Please give respectful opinions below. It makes no sense to get on here and call me stupid and say my information is wrong. Either way I’ll just delete the comment. If you are iffy on my experience level, I’ve worked at a saltwater fish store for many years. I take care of hundreds of fish Every. Single. Day. I’ve done freshwater dips countless times this same way and it works every time. I do not just pull information out of nowhere and go with it. I speak from my experience at my job and from my home aquarium. To my subs out there, I love y’all ❤️
Thanks for the info on fluke removal. The description you gave to see if they came off in the fresh water bath was exactly what I thought I saw floating in the water.
I'm gonna have to take this into consideration for a part of my quarantine process. I'm always nervous about using freshwater dips for marine fish but I might try it. Not to mention I'll be using this with all new purchases while they're in quarantine and when I have wild caught fish, I'll use this technique to make sure any parasites will fall off before they kill the fish in quarantine or in the display.
I don’t know why I keep hearing hospital/quarantine tanks are “too expensive”. I bought a five gallon tank, a small heater and a small HOB filter for like $50, that’s really all you need for a QT. If you’re quarantining larger fish it’s not like the costs massively skyrocket either. Yes the fish may feel a little cramped for the few weeks they’re in there but at least you can pretty much ensure they’ll be pest-free when you introduce them to your display.
Wow, I didn’t even know you can grab a saltwater fish and dip them in freshwater for a minute. I thought they die in jus a few seconds because of osmosis shock. Good to know that they don’t!
I usually freshwater dip all of my corals before putting them in my tank. I usually leave my Zoa's in freshwater for 10-15 minutes before putting them in my display tank.
I like your videos, and they're quite informative... however, I'd highly recommend quarantining fish. A used 10-20 gallon set-up cost about as much as a new fish so the cost isn't bad at all. For me, I quarantine all fish for about 6-8 weeks in a 20 gallon prior to adding them to my display tank. All fish get a 45 minute freshwater dip with formalin right off the bat and then two prophylactic treatments for internal parasites while being quarantined. Then they are observed for several weeks and added if there are no signs of trouble. Always safer to take care of problems before they ever enter the main tank. Keep up the videos!
@@mogtrader8 - The Formalin I bought on Amazon and the Prazipro (for worms and flukes) I purchased at a local fish store. Both are rough on oxygen levels so I add an air stone to mitigate that and just a small pump for circulation. Those are my go-to's but, if the fish isn't putting on weight, I add Metronidazole to it (it may say that right on the box or you might have to look for it in the ingredients--which it's be close to 100%.)... also at the LFS for me but I understand that in some places outside the US, it may require a prescription. The prazipro (praziquantel) is technically for internal parasites--but I believe it's specifically just for internal worms. Others may exist and need the additional Metro which seems to be more broad based in what it treats. Also, the prazipro is an appetite suppressant so I don't add it until after the new fish is eating well.
@@mogtrader8 - I don't use it but am not opposed to it... must be aware of the dosing and, even at low to moderate dose, the pygmy angels, lion fish, butterfly fish and some others are quite sensitive to it--I like it for hardier fish but still don't use it. I also like hypo salinity too and it's much easier going on the fish but in both case, the copper and hypo can mask ich down to non-visually detectable levels and I could unwittingly add it to my main tank. This is why I opt for TTM (tank transfer method--this requires two QT tanks)--it's a debated practice but my fish have responded well to it and have only lost one fish and I think it was a fluke incident--QT'd a Diamond Goby and a Flasher Wrasse at the same time... the flashers coat themselves in a mucus each night and the goby ended up with a mouthful that he couldn't get rid of... I tried again with another Diamond Goby by itself and it did great. It's a disciplined process that can be stressful if done incorrectly but, done right, it's hard to beat for the results and it doesn't use any toxic copper along the way. There's some really good articles on the Reef Central forums that promote it and speak against it allowing you to determine if it's a good choice for you.
I’m really glad you go to that extent to treat them because most people don’t. You follow just about the same steps we use up at the shop. Thanks for always watching my videos!!
