Longest Possible Safe FW Dip?

rastaangel · #1 11-23-2011, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

Fresh water dip is the most dangerous, stressful thing you can do to a fish. Been there done that... temperature, PH balance, etc etc, it wasn't pretty. Better to do a hypo salinity treatment... and carefully... if you treat at all. The only time I've lost fish is during treatments

I tend to disagree! There are some things that can only be killed quick and effectivly by a FW dip. Case and point marine velvet isnt killed by hypo but a FW dip does it in 5 min
I have NEVER lost a fish in a dip and dipped every single fish I have ever got for 5 min or more

MarkoD · #2 11-23-2011, 10:25 PM

I dip all new humans entering my house for at least 10min.

Never a fish, seems like it would stress it out to much

Reefer Rob · #3 11-23-2011, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

I dip all new humans entering my house for at least 10min.

Never a fish, seems like it would stress it out to much

If that's a tequila dip I'm in!

MarkoD · #4 11-23-2011, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

If that's a tequila dip I'm in!

BYOS (bring your own snorkel)

Reefer Rob · #5 11-23-2011, 10:28 PM

Yes, I dipped lots of fish too. I thought it was great. Then there was the one fish... it was a heart breaker. I haven't done it since.

daniella3d · #6 11-24-2011, 12:08 AM

A freshwater dip will not cure broklynella, so it is not the best way to make sure a fish is parasite free I guess.

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Originally Posted by rastaangel

I tend to disagree! There are some things that can only be killed quick and effectivly by a FW dip. Case and point marine velvet isnt killed by hypo but a FW dip does it in 5 min
I have NEVER lost a fish in a dip and dipped every single fish I have ever got for 5 min or more

rastaangel · #7 11-24-2011, 01:03 AM

I know a FW dip isnt the be all to end all cure but thats not the point of this... Its would you add a tang to your display from the LFS with just a FW dip and no QT

dreef · #8 11-24-2011, 01:30 AM

Yes.. i don't dip and i don't have a QT.I get my fish from the same LFS you do.Some of my tangs are 4 years old,don't even know what ick looks like..call me lucky

rastaangel · #9 11-24-2011, 01:36 AM

Im calling you lucky, knock on wood LOL
Ive battled ick alot and lost some very beautyful fish before I QTed everything
I think they only way I will take the chance is if I find a healthy blonde naso

daniella3d · #10 11-24-2011, 02:26 AM

Then how do you know it's healthy? not just because it looks healthy does not mean it is not having the begining of something nasty that has not show up yet, why the QT.

You asked if I would put a tang in my DT with just a freshwater dip then the answer is no. I would do the FW dip and still quarantine for 4 week in observation because no dip is 100% sure.

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Originally Posted by rastaangel

Im calling you lucky, knock on wood LOL
Ive battled ick alot and lost some very beautyful fish before I QTed everything
I think they only way I will take the chance is if I find a healthy blonde naso