Exclusive! Reef safe ich medication that ACTUALLY works?

[Afishionado]

If this works as claimed, this can be revolutionary!

What are your thoughts?

 

[Afishionado]

@revhtree

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Wow if this really works then WOW game changer.

 

[Waters]

We will see.........

 

[Defective_Weeble]

Right. So who wants to volunteer to be the first person to lose a tank full of fish from not treating them properly, and a tank full of corals/inverts as guinea pigs?

 

[Shep]

@Humblefish what do you think?

 

[redfishbluefish]

If this truly works, this is a bigger game changer than MindStream's "launch" at MACNA. However, I'm very skeptical and need to see proof before I lay down the cash and gamble on dosing a DT. Otherwise it's copper first and hypo second as the only means of treating crypto......with fish in a hospital tank while the DT sits fallow.

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Doesnt work. I used the parashield before.It does nothing. It irritates the fishs' slime coat so it produces more. Not only that, but it screws up the chemistry and many water changes are needed.

 

[Afishionado]

@Breakthecycle2 can you tell me what you did? I would love to know more about it.

I don't work for Fritz at all. Just am curious about this product that is all. Using shrimp polymer to distribute the medication. Pretty nifty idea if it does what it claims to do.

@Raynemoon is product testing for me so far and it seems like everything is working well for him.

 

[Breakthecycle2]

@Breakthecycle2 can you tell me what you did? I would love to know more about it.
@Raynemoon is product testing for me so far and it seems like everything is working well for him.

I dosed the recommended dosing. I dont have it in front of me, but I think it was every other day or something. I'd have to check.

 

[Afishionado]

I dosed the recommended dosing. I dont have it in front of me, but I think it was every other day or something. I'd have to check.

thank you, i look forward to hear your experience.

 

[jedimasterben]

Parashield is a revolutionary Bioadhesive supplement that repairs and strengthens a fishes natural slime coat which strengthens the fishes defense against parasitic infections such as Itch. New natural oils and filming technology for the relief of unwelcome parasites. The natural oils are combined with a polymer that acts as a slime coat and carries the oils to the body of the fish. A protein solubilizer helps promote the penetration of the oils into the cell structure of the fishes skin. The crowning additive is the biospheres technology. This causes the treatment package to be covered with a shield to maintain contact.

Nope. Nope nope nope. Complete and utter BS. It does nothing for the parasite and they will carry on their life cycle completely uninhibited. Fish's gills are NOT protected by any slime coating (or else they'd all be dead) and is where the parasites will continue to infect them and live on.

 

[Humblefish]

The English language is a very precise one. I'll use "ParaShield" as an example and take language describing the product directly from Fritz's website: http://fritzaquatics.com/product/parashield/

Bio-adhesive supplement repairs and strengthens the fish’s natural slime coat which protects against Ick, Protozoan Velvelt and other parasites

Parashield® is a revolutionary new way to help maintain fish optimum health. Proven, natural oils and extracts are combined with a patented film forming matrix to help repair and strengthen a fish’s natural slime coat and help provide a protective shield around your fish. A fish’s slime coat acts as the first line of defense for fish against bacterial and fungal infections.

Active Ingredients: Capsaicin Oil, Chitosan, D-Limonene, Manuka and Neem Oil

Do you notice how they never say it "eradicates" or "eliminates" parasites in your aquarium? But "protects" your fish from them. This is yet just another parasite management tool, and the end user will have varying degrees of success. However, the active ingredients listed cannot eradicate parasites in any form (tomonts, theronts, trophonts). All it does is possibly help your fish manage their symptoms, by thickening their slime mucous coat. Herbtana, Artemiss, and a dozen other "herbal remedies" all do the exact same thing.

 

[jedimasterben]

So in using these products you are, essentially, paying money to literally change nothing in your tank, since a fish's slime coat does not cover their entire body.

 

[Humblefish]

So in using these products you are, essentially, paying money to literally change nothing in your tank, since a fish's slime coat does not cover their entire body.

To be fair, these products may (or may not) enhance a fish's natural ability to fight off attacking parasites. But since parasites such as ich spend more time "off fish" than feeding on their host(s), there is no way possible for these products to completely eradicate ich from a tank.

Those who practice "ich management" need all the help they can get. It's a never ending program of trying to keep the overall number of parasites down, while simultaneously boosting the fishes’ immune systems to deal with the parasites that survived. Anything you can do to help tilt the odds a little more in your favor helps!

 

[edosan]

Active ingredients

Capsacin oil : basically red hot chilly pepper exctract
Chitosan: antifungal properties, shimp "hard case" powder
D-limonelle : mosquito repelent, extract from lemon
Manuka oil: natural antibiotic
Neem oil: natural insecticide

Make sense for ich management

 

[jedimasterben]

I'm failing to see how any of that makes sense, other than being an irritant to the fish (and subsequently coral, as well).

 

[edosan]

Probably even more irritant to ich? And treat the injuries made by ich to the fishes probably. Is an aspirin.

 

[brandon429]

Again i find myself seeing a claim that isn't ran through giant test threads and as such is insulated from trial by research claims, amazing chemical combinations, excellent linking to tests made by the sales co, everything but actual forum hashing where people -want- to show a weakness. Whatever comes out of the end of that mill unscathed is something worth chatting about in the coffee break room. Let 5 top forums run a 20 pager on just use/outcome and thats the only sales pitch ever needed for anything


What a simple test. if in 6 mos ich still has a foothold in this hobby and they aren't selling more of this than dji sells phantoms then we'll know what was up for today. not trying to be uber negative against a product i havent even heard about, i just like this initial standard of denial they must arise to beat. it works well

 

[fishgirljockey]

If this truly works, this is a bigger game changer than MindStream's "launch" at MACNA. However, I'm very skeptical and need to see proof before I lay down the cash and gamble on dosing a DT. Otherwise it's copper first and hypo second as the only means of treating crypto......with fish in a hospital tank while the DT sits fallow.

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Nope. Nope nope nope. Complete and utter BS. It does nothing for the parasite and they will carry on their life cycle completely uninhibited. Fish's gills are NOT protected by any slime coating (or else they'd all be dead) and is where the parasites will continue to infect them and live on.

i actually use it. I have a DT full of corals. I was dealing with ick. I can tell u, dots were removed within minutes. Fish began eating instead of hiding within few hours of dosing. The corals were okay. There was a select few who closed as soon as I dosed but after a few minutes they returned to their normal state. This stuff is a GAME CHANGER. If I have to use it again, hopefully not, I will document it. I kid you not, ick dots were gone within minutes. No crap