formalin bath

[TekCat]

I've heard that some sort of formalin bath is given to clownfish to treat a
possible illness. I am going to get a pair of false percs in a few days.
Could anyone describe the process of formalin bath? and anything else for
that matter to ensure that they will not bring parasites to my tank.
Thanks,

[George Patterson]

TekCat wrote:

> I've heard that some sort of formalin bath is given to clownfish to treat a
> possible illness.

This is an old treatment for flukes, but I've not heard of it being used for
anything else. Set up a container of salt water and add 1 ml of concentrated
formaldehyde per U.S. gallon. Place the fish in this for 1 hour. Repeat this
every 3 days until the flukes are gone.

Most parasites are susceptible to copper treatment. Quarantine the new fish for
two weeks in a small tank with .15 to .2 ppm copper. That will eliminate
oodinium and cryptocaryon. Some people have also had some success with reduced
salinity.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

[kim gross]

TekCat wrote:
> I've heard that some sort of formalin bath is given to clownfish to treat a
> possible illness. I am going to get a pair of false percs in a few days.
> Could anyone describe the process of formalin bath? and anything else for
> that matter to ensure that they will not bring parasites to my tank.
> Thanks,
>
>
The best thing you can do to keep new fish from bring parasites or
anything else to your tank is a good quarenteen system. Setup a second
tank and keep the fish in it for at least 30 days (more if you have
problems), and keep a good eye on them. If you see any problems treat
the problems. After they have no problems for 30 days you should be
safe adding them to your tank. The biggest problem of trying to treat
them for something before you put them in your tank, is first, most
treatments are not good for the fish, so you will stress them with the
treatment, then you add them to a new tank, stressing them even more, so
the odds of you having problems are actually greater than if you did
nothing most of the time.

Kim Gross
www.jensalt.com

[TekCat]

Makes Sense :)


> The best thing you can do to keep new fish from bring parasites or
> anything else to your tank is a good quarenteen system. Setup a second
> tank and keep the fish in it for at least 30 days (more if you have
> problems), and keep a good eye on them. If you see any problems treat the
> problems. After they have no problems for 30 days you should be safe
> adding them to your tank. The biggest problem of trying to treat them for
> something before you put them in your tank, is first, most treatments are
> not good for the fish, so you will stress them with the treatment, then
> you add them to a new tank, stressing them even more, so the odds of you
> having problems are actually greater than if you did nothing most of the
> time.
>
> Kim Gross
> www.jensalt.com

[Ray Martini]

Clowns and copper do not mix well.


"George Patterson" > wrote in message
news:gC9jf.14197$F73.580@trnddc03...
> TekCat wrote:
>
>> I've heard that some sort of formalin bath is given to clownfish to treat
>> a possible illness.
>
> This is an old treatment for flukes, but I've not heard of it being used
> for anything else. Set up a container of salt water and add 1 ml of
> concentrated formaldehyde per U.S. gallon. Place the fish in this for 1
> hour. Repeat this every 3 days until the flukes are gone.
>
> Most parasites are susceptible to copper treatment. Quarantine the new
> fish for two weeks in a small tank with .15 to .2 ppm copper. That will
> eliminate oodinium and cryptocaryon. Some people have also had some
> success with reduced salinity.
>
> George Patterson
> Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
> your slightly older self.