Reef-safe anti-parasite meds?

[Juan Valdez]

As a followup to my previous post, what is the best anti-parasite
treatment for fish in a reef tank. (And HEY, I'm not saying hot sauce
WON'T work... they jury is still out!)

Thanks,
Juan

[Marc Levenson]

I have never used any meds in my reef tank, but there are
some good ones you can use in a quarantine system, such as
Marycyn II (spelling..!). You really need to state what the
fish is suffering from to get the right medication for the cure.

Marc


Juan Valdez wrote:

> As a followup to my previous post, what is the best anti-parasite
> treatment for fish in a reef tank. (And HEY, I'm not saying hot sauce
> WON'T work... they jury is still out!)
>
> Thanks,
> Juan
>

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[Juan Valdez]

>I have never used any meds in my reef tank, but there are
>some good ones you can use in a quarantine system, such as
>Marycyn II (spelling..!). You really need to state what the
>fish is suffering from to get the right medication for the cure.


It looks like ick. Basically like salt was sprinkled on my fish.

[JT]

iv'e had luck with the garlic additives from the lfs, put some in the
food & drops in the water and that might work if not bad outbreak.
btw-- i found out about addiin garlic after readin it in a magazine i
use to subscribe to about 5 yrs. ago, many aquarist use method sometimes
it works, sometimes not.

[Marc Levenson]

Ich is cured by putting the sick fish in quarantine for 6
weeks in lowered salinity. You can google the process, I'm
sure. Fortunately for me, I've never had to deal with Ich
with my fish.

You can add garlic to the food, as this increases the
appetite in your fish, and the more they eat seems to to
increase their immune system. In theory, at least.

Marc


Juan Valdez wrote:

>
>>I have never used any meds in my reef tank, but there are
>>some good ones you can use in a quarantine system, such as
>>Marycyn II (spelling..!). You really need to state what the
>>fish is suffering from to get the right medication for the cure.
>
>
>
> It looks like ick. Basically like salt was sprinkled on my fish.
>

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[selgado]

If you think it's ich, which is what it sounds like, be sure to
carefully review your livestock and system to isolate the reason why
your fish got sick. Are there inhabitants that are stressing others?
Are your parameters off? Something in the room upsetting them (loud
music, traffic, little billy)? Something in the way you perform
maintenance on the tank that causes stress? Etc... When I first started
the hobby, I had a very small diadema with a very big chip on his
shoulder. He harrassed everything in my tank and I constantly battled
ich. I did a little research on him and make the decision to get rid of
him. Too bad. He was a neat little fellow. But after ridding my system
of him 1 and 1/2 years later I have not had a single outbreak of ich.
Come to think of it, he was the only one who never showed any signs of
ich. Hmmm....


Juan Valdez wrote:
>
>>I have never used any meds in my reef tank, but there are
>>some good ones you can use in a quarantine system, such as
>>Marycyn II (spelling..!). You really need to state what the
>>fish is suffering from to get the right medication for the cure.
>
>
>
> It looks like ick. Basically like salt was sprinkled on my fish.
>

[Juan Valdez]

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 02:55:43 -0500, selgado > wrote:

>If you think it's ich, which is what it sounds like, be sure to
>carefully review your livestock and system to isolate the reason why
>your fish got sick. Are there inhabitants that are stressing others?
>Are your parameters off? Something in the room upsetting them (loud
>music, traffic, little billy)? Something in the way you perform
>maintenance on the tank that causes stress? Etc... When I first started
>the hobby, I had a very small diadema with a very big chip on his
>shoulder. He harrassed everything in my tank and I constantly battled
>ich. I did a little research on him and make the decision to get rid of
>him. Too bad. He was a neat little fellow. But after ridding my system
>of him 1 and 1/2 years later I have not had a single outbreak of ich.
>Come to think of it, he was the only one who never showed any signs of
>ich. Hmmm....


I don't understand. Ick is a parasite, no? What would that have to
do with the variables you mention...?

[Fuzzy]

You are correct, Ich is a parasite. However, fish that are heathy
survive ICh. It is the fish that are stressed, or living in poor water
conditions that sucumb to Ich, or a secondary infection. Ich attacks the
slime coat on fish, A healthy fish can reproduce the coat, where as fish
that are stressed in one manor or another can't. Poor water quality,
leads to a greater amount of parasites, which leads to a larger
infestation. That is why the "variables" should be look at. Hope this
helps answer the why.



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