Got my "show fish"

[justinl]

mmm, Ive always liked goldflakes. nice specimen. how big is he?

as mentioned, I would keep a close eye out for parasites in general, just in case. My general rule is that if it eats, it will tough it out.

[fishoholic]

Nice, I love angels!

[Alberta-newb]

Parasites are one thing I am concerned about but with how difficult it is to get one of these I didn't want to risk stressing him any further after his journey by medicating or giving him a FW dip (reportedly they don't ship well) Osmotic shock was already a big worry for me as his shipping water was at 1.0119 and my tank is at 1.0126. Took almost 3 hours to drip acclimate before I felt it was close enough to tank conditions. I will be watching him very closely over the next few days and once he is eating well I'll be treating him for parasites using a med I picked up. It has the same ingredient as PraziPro (plus 2 additional anti-parasite drugs) but is designed to be fed directly to the fish rather than treating the water.

[Alberta-newb]

Originally Posted by justinl

mmm, Ive always liked goldflakes. nice specimen. how big is he?

About 5"

[hillegom]

What is the name of that drug, have been looking for something good to use when I might need it

[Trigger Man]

Tagging along because I would like to know the name of that drug and who makes it as well. Also where did you buy it?

[Alberta-newb]

The product is called "Gel-Tek Ultra Cure PX". and is made by Aquarium Products. Here's a link: http://www.aq-products.com/GelTek/ultracurepx.htm

Stumbled across this by accident while I was looking for a different product (anti-parasite medicated food made by Jungle labs). The only place I've found it is at Petland.

I originally went hunting for it when getting ready to purchase my rabbitfish as they supposedly are prone to internal parasites. An article in the 2008 Reefkeeping Annual recommended using praziquantel, flubenol and metronidazole as a multi-pronged approach. Fortunately, this product has all three. Although they advertise that it has fish pheremones to enhance feeding, my fish won't touch it on it's own. I mix it with mysis the night before and then skip my morning feeding. By late afternoon the fish are pretty hungry and gulp down every piece. That way I reduce the risk of harming any inverts with the meds...so far no problems, not sure on how effective though either as none of my fish have had parasites that I could see.

[Myka]

Gorgeous fish! Will he not bother your corals?


I wonder how effective this food is. I haven't had much luck with medicated foods in my 15+ years of fishkeeping, and I definately wouldn't use it as a dip replacemet. Let us know if you see any signs that it works.

[J.Lloy]

I've read that they are like most of the pygmy angels, might nip at clams or maybe a couple other things but won't take out everything like the other large angels.

[Alberta-newb]

Originally Posted by Myka

Gorgeous fish! Will he not bother your corals?

Well, I think like many angels finding one that is 100% "reef safe" is hit or miss from one individual to the other. Checking what other owners have stated on other forums, this species seems to have a pretty good success rate. He's only been in my tank for 2 days so I can't say if this is a "hitter" or a "misser" I have seen him nip at some of the zoas but they don't seem to be to his liking flavor wise and he leaves them alone after one taste. I'm hoping his nipping will stop once he is completely trained on prepared foods.

Originally Posted by Myka

I wonder how effective this food is. I haven't had much luck with medicated foods in my 15+ years of fishkeeping, and I definately wouldn't use it as a dip replacemet. Let us know if you see any signs that it works.

So true! I've certainly bought a lot of "snake oil" in my freshwater days. I liked the idea of a directly ingested medication as opposed to something that treats the water column but I can't say if this product is any good or not since I haven't had any parasite problems yet....I hope I never do! I will certainly keep everyone informed on this med either good or bad.

Francis