Garlic can be a great aid in helping the fish repel C irritans but be clear that it is not a cure. Also be sure to use sparingly. A few drops in the food will be enough. To much and you will have water quality issues. Kaolic garlic from the local health food store will do just as good and is often much cheaper than the LFS but must be refrigerated. You can also use a small fresh clove of garlic. Crush it is a bowl slightly, add some tank water and allow to sit for about an hour. After the wait time remove the garlic and add the food. Wait another hour or so and then feed to the QT sparingly. The ingredient allicin in the garlic comes from the oils and is all you really need.tigger said:Should we buy any other food additives? I've seen on this website that some people add garlic. Is this just regular human garlic extract or a different one for fish?
Feed only small amounts and once done, syphon out any leftover foods and/or detritus with a small air tube. One of the benefits of the barebottom QT is wastes as well as parasitic cysts are more easily seen and readily removed.I'm also worried about overfeeding in this smaller tank. The butterfly loves to eat! I guess that's why he will eventually be huge. Any suggestions?
Water changes will continue to dilute the copper concentration so that will help in addition to the Cuprisorb and polyfilter.tigger said:The Cuprisorb is to remove the copper from the main tank. So, you don't think I need to do any water changes for the main tank?
Could be acclimation shock if the main tank and QT did not have matching parameters if transfered without acclimating the fish first. One of the important benifits of filling the QT with the water from the main tank. It could also be netting damage when caught, a bladder infection or blockage. Try feeding some brine with soft mashed peas mixed in. If a blockage that will clear it. If it becomes neccessary an antibiotic may be needed in which case a Nitrofurazone based med would work best.The clownfish looks weird now too. He is swimming at the top & is having a hard time keeping himself upright (keeps turning over on his side).
The ich will not go away on it's own and requires an effective treatment, preferabley <<hyposalinity>>Is there anything else I can do for the remaining fish? Or is it up to them now?
Hyposalinity is a treatment that slowly lowers the salinity of the QT water to 14 ppt.tigger said:Steve,
Each time I click on "hyposalinity", I get an error message & it sends a report to microsoft. What is hyposalinity? I did a search on this forum & everyone talks about it, but I haven't been able to find out exactly what it is.
In the event it is needed, Furacyn by aquatronics would work well.What brand name antibiotic do you recommend?