Potters Angelfish won't eat

Fishninja · May 5, 2017

Once he is really eating a lot would it be acceptable to just go ahead and medicate with copper safe and skip prazi pro? I did see him poop and it doesn't seem to have internal parasites.

Humblefish · May 5, 2017

Fishninja said:
Once he is really eating a lot would it be acceptable to just go ahead and medicate with copper safe and skip prazi pro? I did see him poop and it doesn't seem to have internal parasites.

Prazipro is actually more for treating external worms (such as flukes) than intestinal worms which cause white stringy poop.

Fishninja · May 5, 2017

Oh ok thanks. So all he should need is copper?

Humblefish · May 5, 2017

Fishninja said:
Oh ok thanks. So all he should need is copper?

I would also dose Prazipro, either before or after copper treatment, to prophylactically address the possibility of flukes: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/prazipro.247598/

Fishninja · May 5, 2017

Ok thank you!

Fishninja · May 6, 2017

Humblefish said:
I would also dose Prazipro, either before or after copper treatment, to prophylactically address the possibility of flukes: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/prazipro.247598/

If I go ahead and start dosing prazi pro would it stunt the angelfish's appetite? Also I think that I would take the live rock out because it has a lot of tube worms on it which would die off from the prazi pro, is this correct? For prazi pro I dose it once then wait five days, then do a water change and dose it again for another five days right? If I was to do a water change half way through the five days would I just add the recommended dosage for however much water I took out and add it back? Sorry for all the questions I just want to make sure I am doing everything right!

Humblefish · May 6, 2017

Fishninja said:
If I go ahead and start dosing prazi pro would it stunt the angelfish's appetite? Also I think that I would take the live rock out because it has a lot of tube worms on it which would die off from the prazi pro, is this correct? For prazi pro I dose it once then wait five days, then do a water change and dose it again for another five days right? If I was to do a water change half way through the five days would I just add the recommended dosage for however much water I took out and add it back? Sorry for all the questions I just want to make sure I am doing everything right!

Prazipro can suppress appetite, but generally it only lasts a couple of days.

It sometimes kills tube worms, sometimes not; but removing any LR during treatment is a bad idea because of fluke eggs. You could inadvertently reintroduce flukes back into your system. Unless you were able to isolate the rock to a fishless environment (bucket) for 4 weeks to starve any hatchlings out.

You dose Prazipro once, wait about a week, do a 20-25% water change and then repeat dosage. So long as the fish are in full-strength prazi for at least 24 hours, you don't have to worry about adding more medication if you need to do a WC before the second dosage.

Fishninja · May 7, 2017

Ok so I just did a large water change and went ahead and dosed the recommended amount of prazi pro. I left the live rock in the tank too. So tomorrow when I do my daily water change at the same time as I dosed the prazi today I dont add anymore prazi pro?

Humblefish · May 7, 2017

Fishninja said:
Ok so I just did a large water change and went ahead and dosed the recommended amount of prazi pro. I left the live rock in the tank too. So tomorrow when I do my daily water change at the same time as I dosed the prazi today I dont add anymore prazi pro?

So long as 24 hrs has elapsed since first dosing Prazipro, no need to add more. But you'll still need to administer a second full dosage in about a week. Again, 24 hrs minimum exposure time before doing any WCs.

Fishninja · May 7, 2017

Ok thank you!

4FordFamily · May 7, 2017

Humblefish said:
So long as 24 hrs has elapsed since first dosing Prazipro, no need to add more. But you'll still need to administer a second full dosage in about a week. Again, 24 hrs minimum exposure time before doing any WCs.

X2. 5-8 days isn't it?

Humblefish · May 7, 2017

4FordFamily said:
X2. 5-8 days isn't it?

This calculator tells you exactly when to redose: http://marineparasites.com/paratreatmentcal.html

Devan Petersen · Jan 11, 2018

I know this is old, but i am having a similar issue with my coral beauty. I cannot get him to eat Mysis or LRS reef frenzy. I have a well established isopod colony that i hope he is eating i also try to keep nori and veggi rounds in the tank for him to graze on. I am however getting a little nervous that he is not eating meaty foods.