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03-05-2009, 01:22 PM
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Ya, I have allways wondered in which order you dip/acclimate? One would think you should acclimate to the Dip first then acclimate to tank water??? I can see where this may become more stressful to the creatures..
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03-05-2009, 03:54 PM
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Tagging along, thanks for posting this question since I just don't know what to do anymore...
I am going to be trying medicated food today at this point since I cannot get the Prazipro until tomorrow since the store that has it in stock is closed today.The product I can get today is praziquantel and I was told I can soak the fish food in it for feeding. I will now FOR SURE always dip my fish in Prazipro prior to putting them into my display. Fresh water dips scare the heck out of me and until I actually watch it get done, I am not comfortable in trying this. My lack of experience has already killed, and I don't want to do before the fish gets into my tank due to stress. I wish I knew about flukes in the first place... Last edited by my2rotties; 03-05-2009 at 03:59 PM.
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03-05-2009, 03:58 PM
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totally speaking from perceived logic here and not experience, but if you dip second, whats the point acclimating first?
you're just acclimating them to one set of water params, throwing them in another and then back into the first again... I would dip first, acclimate second. but I don't dip or acclimate corals, Im just careful and lucky. haven't lost one yet, nor have I had any run ins with unwanteds.
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03-05-2009, 04:23 PM
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i do not do this for fish, but i do for corals.
I drip for an hour, just before i am ready to put them into the tank. I add a premixed solution of medication and tank water to the water they are already acclimated to wait 15 minutes then rinse in tank water in separate bucket and drop into the tank. This means that you only acclimate them one time and ensures you do not get any medication added to your tank, should work exactly the same for fish.
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03-05-2009, 04:27 PM
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I'll use an iodine dip on hard corals but I never acclimate them. Just dip for a few seconds in freshwater/lugols solution and then into the tank.
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03-05-2009, 04:30 PM
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I will be borrowing a 90g for a QT tank. Will the prazipro damage the silicone or cause issues like copper does to a tank? I promised never to use copper on his tank but want to make sure that I can return the tank all cleaned up and have no worries of anything seeping out into the water later.
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