I have an hepathus that as white spots, did cupramine 3 weeks, rally bath, fresh water bath, praziquantel bath, but he is still covered don't now what to do??
How many times in a week I can put the fish in fresh water? I did it once a lot of the Paris I did fall off, but he still has some still left and I wanted to know how many times can I do this in a week to remove all the parasites?
I previously had success with freshwater dips. I unfortunately dipped my blenny that was showing signs of flukes. I had quarantined it and added it to my DT, but it was showing signs of rubbing against rocks and it looked like it had a couple grey flukes. Maybe it wasn’t flukes, but I pulled the trigger and did it. He was very stressed when doing the dip, and I put him back and used seachem stressguard. He looked visually better, but very stressed and unfortunately he died at night 😔
I am about to try Paraguard directly into my 80 gallon Fowlr. No evidence of external parasites but fish keep flashing through the water column, like they are being bitten or are itchy. Any thoughts?
@@BrockLeonard I already put praziquantel medication in the water for internal parasites. Is there a medication you can add to food or external parasites?
Its really good that you show how its done. But it is really important to PH adjust the the water otherwise you my kill it. They don’t take PH swing good they only able to take some point of swing in PH. Keep up the good work
I fresh water dipped my clownfish at least for times they get relief then start scratching in the sand again i don’t see anything damage to them so i think it’s flukes just purchased some api general cure i hope it helps my 🐟
I’m planing on getting a yellow tang in the future here soon. It’s going to be my final addition to my tank and I’ve always read to quarantine fish before adding them to the tank but I have no separate tank should I acclimate it then if I see in parasites freshwater dip? What do you think I should do?
Braxton Snider Acclimate him like normal and get a flash light and check him out real good to make sure there aren’t any marks or anything like that on him. If you are feeling iffy about something on him, feel free to shoot me a picture and I’ll inspect him too. I would definitely acclimate him first, then do the freshwater dip, then drop him in your tank.
Brock don’t you need some buffer to add to the freshwater or something ? I want to make sure I’m doing it right cause I don’t have a quarantine tank and not getting one till I upgrade to much work haha but anyways I’m trying to get a rectangle trigger and I heard freshwater dipping is very good so I want to do that cause I don’t want to get anything on my other fish
Brock Leonard oh alright so I was good then, already got him now I just need to get him fat like the other ones hopefully that will help him not get picked on from my other triggers
I noticed my Sailfin breathing kinda fast right now. He was fine earlier I dosed the water with seachem prime then I added tetra safe start and API stress zhyme. Not sure if that has anything to do with it because after that Is when I noticed him breathing hard. He’s also going up to my cleaner shrimp trying to get cleaned so I’m gunna dip him just in case.
How do you get rid of the flukes and ich that are still in your tank? I know dipping the fish in freshwater clear it from the fish but they still remain in the tank.
Fallow period for at the very least- 76 days. No fish in the tank that has the parasites. Put infected fish into quarantine tank, they can live in the tank just fine until the fallow is over.
I know that you have to match the pH when doing a dip. I have added Reef buffer and during my test the color of pH test sample changed within a matter of seconds. My question is what about the alkalinity? Does this need to match as well, or only enough to help stabilize the pH? I have only been doing this for a few months and I'm still learning. Any help is welcomed. Thank you.
pH is probably your most important because if it is off too much, it can become deadly to the fish. KH fluctuations are not going to affect the fish like pH would.
I had a clownfish gasping for air I’m almost sure he had a parasite but I didn’t have pH buffer. Ik clownfish are hardy but Temperature was the same he’s breathing normal again and his color and eyes aren’t white anymore. Still keeping an eye on him but this could’ve saved him. Brooks videos are great btw
why not just do the quick cure that you mention first instead of the fresh water dip? My foxface appears to have the flukes and I'm about to try this. thanks so much!
