Question 1) Not currently dealing with anything but I am looking to add a few new fish to my community tank and want to be prepared. In addition to this I have been adding plants so again, preparing.
I know the schpeel about clean water, proper stocking, and maintenance, I like to keep a stocked med cabinet JIC. Looking for advice on what works if I have to resort to meds not how to prevent illness by taking good care of my fish, I am good there.
Mardel has always been my go-to but as their line of medications is discontinued :-( looking for advice on other med brands such as API. That's my main question, unless your interested in deets about my current methods you can skip to question 2 at the bottom.
Info) QT is always done bare bottom, cycled sponge filters, and small cheap HOBs for utilizing carbon. All my plants are bought from a quality retailer with the exception of when I really need something they do not have, even then I do not bit plants from chain stores just a decent LFS. Typically with plants I do a tap water wash, alum 2 hour dip, and QT for 3-4 weeks treating with clout once a week first 3 weeks and coppersafe for a few hours before a final clean water week. I use fresh carbon to remove chemicals in addition to water changes between treatments. Like jotting an ant hill with an A-Bomb but since this QT is plants only I really am not that concerned with overkill and my plants have always come through healthy. So odds of anything from my plants is low. But new stock, new boat, can't just bomb em like plants. Typically I do a 2-4 week QT with salt and 80-82 degree temp, coppersafe if I see and signs of external parasites. I only use anti-biotic in QT if warranted. I have never seen a fungal infection or stocked fungal meds and never de-wormed for internal parasites.
Question 2) I did recently find out about cammelanus worms and freak myself out, seems this was a huge issue 2005-2009 then seems posts started to die down. Anyone encountering these buggers recently??? I did add fish to my tanks as well as set my aunt up with her first tank between Oct 2013 and Jan 2014 so those are the fish I am watching like a hawk.
Info) I buy most my stock from a quality store but in truth their quality has been diminishing from what they were 10 years ago. I have succumbed to purchasing fish from the 3 big P stores when I couldn't find what I wanted elsewhere. Won't be anymore now that I am freaked about internal worms.
I know the schpeel about clean water, proper stocking, and maintenance, I like to keep a stocked med cabinet JIC. Looking for advice on what works if I have to resort to meds not how to prevent illness by taking good care of my fish, I am good there.
Mardel has always been my go-to but as their line of medications is discontinued :-( looking for advice on other med brands such as API. That's my main question, unless your interested in deets about my current methods you can skip to question 2 at the bottom.
Info) QT is always done bare bottom, cycled sponge filters, and small cheap HOBs for utilizing carbon. All my plants are bought from a quality retailer with the exception of when I really need something they do not have, even then I do not bit plants from chain stores just a decent LFS. Typically with plants I do a tap water wash, alum 2 hour dip, and QT for 3-4 weeks treating with clout once a week first 3 weeks and coppersafe for a few hours before a final clean water week. I use fresh carbon to remove chemicals in addition to water changes between treatments. Like jotting an ant hill with an A-Bomb but since this QT is plants only I really am not that concerned with overkill and my plants have always come through healthy. So odds of anything from my plants is low. But new stock, new boat, can't just bomb em like plants. Typically I do a 2-4 week QT with salt and 80-82 degree temp, coppersafe if I see and signs of external parasites. I only use anti-biotic in QT if warranted. I have never seen a fungal infection or stocked fungal meds and never de-wormed for internal parasites.
Question 2) I did recently find out about cammelanus worms and freak myself out, seems this was a huge issue 2005-2009 then seems posts started to die down. Anyone encountering these buggers recently??? I did add fish to my tanks as well as set my aunt up with her first tank between Oct 2013 and Jan 2014 so those are the fish I am watching like a hawk.
Info) I buy most my stock from a quality store but in truth their quality has been diminishing from what they were 10 years ago. I have succumbed to purchasing fish from the 3 big P stores when I couldn't find what I wanted elsewhere. Won't be anymore now that I am freaked about internal worms.
