Moorish idol
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If you don't have it on your tank now, chances are you will eventually. There's no cure, and it's very common. The good thing, is it's usually not fatal...just ugly [emoji12]
Yes, Lympho is transmissible.
I have to disagree with this, as this species has been kept in captivity for 5-10 years under the right conditions. You have to be willing to center your tank around one and meet the following criteria:
The above are hard rules. Break any one of them and all bets are off. Most people lose their MI to disease, or they cut back on feedings due to nutrient problems, or try housing one with large angels/triggers. Which is why I said you gotta be willing to center your entire tank around one.
- Maintain in a disease-free environment. This species typically doesn't do well in an "ich management" system.
- Feed 3-5x daily, and also provide plenty of nori. The fish requires a ridiculous amount of food due to it's high metabolism.
- House with non-aggressive species. If a MI is getting bullied, it will sometimes stop eating, go sulk in a corner and die from starvation.
This is interesting. I've been giving my H the hard "NO" on this fish because of the dismal survival rates.
Assuming we found one that's healthy, eating, and it survives QT...would a regal angel or kole tang be too aggressive to house with it?
Both could potentially be a problem. I lost my last MI because I didn't remove a Blue Angel that started bullying it. My PBT would charge it sometimes too. I was setting up a tank just for "Billy Idol" when the Blue Angel brutally attacked him and that was the end.
Jeremy aka MI killer before he was rehomed (wife is still ticked about it)
It's best to space them out a little bit. For example, I usually dose Furan in the morning, Kanaplex in the afternoon and Metroplex just before I go to bed. This is because Furan-2 needs to be repeated after 24 hours, whereas Kanaplex & Metroplex are redosed every 48 hours. Keep in mind Furan-2 requires a 25% WC every 48 hours, so you'll need to plan your other dosages accordingly.
Don't run a skimmer, carbon, UV, etc. whilst using any medications. And you can combine just about any antibiotic with copper or CP. Just know that appetite suppression will increase and available oxygen in the water will decrease from combining them.
Humblefish, I have a Pyramid butterfly in quarantine. Would this be a good precautionary treatment before adding to my display tank? It is almost done with TTM. I have treated once with prazipro. Also curious how long do you repeat the above dosages? Or better yet how many times do you repeat the above?
And for anyone reading this that has a fish with an injured eye. I did use the combination of Maracyn and Maracyn-2 on my regal angel in quarantine. Along with Epsom salt. I dissolved the meds before adding to the tank. Epsom must be the USP type. One Teaspoon Per 5 gallons, can be repeated once. I repeated after 48 hours. And treated with the two Maracyn meds for 12 days. I also did a 6 gallon water change before each addition in a 40 gallon observation tank. Just my experience. The angel made a full recovery. Its eye was swollen and cloudy before treatment. Treatment was started at first visible signs since it was in a quarantine tank and being monitored.
Shelley
I don't like using any antibiotics on a fish, unless symptoms of a bacterial infection surface (or are likely to occur e.g. velvet). Antibiotics are just too harsh on certain fish to justify prophylaxis IMO.
However, if signs of a bacterial disease do show this is your best bet for treating angels & butterflies: http://store.nationalfishpharm.com/NFP-products-Nitrofuracin-Green-59584.Item.html
Thank you Humblefish. I was thinking of using it to be sure my fish did not have internal parasites. Upon further reading of other threads he would have stringy poop. No stringy poop.
Shelley
Shelley
