Diodon holocanthus with crypt
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 12:59 pm
I know there are some threads on this, but I have a hard time sorting through and finding the information I need. Please forgive me.
I have a 210 aqueon tank, pH is 8.0, kH, 9, SG 1.023, Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates ~10.
I have a small Diodon holocanthus who came down with a case of crypt nearly overnight. He was fine on Saturday night and had it on Sunday evening. He was (and still is) acting perfectly normal. None of the other tankmates (harlequin tusk, dwarf fuzzy lion, dwarf eel, kole tang, foxface, and coinbearing angler) have even one sign of crypt.
I started treatment with Kordon Herbal Ich attack as that is all I could get at the LFS that wasn't copper based. I had a porcupine for 4 1/2 years previously who used to beat the ich on his own. I would just use Voogle (immune booster) and feed. Sometimes I added kick ich, but it is hard to say what the actual cure was. I was just happy he was cured.
After 3 days of the Ich Attack he seemed to be getting better, then it reappeared and has been pretty bad for the past week or so. I started the treatment of Kick Ich which I had to order. I cannot get my hands on any Voogle at this time. He does not seem to be getting any better or worse. If you couldn't see the crypt, you wouldn't know he had it. He is still eating like a horse and outcompeting fish that are 3 times his size.
He's still in the main tank as all I have for a QT is a 10 gallon which I can have set up in about an hour so that is where I have been treating.
Here is what I know, copper is not an option (is cupramine safer but still copper?), hyposalinity is not good for puffers, so where do I turn. I read your praises of Chloroquine. Is Chloroquine safe for puffers? Any side effects? I ordered some Dr. G Anti-parasitic caviar and I am going to lace the food with this. Should I leave him in the main tank and target feed him the food so he is not stressed or set up the QT? Should I just keep him well fed and happy until he beats it on his own?
I have also shortened the light cycle so he can rest longer. No one else in the tank is picking on him or pays any attention.
I have a 210 aqueon tank, pH is 8.0, kH, 9, SG 1.023, Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates ~10.
I have a small Diodon holocanthus who came down with a case of crypt nearly overnight. He was fine on Saturday night and had it on Sunday evening. He was (and still is) acting perfectly normal. None of the other tankmates (harlequin tusk, dwarf fuzzy lion, dwarf eel, kole tang, foxface, and coinbearing angler) have even one sign of crypt.
I started treatment with Kordon Herbal Ich attack as that is all I could get at the LFS that wasn't copper based. I had a porcupine for 4 1/2 years previously who used to beat the ich on his own. I would just use Voogle (immune booster) and feed. Sometimes I added kick ich, but it is hard to say what the actual cure was. I was just happy he was cured.
After 3 days of the Ich Attack he seemed to be getting better, then it reappeared and has been pretty bad for the past week or so. I started the treatment of Kick Ich which I had to order. I cannot get my hands on any Voogle at this time. He does not seem to be getting any better or worse. If you couldn't see the crypt, you wouldn't know he had it. He is still eating like a horse and outcompeting fish that are 3 times his size.
He's still in the main tank as all I have for a QT is a 10 gallon which I can have set up in about an hour so that is where I have been treating.
Here is what I know, copper is not an option (is cupramine safer but still copper?), hyposalinity is not good for puffers, so where do I turn. I read your praises of Chloroquine. Is Chloroquine safe for puffers? Any side effects? I ordered some Dr. G Anti-parasitic caviar and I am going to lace the food with this. Should I leave him in the main tank and target feed him the food so he is not stressed or set up the QT? Should I just keep him well fed and happy until he beats it on his own?
I have also shortened the light cycle so he can rest longer. No one else in the tank is picking on him or pays any attention.