ichthyogeek
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I'm wondering what everything non-fish can take when it comes to dealing with disease/parasites in the aquarium. I'm thinking of starting up a breeding rack, and would rather not have to deal with major diseases (ich, velvet, bacteria specifically Vibrio, uronema, brooklynella, flukes, and internal stuff). While I could manage an outbreak, I'd rather start and stay clean through quarantine, medications, etc. With fish, I know I can quarantine with the appropriate medications/treatments. And with non-living things, bleach is my friend. But it's the living non-fish things that have me confused.
I plan to keep a very large amount of macroalgae and/or sponges in the system, in order to facilitate nitrate/phosphate waste removal. I also would like to keep snails and perhaps Xenia/easy low-light corals within the system as well. I know that with ich, velvet and brook, I can simply isolate all additions to starve them out. But that leaves the question of what to do with flukes, bacteria, uronema and internal parasites. So how does one treat macros, sponges, corals, and invertebrates for them?
I plan to keep a very large amount of macroalgae and/or sponges in the system, in order to facilitate nitrate/phosphate waste removal. I also would like to keep snails and perhaps Xenia/easy low-light corals within the system as well. I know that with ich, velvet and brook, I can simply isolate all additions to starve them out. But that leaves the question of what to do with flukes, bacteria, uronema and internal parasites. So how does one treat macros, sponges, corals, and invertebrates for them?
