tank?

I use sterilized seawater from the lfs. Tank is 9 months old.

 

[HolyMackrel]

Hopefully an expert will chime in. I know a lot of people recommend cipro for infection

Thank you! I will look into it!

 

[HolyMackrel]

This would be a bacterial infection that would require antibiotics to treat, or a reaction to something that might be dosed in the tank. Apart from WC, how else do you maintain your tank? I really think it might be a bacterial infection though.

Thanks for the info! I do WC of 15-20% every other week. Middle chamber of the biocube has refugium. I use filter floss on top of chemi-pure blue bag changed every 2-4 months and have a bag of matrix media filling the third chamber. No skimmer. I dose for alk and calc as needed. Phyto every couple of days. I really try to keep stuff I add to a minimum.

 

[Jekyl]

Here ya go

Protocol for using antibiotics to treat infected anemones

This is a re-post of what I wrote in ReefCentral on 3/09/2013 Many anemone keepers know, the collection and shipping process from ocean to local fish store (LFS) is a stressful event. Most host anemones do not survive this process without help, especially H. magnifica and S. gigantea. Other...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[HolyMackrel]

Here ya go

Protocol for using antibiotics to treat infected anemones

This is a re-post of what I wrote in ReefCentral on 3/09/2013 Many anemone keepers know, the collection and shipping process from ocean to local fish store (LFS) is a stressful event. Most host anemones do not survive this process without help, especially H. magnifica and S. gigantea. Other...

www.reef2reef.com

Thanks, just read it! Unfortunately the Cipro I'm finding is either out of stock or requires a vet prescription to purchase by the pill. If I can find some I will post treatment pictures

 

[Jekyl]

@Jay Hemdal

 

[Neros503]

could it be the phytoplankton? as soon as I started dosing that stuff, my nem started acting just like how yours is.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Thanks, just read it! Unfortunately the Cipro I'm finding is either out of stock or requires a vet prescription to purchase by the pill. If I can find some I will post treatment pictures

Try looking on chew for cipro

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Your pet will love this Fish Aid Antibiotics Ciprofloxacin Tablets Fish Medication, 500-mg, 30 count:
https://app.chewy.com/oLHEg7pQbgb

 

[Ekatt3030]

Try looking on chew for cipro

I was able to get some from there a month ago

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Your pet will love this Fish Aid Antibiotics Ciprofloxacin Tablets Fish Medication, 500-mg, 30 count:
https://app.chewy.com/oLHEg7pQbgb

Just ordered some for 5 ritteri I have coming in, so it is in stock.

 

[HolyMackrel]

could it be the phytoplankton? as soon as I started dosing that stuff, my nem started acting just like how yours is.

Never thought of that. I am going to stop dosing while I do the treatment.

 

[HolyMackrel]

Try looking on chew for cipro

Found it!

 

[HolyMackrel]

Your pet will love this Fish Aid Antibiotics Ciprofloxacin Tablets Fish Medication, 500-mg, 30 count:
https://app.chewy.com/oLHEg7pQbgb

I must have been tired last night. Literally the first thing that popped up when I searched this morning!