Pre Dip for corals and Fish

[figgy]

Could someone please help me choose a good dipping solution for new fish and corals. I've been lucky so far not using any but my tank is doing real well and I don't want to chance it any more.

thanks

 

[Deanos]

Can you specify what corals?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Don't dip fish.

 

[figgy]

in general when you buy a fish what do you treat with before placing in tank. I'm on the SPS kick so SPS mainly. Some LPS. Acropora, montipora

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

You Quarantine the new fish for a few weeks in a Quarantine tank to make sure it doesn't develop any illnesses. You make sure the QT and the Main tank have similar if not the same water parameters and after 3-4 weeks you acclimate the new fish out of the QT and put it into the display tank. If your new fish develops an illness you treat the illness and then you QT the fish for a few more weeks after the disease is completely gone then you add to your tank.

 

[marrone]

With fish you shouldn't treat them with anything unless you know something is wrong with them. You shouldn't place any fish directly into you main tank without quarantine them for 2 - 4 weeks first. By putting them directly into your tank you're taking a chance of bring something into your tank and killing your fish. Do a search on the board about quarantine fish, look under QT and you'll find a lot of posts.

 

[crox99]

Can anyone answer his question about the corals? I also would like to know.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Lugols fwe and interceptor dips for corals are acceptable depending on the coral in question.

 

[Slamajamajama]

Lugols fwe and interceptor dips for corals are acceptable depending on the coral in question.

would like to add tropic marine to this list for AEFW...thxs

 

[figgy]

Thanks for all of your input. I ordered some Reef Dip from Seachem and lugols iodine. I will give these a try for now.

 

[lazibonez]

Does anyone here know that if you dip your corals to rid the parasites and other pest, would it get rid of ich that might have attached to the coral also?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

 

[kimoyo]

figgy - tropic marin pro cure for corals, thats it. And for fish (I know Marrone disagrees with this) I copper them right away or get it from a place that has copper running in their systems. Actually, some wholesalers have copper running in their systems anyway.

lazibonez - Any ich treatment you do would kill corals. Your probably not going to get ich from corals anyway.

 

[MO~IDOL]

Does anyone here know that if you dip your corals to rid the parasites and other pest, would it get rid of ich that might have attached to the coral also?

lazi do u mean eggs?

 

[lazibonez]

kimoyo,

That actually made alot of sense. Now putting in corals in my display after just dipping and without quarentine is still risky. Seemed there's so many ways to introduce ich to the display, not just from fish. Thanks for your help.

 

[lazibonez]

Moidol,

Eggs, or the ich itself.