How toxic are my Dino's to my fish?

Deltec

SaltwaterGuruNeeded

Well-Known Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Jun 29, 2021
Messages
630
Reaction score
275
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Location
Tom's River
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I have small cell amphidinium dinoflagellates in my tank. Was wondering what affect the Dino's have on my fish as I am currently not running carbon. My tang seems to be breathing a little bit faster than normal. Could it be from the Dino's toxins?
 
AquaCave Logo Banner

Kongar

Active Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Aug 4, 2020
Messages
290
Reaction score
476
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Location
Massachusetts
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
My tank was overrun with dinos - killed off some corals, generally pretty bad. Made me want to throw in the towel. My fish however, didn't seem to care one bit. I'm sure it affected them in some ways, and probably wasn't good for them - but I couldn't tell. The plan was "if the dinos kill off my corals, I'll just turn the lights off, and let the tank be a FOWLR tank for a while, and try again in the future" becasue ya, didn't seem to affect my fish at all...
 
OP
OP
SaltwaterGuruNeeded

SaltwaterGuruNeeded

Well-Known Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Jun 29, 2021
Messages
630
Reaction score
275
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Location
Tom's River
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
My tank was overrun with dinos - killed off some corals, generally pretty bad. Made me want to throw in the towel. My fish however, didn't seem to care one bit. I'm sure it affected them in some ways, and probably wasn't good for them - but I couldn't tell. The plan was "if the dinos kill off my corals, I'll just turn the lights off, and let the tank be a FOWLR tank for a while, and try again in the future" becasue ya, didn't seem to affect my fish at all...
Thanks...added some carbon anyways just for a couple days until my next prazi dose just to help take the toxins out.
 
Top Shelf Aquatics

taricha

5000 Club Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
May 22, 2016
Messages
5,485
Reaction score
8,153
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
My tang seems to be breathing a little bit faster than normal. Could it be from the Dino's toxins?
I don't know, but I would be sure to feed the tang with algae sheets etc and not require the fish to graze on the dino-covered algae to get food.
 
OP
OP
SaltwaterGuruNeeded

SaltwaterGuruNeeded

Well-Known Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Jun 29, 2021
Messages
630
Reaction score
275
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Location
Tom's River
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I don't know, but I would be sure to feed the tang with algae sheets etc and not require the fish to graze on the dino-covered algae to get food.
I give him Hikari Seaweed Extreme Pellets 2x a day. But next time I go to lfs I'll pick some up.
 

taricha

5000 Club Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
May 22, 2016
Messages
5,485
Reaction score
8,153
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Nutramar Foods

attiland

2500 Club Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Jul 22, 2020
Messages
2,594
Reaction score
4,787
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Location
United Kingdom
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I have small cell amphidinium dinoflagellates in my tank. Was wondering what affect the Dino's have on my fish as I am currently not running carbon. My tang seems to be breathing a little bit faster than normal. Could it be from the Dino's toxins?
I had it and at the time no fish or corals been affected. To be on the safe side I have run carbon.
I had a Scopas tang and he was happy.
I hd some LPS and Zoas they didn’t seem to care either.
 
Deltec

Polyp polynomial: How many heads do you start with when buying zoas?

  • One head is enough to get started.

    Votes: 27 10.6%
  • 2 to 4 heads.

    Votes: 145 57.1%
  • 5 heads or more.

    Votes: 65 25.6%
  • Full colony.

    Votes: 10 3.9%
  • Other.

    Votes: 7 2.8%
Coral-vault.com
Back
Top