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Some peers of mine have claimed success using formalin to treat velvet at the end of TTM, just as you are describing. They perform a 45 min formalin bath at the tail end of transfers 1 & 3. While it is certainly possible to eradicate velvet this way, I'll have to see it for myself in order to believe it.
I'm also keen to give this a go for treating velvet without chemicals: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-transfer-method.192655/page-11#post-3549495
sounds interesting to cure velvet with 3 Tank transffers of 36 hours or less, I can give that a try next time.
do you know if someone has proved that you can cure and prevent velvet in this way??
Both of those parasites have a direct life cycle; meaning it lives, feeds and reproduces on the fish. With no tomont stage to worry about you must focus on treating the fish itself and of course, some of the parasites do drop off into the water column (where they can live quite happily for some time) and then go on to infect another fish.what about brooks and urenoma? I am not sure about their life cycle and if Tank Transffer could also be used?
I ask because in the protocol I am thinking to apply I believe you treat for ich, velvet, brooks , flukes and not sure if it will take care of uronema?
@sensei I would never use formalin on any scaleless fish (same as copper). All other fish are going to be hit or miss. You can give one Yellow Tang a formalin bath and he does fine with it; the next one will have an adverse reaction and struggle in it.
I wouldn't mix formalin with Prazipro due to the risk of a bacterial bloom occurring.
@sensei I would never use formalin on any scaleless fish (same as copper). All other fish are going to be hit or miss. You can give one Yellow Tang a formalin bath and he does fine with it; the next one will have an adverse reaction and struggle in it.
I wouldn't mix formalin with Prazipro due to the risk of a bacterial bloom occurring.
I made a formalin bath to a tasseled file fish I got about 3 months ago and the fish died 4 days later. fish was eating fine before and still ate well 3 days after, but stopped in day 4 and died. not sure if the formalin was the one that killed him??
I am not sure if you have made a list of the scaleless fish so I can check everytime before I make a formalin bath?
Thanks a lot Humble Fish!Formalin works wonders, but the downside is some fish flat out can't take it.
Scaleless fish include sharks/rays, catfish, eels, hagfish, seahorses/pipefish, dragonets, puffers, frogfish, anglers, batfish (I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting.)
Some peers of mine have claimed success using formalin to treat velvet at the end of TTM, just as you are describing. They perform a 45 min formalin bath at the tail end of transfers 1 & 3. While it is certainly possible to eradicate velvet this way, I'll have to see it for myself in order to believe it.
Some peers of mine have claimed success using formalin to treat velvet at the end of TTM, just as you are describing. They perform a 45 min formalin bath at the tail end of transfers 1 & 3. While it is certainly possible to eradicate velvet this way, I'll have to see it for myself in order to believe it.
I'm also keen to give this a go for treating velvet without chemicals: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-transfer-method.192655/page-11#post-3549495
i have a massive issue with my new Achilles tang it catgut velvet and it is expanding quickly. I managed to get 37% formaldehyde solution, but cannot find anywhere a good instruction on how to do baths, what should be the dosage and treatment in QT. Can someone help with this?
What is the correct dose of Formalin MS? Or just follow directions?
It's 37% Formaldehyde, so 20 drops per gallon and treat for a max of 45 minutes.
In-tank treatment (not recommended) is 2 drops per gallon every 48 hrs.
Does look like flukes in his eyes. In lieu of PraziPro, formalin should clear them but I would transfer the fish into a different QT post bath to prevent reinfection. You'll need to rinse & repeat this step in about a week.