Copperband Swimming Upside Down?!? - Page 4

NastayNatron · #31 11-27-2011, 07:32 PM

Ok the PraziPro has been out of the tank for 4 days now. My copperband has eaten 3 muscles already and he loves them. He also started eating alot more brine, plankton and mysis as well. I was still noticing small amounts of twitching so I decided to do another round of prazi. I added the Prazi just a few minutes ago and he shook his head around some directly after adding it so that must mean there are some flukes left. It was nothing even close to the effect it had on him last time I added it. I plan on doing two sets of 5-7 day treatments(depending on how things go) and then remove the prazi and wait another few days to verify I finally got them all. I think its going well all fish are eating good. The leopard wrasse has been perfect throughout the process. It has been 4 weeks now since the fish have started quarantine! Im excited for when this is over!

daniella3d · #32 11-27-2011, 10:14 PM

Good to know. Did the copperband gained a bit of weight?

Glad to see he likes mussle because it's a very good and rich food for him.

Copperband do twitch from time to time and it might be normal.

Although if he's eating well and gaining weight then prazipro will not really be harmfull but I am wondering if he's still has flukes or if it not just a residual irritation or simply a normal behavior at this point.

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Originally Posted by NastayNatron

Ok the PraziPro has been out of the tank for 4 days now. My copperband has eaten 3 muscles already and he loves them. He also started eating alot more brine, plankton and mysis as well. I was still noticing small amounts of twitching so I decided to do another round of prazi. I added the Prazi just a few minutes ago and he shook his head around some directly after adding it so that must mean there are some flukes left. It was nothing even close to the effect it had on him last time I added it. I plan on doing two sets of 5-7 day treatments(depending on how things go) and then remove the prazi and wait another few days to verify I finally got them all. I think its going well all fish are eating good. The leopard wrasse has been perfect throughout the process. It has been 4 weeks now since the fish have started quarantine! Im excited for when this is over!

NastayNatron · #33 11-28-2011, 06:37 AM

Yes he has gained a bit of weight back. I do hope it is just residual but I figured there's no harm in an extra 5 days or treatment. Do you think 5 would be sufficient? He did twitch a small amount when I added the prazi. . Not sure what that means

daniella3d · #34 11-28-2011, 02:23 PM

Yes I think 5 days should really get what ever is left if something is left. He could twitch because the flukes irritate the gills and it might be healing still. After 3 treatments I doubt that any flukes would be left alive and if there would be some left then probably those would have become immune to the prazi but I doubt that.

Flukes lay eggs that hatch in about 10 days, so if the first flukes laid eggs they hatched already and the new flukes need to mature before they will lay eggs, so probably a total cycle of about 3 weeks. It is good also to do a first treatment, then wait like 4 to 5 days, then do another treatment so when the eggs have hatched then the second treatment get that.

If you did 2 treatments over the course of 10 days, then doing a third one should really be the last one and get what ever could be left because if any new fluke have hatched they did not have the time to mature and lay new eggs.

If the fish is still twitching after that, I would think it just need time to heal.

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Originally Posted by NastayNatron

Yes he has gained a bit of weight back. I do hope it is just residual but I figured there's no harm in an extra 5 days or treatment. Do you think 5 would be sufficient? He did twitch a small amount when I added the prazi. . Not sure what that means

NastayNatron · #35 11-29-2011, 06:23 PM

Alright thanks after this third set of treatment is over the fish will finally hit the display

providing all goes well!

daniella3d · #36 11-29-2011, 08:50 PM

I hope all goes well

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Originally Posted by NastayNatron

Alright thanks after this third set of treatment is over the fish will finally hit the display

providing all goes well!

The Grizz · #37 11-29-2011, 09:23 PM

Sounds like you are doing a great job caring for the CBB, well done.

NastayNatron · #38 11-29-2011, 10:38 PM

Alright another development. Yesterday when I added the CB's muscle for him to eat it turned the tank water milky white as he ripped it apart. I rinsed it in R/O water like the last 3 he has eaten but this has never happened. It turned the water extremely cloudy so I did a quick 5 gallon w/c last night and added an airstone to the tank just to be safe. Today it was a bit better but still really cloudy so I did a 10g w/c a few minutes ago. The fish seem alright and aren't breathing heavy or anything as far as I can tell . . . As I did the waterchanges I added the proper amount of Prazi to keep the dose up. The CB isn't twitching at all anymore and seems to be acting completely normal. Im just worried that something major is going to happen with 3 days remaining in their final treatment. . . Thoughts?

Reef Pilot · #39 11-29-2011, 11:15 PM

Whenever I feed a fresh clam, I always cut it into very small pieces and keep only the good fleshy parts. Then I rinse it thoroughly in RO water before adding to my tank.

I was only doing it initially when I had a finicky eater (like my butterfly fish) in quarantine. I don't trust it for regular feeding, as it is fresh from the ocean, and who knows what disease I might be introducing.

daniella3d · #40 11-30-2011, 12:49 AM

Yes I always rinse it as well. I simply rinse it under a running faucet with warm tap water.

I never had a problem with it fouling the water though, but putting one mussle in a 75 gallons is not the same thing as putting it in a 30 gallons I guess.

It is best to brush it well under warm running water to remove anything external then cut it in half and rinse the meat a little to remove extra juice. I have been feeding mussle since I have my copperband and never had a disease introduced that way.

I think it is a very good food in this case because the copperband needs to fatten up.

Another important thing is that I always smell the mussle and if it smell anything I would not eat, I skip and choose another one. After a while you get the idea of what a fresh and good mussle should smell like.

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Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Whenever I feed a fresh clam, I always cut it into very small pieces and keep only the good fleshy parts. Then I rinse it thoroughly in RO water before adding to my tank.

I was only doing it initially when I had a finicky eater (like my butterfly fish) in quarantine. I don't trust it for regular feeding, as it is fresh from the ocean, and who knows what disease I might be introducing.