Tank Transfer Method for Wrasse

[stevenlu]

Hello there,

I'm about to start a tank transfer method and treat ich from my display tank. I have all of it down but just 2 questions.

I have an anampses wrasses which buries itself in sand. Should I leave a bowl of clean sand in each new transfer?

I have a gumbo coral croucher somewhere in my main display that I cannot find. Will that affect my treatment in my main display tank to get rid of ich?

Thank you for the help guys!

 

[HairyGary]

Hello there,

I'm about to start a tank transfer method and treat ich from my display tank. I have all of it down but just 2 questions.

I have an anampses wrasses which buries itself in sand. Should I leave a bowl of clean sand in each new transfer?

I have a gumbo coral croucher somewhere in my main display that I cannot find. Will that affect my treatment in my main display tank to get rid of ich?

Thank you for the help guys!

As to the first question, yes I would leave and replace a new bowl of sand for each transfer. Doesn't need to be alot.

As to the second, what do you mean by treatment? If you mean leave fallow for 76 days then yes it will have to be removed for the fallow period to be effective. The tank cannot have a fish host in it

 

[stevenlu]

Thank you so much there for the quick response.

I can't find that coral croucher anywhere and I have lots of corals in the tank which will be impossible to move the rocks around. Is it possible to just go 3 month without feeding and sacrifice that fish? T T

 

[Porpoise Hork]

Get a couple large plastic storage totes from Walmart or something. This is something all hobbyists should have in case of a tank emergency, and you want the solid colored ones. Siphon out enough from the tank to fill the tote about 1/2 way up. Take some pictures of the tank for reference and start pulling the rock and any corals attached out inspect them for the fish or inverts and then place the rock and coral in the tote. Start on one end of the tote placing the rock in some sort of order so toy can put everything back. repeat this until you spot the little guy so you can catch him. Once caught refill the tank leaving space for the rock and replace the the pieces in reverse order you removed them from.

I had to do this to catch a deamon spawn of a damsel fish one time.... Took about an hour but I was able to get him out and replace everything with minimal issues. The tank sees this as a large water change and the corals while unhappy for a few hours will open back up.

 

[HairyGary]

^^^^^This.

Thank you so much there for the quick response.

I can't find that coral croucher anywhere and I have lots of corals in the tank which will be impossible to move the rocks around. Is it possible to just go 3 month without feeding and sacrifice that fish? T T

The problem with not feeding is not knowing when it dies to know when your fallow period starts. I would suggest doing what you can to remove him and it starts with removing rock. That way you will know for sure when your 76 day fallow period starts and will end. Good luck!!!

 

[stevenlu]

^^^^^This.



The problem with not feeding is not knowing when it dies to know when your fallow period starts. I would suggest doing what you can to remove him and it starts with removing rock. That way you will know for sure when your 76 day fallow period starts and will end. Good luck!!!

Thank you Gary!!

 

[stevenlu]

Get a couple large plastic storage totes from Walmart or something. This is something all hobbyists should have in case of a tank emergency, and you want the solid colored ones. Siphon out enough from the tank to fill the tote about 1/2 way up. Take some pictures of the tank for reference and start pulling the rock and any corals attached out inspect them for the fish or inverts and then place the rock and coral in the tote. Start on one end of the tote placing the rock in some sort of order so toy can put everything back. repeat this until you spot the little guy so you can catch him. Once caught refill the tank leaving space for the rock and replace the the pieces in reverse order you removed them from.

I had to do this to catch a deamon spawn of a damsel fish one time.... Took about an hour but I was able to get him out and replace everything with minimal issues. The tank sees this as a large water change and the corals while unhappy for a few hours will open back up.

Oh god I just re did my aqua scape now I have to tear everything down TT sad times. Thank you so much for the response!!

 

[Porpoise Hork]

No problem. That sucks, but if you want to make sure to get him out, this is probably the only way to do it. Provided he's still alive or in there. I have had really shy fish jump out and not knowing if they are still in there only to find a stick of fish jerky a few months later... ;Bored