Ohio Reef
Reef Discussion => Pests, Nudsiance Algae and Prevention => Topic started by: Heinbaughb on September 08, 2017, 21:50:23
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What are people's thoughts on using searchem paraguard as the only med in a fish quarantine tank? They advertise it as a cure all and doesn't kill the biofilter like copper. I calculate $10 for a month treatment in a 20 gallon tank and hooking it up to a doser since it's supposed to be dosed daily. Maybe even dose a little prime everyday too to help with the water changes. Thoughts? Too good to be true?
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I worry about the cure all's because I'm not sure they're effective enough for each purpose. I do like sea chem products, and I trust them overall.
My QT is prazipro, 2 treatments 3-4 days apart (flukes & worms), then 3 weeks CP (Ick Sheild powder). Quicker on the ick sheild if I were to see ich or velvet. Metro in food for internal parasites if I suspect any, Futan 2/kanaplex are also pretty good for the bacterial issues. I use Focus to bind medicines to food.
Thing about copper.... it has some downsides, but it flat out works. Hard on some fish though. . Hypo, Paraguard are not 100% in my experience. Much, mich better than nothing though.
Thing I like about CP and even praziquantel is that they're one and done (providing you don't have bright lights or substrate).
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I've used paragaurd "dip" on large amounts of incoming fish. The dip can be rough and I suggest keeping an eye on fish as you dip, but I found it lowers mortality in the first weeks after arrival. I usually pulled Wrasse and very stressed out tangs sometimes well before the hour dip was finished. I did the daily dose a few weeks once and noticed everything being coated in a clear slime so I decided just to use it like a dip after that. After I dip I just obeserved and treated issues accordingly usually with hypo for ich or cp if any velvet popped up.
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Thank you for the replies. I decided to pull the Paraguard and go straight to cupramine. However next time I may just use Lazy's ordering and quarantine service. This quarantine business is stressful lol.
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