Great News, Thanks to all of you we have had no casualties and our Tang looks 100% better and is dashing through the water. She doesnt have a single spot on her and neither does anyone else! Having a 4 foot long MICU tank was the best we could do for these guys and we're glad we did!
AmQuel is fantastic. Used it with Prime after a 15% water change and everything is now zero! I really only test for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, and salinity daily. Hope this is ok. Maybe I can soon move to testing once every few days? I think I will invest in the
seachem ammonia alert sticker for my tank. Is it reliable?
When do you guys think our water changes will be more spread out? This is killing my wallet, but the fish are happy. Oh, I wanted to tell you that I just kept moving the pipes around and everyone has a place to sleep now.
The damsel is starting antibiotics tomorrow since his popeye has unfortuntely worsened, but he eats everything and has his own PVC to hide in. He is in a separate and smaller 3 gallon hospital tank. He gets 100% water changes daily. I was hoping to dose him with 60mg of Penicillin daily for 5 days??? I have read that doseage recommendations are once every 2 days, but I am doing severe water changes. What do you guys think?
Is Nori from the grocery store the same as what is being sold at the LFS...like Ocean Nutrition Seaweed, etc.?
What is this main ingredient in Selcon...Omega-3 HUFA? Seems unique to Selcon? Aksing because Selcon seems lacking in amino acids and vitamins when I compare it to Boyd's.
Selcon: Omega-3 HUFA, Vitamin B12 and pure stabilized Vitamin C.
Boyd's:
Vita-Chem Marine
Moisture
90.1% max
Crude Protein
21.8% min
Crude Fat
0.09% min
Crude Fiber
2.0%
Vitamin A
5000 IU
Vitamin B12
40 mg
Vitamin E
32 mg
Thiamine hydrochloride
25 mg
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Vitamin K
20 mg
Vitamin C
18 mg
Vitamin B1
12 mg
Vitamin B2
15 mg
Vitamin B6
12 mg
Biotin
4.0 mg
L-Leucine
4.0 mg
Lysine Monohydrochloride
3.0 mg
dl- Phenylalanine
3.0 mg
L-Arginine hydrochloride
2.5 mg
dl-Isoleucine
2.0 mg
Threonine
2.0 mg
L-Methionine
1.0 mg
dl-Tryptophan
1.0 mg
L-Cystine
hydrochloride
monohydrate
1.0 mg
L-Histidine
hydrochloride
monohydrate
1.0 mg
Traveler, thanks so much! Yours is a cutie too. What breed?
BTW- my display tank has persistant high nitrates. We did a 10% water change and STILL have high nitrates. Is it time to get a skimmer? Should we have someone come to clean our sump, sponges, etc. Keep in mind, that stuff is foreign to us since we have had the tank set up for a month or so. So sorry in advance if this sounds silly again.
Reeferchief, Thanks so much, but it's mostly the help from all you guys here. My Damsel isnt in the clear yet, looks like he is dealing with a secondary bacterial infection, further complicated from the Ich (he doesnt have visible spots, but I assume this is his way of showing he's been affected). Also, this is a constant battle with ammonia, so we're not in the clear yet! I hope I can tell you everyone survives by December!!!!
What did you use for the MICU water and how did you get it to low salinity? I started with 100% new saltwater from LFS. I lowered the salinity using Publix RO water (your my neighbor!) which I mix with Baking Soda to match pH. I store in the garage to get as close to temp as possible...garage is warm.
What kind of medication did you use? None!! Just hyposalinity. I use Prime and now AmQuel for slime coat and ammonia levels at each water change.
What do you keep the temp at? About 80, my heater seems to have a mind of it's own. I set it for 77 and it sometimes gets to 82. It's bizarre. I am watching it like a hawk.
What kind of attention is needed on a daily basis? Check Salinity, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate every day for first week...I even do it twice a day. I also feed daily. I clean poops daily with a poop net. I am doing water changes every 2-3 days. It's a major PITA. I will let you know when it calms down and ammonia stays down!!! lol.