Is there any standard meds that are always applied when new fish are put in a quarantine tank? I use formalin and malachite green in the form of quick cure. I also us parasite clear tabs which are supposed to take care of any fish lice, gill flukes and internal/external worms. Is this considered standard practice? I refuse to place wild fish in a established tank with out some sort of treatment. Is this good methodology?
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Posted 30 June 2009 - 08:36 PM
I used to be very concerned about new critters getting in tanks but I just use a little salt these days. I do believe quarantine is a very good idea but I use it to monitor for critters more than treatment.
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Posted 01 July 2009 - 01:45 AM
J.,
I always use Parasite Clear to pre-treat my fish, regardless of whether they have visible parasites or not. I think it's a good, and relatively inexpensive, preventative measure to take. You can get 100-packs of the tabs for $26.49 + shipping through Drs. Foster & Smith's website. The link to the page is: http://www.drsfoster...amp;pcatid=4756.
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I always use Parasite Clear to pre-treat my fish, regardless of whether they have visible parasites or not. I think it's a good, and relatively inexpensive, preventative measure to take. You can get 100-packs of the tabs for $26.49 + shipping through Drs. Foster & Smith's website. The link to the page is: http://www.drsfoster...amp;pcatid=4756.
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Posted 01 July 2009 - 05:26 AM
That is great to hear that I was working in the right direction. I think taking preventative measures is always the best procedure. Being reactive usually has causalities.
As far as wild Mollies: two schools of thought.....to Salt or not to Salt. Any one with experiences out there willing to weight in?
As far as wild Mollies: two schools of thought.....to Salt or not to Salt. Any one with experiences out there willing to weight in?
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Posted 01 July 2009 - 06:23 AM
I will give the flip opinion - I tend to avoid chemicals (and own none) unless absolutely necessary. I understand that this approach can potentially let things "get bad" too quickly to treat a problem, but it is what I do nevertheless.
Good water quality prevents so many aquarium problems, I rarely have issues. However, when I worked at a pet shop when I was younger I understood the need for meds for the simple fact that SO many fish came in and out of there all the time.
I never use prophylactic treatments for my home tanks.
Good water quality prevents so many aquarium problems, I rarely have issues. However, when I worked at a pet shop when I was younger I understood the need for meds for the simple fact that SO many fish came in and out of there all the time.
I never use prophylactic treatments for my home tanks.
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Posted 01 July 2009 - 08:15 AM
As an interesting thought, most gill flukes (like Dactylogyrus species in cyprinids) are specific to one species of fish, and even most generalists infect only closely related fishes. The two native cyprinid species observed with the highest loads of gill flukes, and hosting the most species of gill flukes, are the striped and common shiners. Gill flukes in darters are almost totally undescribed, on the other hand. Unless you're operating commercial-scale monoculture of native species, gill flukes are unlikely to spread fish to fish.
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