Treating Velvet?

Aquattro · #1 02-14-2012, 06:14 PM

Update on the remaining fish: I've treated 2 doses of the chloroquine phosphate at 10mg/l, and the fish all now appear to be healthy and happy. Except that they aren't in the big tank

I also still have 2 small fish in the display that won't get sick and die. Not sure how to deal with that...

lastlight · #2 02-14-2012, 06:22 PM

That's mostly great to hear man. Maybe start wanting them to live? That should kill them pretty fast lol.

Aquattro · #3 02-14-2012, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Maybe start wanting them to live? That should kill them pretty fast lol.

Tried that, no good. Built a little trap to fit between the corals, they laughed.

lastlight · #4 02-14-2012, 06:36 PM

Try dosing plugged-in alarm clock radio. Easy to find and guaranteed results if you forgo gfi.

hillegom · #5 02-14-2012, 06:38 PM

Have you tried fishing with a small barbless hook?

Aquattro · #6 02-14-2012, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by hillegom

Have you tried fishing with a small barbless hook?

Probably not going to catch a mandarin with a hook

Delphinus · #7 02-14-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

I also still have 2 small fish in the display that won't get sick and die. Not sure how to deal with that...

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?

lastlight · #8 02-14-2012, 07:14 PM

After Brad's troubles I think he'd be insane to re-introduce with those fish in there especially since he's going to qt a whole bunch of new fish. Might have to drain that thing again Brad...

TimT · #9 02-14-2012, 07:31 PM

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 · #10 02-14-2012, 07:32 PM

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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.