treating a fish....

[tru]

I got a question about treating a fish for disease. I know there is a professional type of treatment but where do you get it? Say I was wanting to treat a fish I got from the coast, what would I treat it with? I know you can use copper when treating a wild fish but what would be a professional treatment that wholesellers use when getting fish from overseas?

 

[beth]

tru, treating fish is the same as treating any animal. You have to know what the problem is and target the treatment specifically for that problem.
Are you having a problem with your fish?

 

[tru]

I thought I explained myself good above.. I said whats a good treatment for wild saltwater fish. When you goto the beach and catch a fish you dont just throw it in a tank you need to treat it. Right when when I bring fish home from the coast I treat them with copper but what I was wanting to know is what do the wholesellers use on there fish when they get them in before they start selling to retailers.

 

[dskidmore]

Read up on the particular kind of fish, and see what they're most suceptable to. If a particular disease is really common, you can pick up the specific preventative for it. In general, unless the fish is unhealthy, the weeks in QT are all you need.

 

[beth]

As I said, you don't treat fish, unless you can ID a problem. Once you ID the problem, then you use the treatment that best addresses the problem. There is no one or 2 or 3 methods to treat fish.
No, you don't just throw them in the tank. You have to put them in a Quarantine Tank to assess their health and treat as necessary. Only as necessary.