When the dip doesn’t go as planned…

[AydenLincoln]

As you can tell my attempt to dip my new foxface fish in methylene blue did not go as planned. I now just plopped him in the tank. He’s breathing heavy and is stressed. But on the plus side his color came back. I stained his fins. I overdosed it! I really tried to put a drop in and instead a lot more went in but he was only in the bath for a few seconds.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Wow,
MB best used for wounds or open cuts such as tang tail strikes and as a bath applied at 1m/l per gallon for about a half hour with air stone (a must). Im surprised no adverse effects

 

[AydenLincoln]

Wow,
MB best used for wounds or open cuts such as tang tail strikes and as a bath applied at 1m/l per gallon for about a half hour with air stone (a must). Im surprised no adverse effects

I was going to I had an air stone ready before this happened. And I didn’t have any extra water made at the moment that was salt at least.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Wow,
MB best used for wounds or open cuts such as tang tail strikes and as a bath applied at 1m/l per gallon for about a half hour with air stone (a must). Im surprised no adverse effects

I hope he’s okay. Time will tell. He’s scared and breathing heavy now. I would be too if I was a fish.

 

[LunacyEmber]

Keep us updated

 

[AydenLincoln]

Keep us updated

Okay so I added some Dr. Tim’s First Defense and he perked right up and his color changed and breathing is normal now! It happened immediately after I added it. Wow that stuff is amazing lol!

 

[Rmckoy]

What was wrong with the foxface prior to the dip ?
Or was this to replace freshwater dip ?

 

[AydenLincoln]

What was wrong with the foxface prior to the dip ?
Or was this to replace freshwater dip ?

Just as a general disease precaution.

 

[Rmckoy]

Just as a general disease precaution.

Keep us posted how foxface does over night .

perhaps a blue bath for new additions might be a good idea

 

[AydenLincoln]

Keep us posted how foxface does over night .

perhaps a blue bath for new additions might be a good idea

As long as I don’t overdose it and that’s the plan.

 

[AydenLincoln]

So after dosing First Defense he immediately looked better and then the lights got turned on and it spooked him into the rock and he got all dark again.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Just as a general disease precaution.

I hope it is doing better!

Dips really serve no purpose in stopping diseases. They do not kill/remove 100% of the pathogens, so all that happens is the parasite numbers are reduced, but when t he fish is returned to the tank, the disease starts up again.

I only use FW dips as a diagnostic tool, to then search the dip water with a microscope for dead flukes, or in a few cases, when flukes are suspected, I give the fish a dip to buy some time.

I never use methylene blue in dips, it is toxic at high concentrations, and its ability as an "oxygen donor" is based on its use internally in mammals for cyanide poisoning and methemoglobinemia. Extrapolating that to fish is a bit of a stretch.

Jay

 

[AydenLincoln]

I hope it is doing better!

Dips really serve no purpose in stopping diseases. They do not kill/remove 100% of the pathogens, so all that happens is the parasite numbers are reduced, but when t he fish is returned to the tank, the disease starts up again.

I only use FW dips as a diagnostic tool, to then search the dip water with a microscope for dead flukes, or in a few cases, when flukes are suspected, I give the fish a dip to buy some time.

I never use methylene blue in dips, it is toxic at high concentrations, and its ability as an "oxygen donor" is based on its use internally in mammals for cyanide poisoning and methemoglobinemia. Extrapolating that to fish is a bit of a stretch.

Jay

The fish is all good! He’s swimming out and about this morning and his color came back. He’s definitely still adjusting and chasing his reflection but is no longer breathing heavy. He is also a little skinny I noticed and I saw a spot on him so I’m going to treat him. Much easier when it isn’t a reef tank lol.