Treating Velvet?

[TimT]

Hi Brad,

Two options for the mandarin.

Slurper gun or the Philippine method of small harpoon. You could modify a gravel vac and siphon mandarin into it then cover the end. Just remove the siphon hose and stick your finger over where the hose attaches. Move the open end within a few inches of Mandarin and remove your finger from gravel vacuum hose barb. The suction should get the mandarin up into the vac.

You could catch the Mandarin like they do in the Philippines. Attach a needle to a stick and harpoon it through the top fin.

Cheers,
Tim

ps Thats why Mandarins are not cyanide caught... too east to get them with a harpoon or slurper.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Might have to drain that thing again Brad...

The problem is there is so much rock work and hiding places, that even then it might not solve the issue. The first drain, we couldn't even see them.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Is it imperative that they be dealt with? Is it not possible that maybe they don't have velvet and thus are OK to be left alone and that would be a GoodThing(tm)? Or are we worried that they are carriers?

They could have built immunity to it and thus still carry it. I really would like the tank empty for 2 months before I add fish back.