Metroplex/focus

jsker · Jul 11, 2017

Brandonsegula said:
I'm gonna feed for four weeks. I'm just afraid it will take long than a couple of days. I'm treating a tang and in the past with dr. Gs on my other tang when I had him it took a week or longer to look better I just figured metro would work faster.

As the adage goes, reefing and patients go hand in hand.

lest's see after 4 days then 10 days.

Brandonsegula · Jul 11, 2017

Okay tomorrow will mark 4 i believe but sounds like a plan

Brandonsegula · Jul 12, 2017

jsker said:
As the adage goes, reefing and patients go hand in hand. lest's see after 4 days then 10 days.

So the spots are gone. Only thing is today he seems not himself so much. Not swimming as much. Hiding a lot and won't touch a piece of food. Can he be just full from eating a lot the past couple of days? Or what???

jsker · Jul 12, 2017

Brandonsegula said:
So the spots are gone. Only thing is today he seems not himself so much. Not swimming as much. Hiding a lot and won't touch a piece of food. Can he be just full from eating a lot the past couple of days? Or what???

Feed regular, and cut back back on the meds a bit

He could be full and also recovering like us having the flu and he may not feel like eating and will possible want food tomorrow or later. He been through alot in the last week.

Brandonsegula · Jul 12, 2017

jsker said:
Feed regular, and cut back back on the meds a bit He could be full and also recovering like us having the flu and he may not feel like eating and will possible want food tomorrow or later. He been through alot in the last week.

Is this something that happens?

Brandonsegula · Jul 12, 2017

It's weird he's still pooping quite a bit at times and he didn't eat anything today. He kicked the fire fish out of his spot and is like guarding that area. Still swimming around just not as much and not picking st anything like usual. Even picking up hermit crabs and moving them out of that spot he will go in. I've never seen that kind of behavior. I just hope he eats tomorrow. Finally looking better and he decides to stop eating. So stressful.

Brandonsegula · Jul 12, 2017

Brandonsegula said:
It's weird he's still pooping quite a bit at times and he didn't eat anything today. He kicked the fire fish out of his spot and is like guarding that area. Still swimming around just not as much and not picking st anything like usual. Even picking up hermit crabs and moving them out of that spot he will go in. I've never seen that kind of behavior. I just hope he eats tomorrow. Finally looking better and he decides to stop eating. So stressful.

Actually got a better look still has some ich spots.

jsker · Jul 12, 2017

Brandonsegula said:
Actually got a better look still has some ich spots.

He is on day two or three?

Brandonsegula · Jul 12, 2017

jsker said:
He is on day two or three?

Today would've been day four if he would've ate. I'm so stressed out.

jsker · Jul 12, 2017

Brandonsegula said:
Today would've been day four if he would've ate. I'm so stressed out.

He looking better right?

Brandonsegula · Jul 12, 2017

jsker said:
He looking better right?

Less spots, yes. But of course stopped eating.

jsker · Jul 12, 2017

Stay positive, think positive, and positive things happen

Brandonsegula · Jul 12, 2017

jsker said:
Stay positive, think positive, and positive things happen

I will try my best. Thank you.

Brandonsegula · Jul 13, 2017

jsker said:
Stay positive, think positive, and positive things happen

He ate today the metroplex blend. He's got more spots now though, a lot more. Can this because he got really stressed yesterday and didn't eat?

aykwm · Jul 13, 2017

The white spots you see usually are not the parasites, instead body fluid that repairs the damaged area so probably he got really infested yesterday and that stressed him out. If you know that its ich for sure then I recommend copper or CP as they are more effective than metro. By mentioning a lot more spots, does it still look ich? Maybe if you can post a photo that will help.

jsker · Jul 13, 2017

aykwm said:
The white spots you see usually are not the parasites, instead body fluid that repairs the damaged area so probably he got really infested yesterday and that stressed him out. If you know that its ich for sure then I recommend copper or CP as they are more effective than metro. By mentioning a lot more spots, does it still look ich? Maybe if you can post a photo that will help.

+1

@aykwm hit it out of the park with requesting a picture

Silly question, are you use any vitamins?

Brandonsegula · Jul 13, 2017

aykwm said:
The white spots you see usually are not the parasites, instead body fluid that repairs the damaged area so probably he got really infested yesterday and that stressed him out. If you know that its ich for sure then I recommend copper or CP as they are more effective than metro. By mentioning a lot more spots, does it still look ich? Maybe if you can post a photo that will help.

Dr. Gs is CP right? I talked to seachem on the phone and they said metroplex is a better approach.

Brandonsegula · Jul 13, 2017

Brandonsegula said:
Dr. Gs is CP right? I talked to seachem on the phone and they said metroplex is a better approach.

I could only get the spots on his fins. He would swim away when I was trying to take a picture of the ones on his body.

Maritimer · Jul 13, 2017

Seachem makes money from sales of Metroplex . . .

That does look like ich to me, rather than velvet - I'm not aware of Metroplex working well on either, but I've got lots to learn.

~Bruce

Brandonsegula · Jul 13, 2017

Maritimer said:
Seachem makes money from sales of Metroplex . . .

That does look like ich to me, rather than velvet - I'm not aware of Metroplex working well on either, but I've got lots to learn.

~Bruce

What would you suggest using in the DT