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    bloated rabbitfish

    Thanks for helping me. = ) The fish has been in the bucket since about 8:00 pm last night, and I started the antibiotics then. The full course will be over in 5 days. I was able to find one small piece of what might be poop this morning. It's about .25 in long, 1/8th in wide, and...
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    bloated rabbitfish

    Hi, I have a foxface rabbitfish that is severely bloated. He started bloating about 2 wks ago, and has slowly gotten bigger. He has not been eating well since he started bloating, and he has been losing muscle mass. He is swimming and breathing normally, and appears otherwise healthy. I...
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    Will RBTA eat madarin fish?

    Thanks for the info. Sounds like I may be getting a mandarin fish...
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    Will RBTA eat madarin fish?

    Hi all, I was wondering what the chances are that a medium-sized RBTA hosting a clownfish would eat a mandarin fish in a 150 gallon reef tank. I know that it CAN happen, but I'm trying to decide if it's worth the risk... Thanks for the help. :)
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    coral dip

    Does anyone have any opinions on treatment dips for coral (i.e. kent marine tech D or Seachem reef dip) to disinfect corals as part of a quarantine/treatment regemin before introduction into the tank? Do these treatments cover most types of bugs (i.e. flatworms [though not the AEFW variety]...
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    So, I was able to find some "Quick-Cure" which has both formalin and Malachite green. Unfortunately, the store that I went to didn't have any straight formalin. Will this medication work just as well? Or should I wait until I find some formalin? I can order it online or call a few more...
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    Bacterial problem

    Thanks again. :) I hope he pulls through. My poor fish have gone through a lot lately.
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    Thank you very much. I'll dip the fish as soon as I can tomorrow. Too bad I didn't contact you all sooner. I recently lost a hippo tang to what I think was a secondary bacterial infection due to this misdiagnosed pseudo-ich.
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    Actually, yes. Some of the spots do have dark tops on them. Not all of them. The larger ones have the darker tops. No, I've never done a formalin dip. How do I do it? Is it dangerous/difficult?
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    Bacterial problem

    Hi, I've got another problem in another one of my QT tanks. I have a dussumieri tang with what looks like a bacterial infection. His skin looks a little cloudy, one eye is cloudy and slightly swollen, and the edges of his fins have suddenly gotten ragged and torn. He's eating, but is less...
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    Shaun, Do you think that my fish has ich? The spots look kind of big... But I don't have lots of experience with this. BTW, my refractometer is spot on.
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    Here are some pics. The lighting is bad, but you can see the spots. They are quite raised. The fish is about 3.5" long. Sorry about the bad lighting.
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    Thanks for the advice. Do you think I should try a formalin bath as well? Or would another medication be more appropriate?
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    Thanks for the article. I'll check the refractometer again using home-made standards when I get home. Maybe I can make them in the lab before I go home so they are very accurate (I work in a molecular bio lab). I'm pretty sure it's relatively accurate, though. Its readings are confirmed by...
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    Will do. I went ahead and posted it in the fish forum.
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    Just checked it. It's spot on.
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    RO/DI water. I'll check it again, but it's only a few months old and was just fine when I checked it then.
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    Hypo resistant ich?

    Hi, I've been treating some fish for ich with hyposalinity for over a month now. Two fish still have spots on them, and the spots have gotten worse over time, rather than better. What are the odds that I have hyposalinity resistant ich? I've kept the salinity at 1.009 (measured with...
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    Lifeguard Medication

    That's 20 and 80 ppm
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    Lifeguard Medication

    I've tried to keep it around 20, but it's gotten as high as 80 many times. Is there a maximum level that fish can tolerate? I've read that it's not that toxic, but I'm still concerned when it gets that high.
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