Post by kagome on Feb 8, 2009 0:42:26 GMT -5
When I can I would like to add some new loaches to both tanks. But since loaches are almost all wild caught I am worried about introducing another disease or set of parasites into my tanks. I would love to be able to have a quarantine/hospital tank like I used to but in my current living situation this just isn't possible. I was reading through Carl's disease prevention article and was wondering if ya'll thought that this would be a good acclimation/disease prevention regime for when I get in new loaches or other wild caught fish.
1. Get fish home and empty water with fish in it into a thin walled plastic container I have that is only used for fish stuff and is cleaned in between uses.
2. Float container in the tank so that the water in the container can become the same temperature as the tank (I tested this and the walls are thin enough that the temperature will become the same).
3. Slowly add tank water to even out pH and prevent shock.
4. Add drops of MB, dissolved salt (1tsp per gallon ratio), start right (for slime coat) and metronidazole since it seems like internal parasites is the most common problem among wild caught loaches.
5. After thirty minutes of fish hanging out in medication, net the fish, add them to the tank, and discard the water from the plastic container.
6. Run a three day course of Melafix in the display tank in case of bacteria.
I think that this seems like a pretty sound method to help prevent problems. What do ya'll think? (Yes, I use the word ya'll, if I don't they'll take away my Southern Belle card and flog me in public, lol)
I really hope that I can find a good paying job soon because I am totally going to treat myself to a UV sterilizer that will help out so much with concerns like this.
As always thanks for help and input.
1. Get fish home and empty water with fish in it into a thin walled plastic container I have that is only used for fish stuff and is cleaned in between uses.
2. Float container in the tank so that the water in the container can become the same temperature as the tank (I tested this and the walls are thin enough that the temperature will become the same).
3. Slowly add tank water to even out pH and prevent shock.
4. Add drops of MB, dissolved salt (1tsp per gallon ratio), start right (for slime coat) and metronidazole since it seems like internal parasites is the most common problem among wild caught loaches.
5. After thirty minutes of fish hanging out in medication, net the fish, add them to the tank, and discard the water from the plastic container.
6. Run a three day course of Melafix in the display tank in case of bacteria.
I think that this seems like a pretty sound method to help prevent problems. What do ya'll think? (Yes, I use the word ya'll, if I don't they'll take away my Southern Belle card and flog me in public, lol)
I really hope that I can find a good paying job soon because I am totally going to treat myself to a UV sterilizer that will help out so much with concerns like this.
As always thanks for help and input.