One Spot Foxface ?'s

drstratton · Jan 15, 2016

nrhk said:
As you spend more time with him...he will even eat from your hand..foxface have very nice personality..you just need to build that bonding with him.

That would be awesome! Hopefully by the time they're finished with quarantine, he'll be doing that! I'm home all day, so I spend a good amount of time with them. My Firefish are total beggars every time I come near the DT.

drstratton · Jan 16, 2016

@Humblefish Hi, here I am with another question. My fish are currently undergoing the first round of Prazi. I noticed a spot on my Foxface that I don't believe is ich, but could be. It's raised and there is a tiny protrusion from it. I tried to get a picture, but it was very difficult. If it had been on the right side I could have gotten a ton of pics, but no it's on the left and he doesn't like to show me that side to much. I'm doing TTM and I was wondering if I can or should do Prazi again on the next transfer. I was going to do it on 2 and 4. So, I was thinking of doing it on 2, 3 & 4. Thank you!
Here's the best picture that I could get! It's right in the middle.

Humblefish · Jan 16, 2016

@drstratton I would stay the course. The raised bump isn't likely to be flukes, as those will appear translucent and slowly move over the fish's skin. So, dosing Prazi on transfer 3 is probably unnecessary unless you feel you underdosed this go around. I can't tell much from the pic, but a raised bump could be ich - which TTM should take care of. Could also be something like Lymphocystis or a bacterial infection.

Humblefish · Jan 16, 2016

Double post

drstratton · Jan 16, 2016

Thank you! I will wait for the 4th transfer then. If it starts to look like a bacterial infection, I have KanaPlex. Can that be put in with the Prazi if needed or should I wait until the next transfer which will be Monday morning. Thank you!

Humblefish · Jan 17, 2016

drstratton said:
Thank you! I will wait for the 4th transfer then. If it starts to look like a bacterial infection, I have KanaPlex. Can that be put in with the Prazi if needed or should I wait until the next transfer which will be Monday morning. Thank you!

Prazipro is a med I don't like mixing with others. I've had cases where interaction leads to a bacterial bloom (cloudy water) which can starve all the O2 out of the water. I think the culprit isn't the praziquantel itself, but the oxybispropanol (solubilizing agent) Prazipro uses.

drstratton · Jan 17, 2016

Thank you! I thought I remembered you saying not to mix it, but I wasn't sure! I will watch it and see what happens. Thank you for your time and expertise, I really appreciate it!

mokrytzki · Jan 26, 2016

Im sure this will end up being a dumb question, but what is TTM?

melypr1985 · Jan 26, 2016

mokrytzki said:
Im sure this will end up being a dumb question, but what is TTM?

Tank Transfer Method. It is a method of ridding your fish of Ich without the use of copper. There is a sticky at the top of the forum on this method. Let me get the link for you....

http://reef2reef.com/threads/spars-tank-transfer-method.209690/