Hey Brock do you have an email. I'd like to send you a picture of my trigger fish 🐟 it's got something in his eye and I'm not sure what it is or how to treat it . I'd really appreciate your help
I woke up today to my black boxfish covered all over in ich and my mocha storm clownfish has very little aswell, ive done a 50% water change all parameters are good and been treating kent garlic extreme since yesterday when i spotted ich a bit, just did a freshwater dip aswell on the boxfish. If yall can help in sending tips
My local reef shop told me to dip my purple tang for 5 mins, and didn’t mention anything about keeping it moving. It only kinda worked for the first time but after that it barely did anything for the fish. And it just died this morning, I’ve had a clownfish, a triggerfish died before already. Cost me for about 350$…I guess I just did it the wrong way🤦🏻♂️
Hey, I took your advice, as I’m trying to treat the little white spots that keep attaching to my clown fish (when they are not on the clownfish, you can see 50-100 of these little white guys stuck to inside of the glass in the aquarium and they are constantly moving) and every time I do the freshwater dip the white spots fall off. I go to bed and wake up and there they are again..... What does this sound like to you? I have already treated for ich, I’ve done three freshwater baths, and even a 20% water change. My salinity is perfect, and my PH is on point. Any ideas?
Yeah it sounds like a really bad flukes outbreak. Do you have corals or inverts in that tank? I’m curious if you would be able to do a copper treatment. If you do have corals/inverts, you could try a safe medicine like kanoplex or manoplex. They are a medicine dose for the tank that is safer.
Hey there, thank you so much for replying, no we don’t have any invertebrates or corals yet so it sounds like a copper treatment would be suitable. We do have a crab and a clown fish, that’s all for now.
@@BrockLeonard kanaplex or metroplex is not reef safe unless bound to a food. Both kana and metro will Kill inverts, snails, shrimp, coral, you name it. Must be ised in food only. And I wouldn't even add it to food workout running carbon 24/7 just to be safe.
I just did my coral beauty angelfish.... he was starting to rub against stuff in the tank.... hed swim up cock kinda sideways then haul ass scratching his side against stuff...after some research flukes was my conclusion... 5 minute dip and he seems fine... Now with a really bright light I dis see what looked like little specs of sand... most were white-ish one was reddish brown.... anyways I just swooped him up and dropped him back into the tank and he seems fine
As far as the price of an "expensive" $29 Walmart 5-gal starter "quarantine" tank, like all QTs, they're "too expensive" until all your fish die out in your main display--and then they become a real bargain. Good luck. (Seriously, without a QT, a lot of one's fish keeping becomes a matter of just plain dumb luck.)
BTW, people, the purpose of the freshwater dip is to take advantage of a fish's much better resistance to osmotic shock than the parasite's. Some fish are more sensitive than others, though. I can't imagine having a reef tank without extensive quarantine. The whole reef tank can't be treated safely, so one needs to do it early, when the fish is small and one at a time. THEN a small tank will be fine for a month of quarantine and treatment.
No! You would need to use medication like kanaplex or metroplex and add it to frozen food, use a product called seachem focus to bind the bed to the food. Makes it so the meds don't just wash off the food. Also makes it more palatable for the fish.
Michelle Rosado Sam’s right. Just pay attention to how well the fish is handling it. If they are swimming a lot and breathing okay, they are doing okay.
jluu saltwater aquarium Major water changes are a great way to get rid of it but can be very costly and time consuming. Water changes up to 50% once a week to help lower the parasite growth in the tank. Another method is treating the fish that are spreading it like the video. There is also a method called hyposalinity, but will hurt corals and inverts. It’s where you add a lot of freshwater to lower the salinity. This however is best only in tough predator tanks where the fish can handle it. See if there is any reef safe chemical that you can buy.
@jluu best way to get rid of the ich in your tank is to Qt all your fish, the ich needs fish to survive, so the best way ia the fallow method, meaning no fish in your tank for 76 to 80 days..
quepiid I only have the clownfish I don’t have more fish also it is a designer clownfish that was sick from the store and I decided to buy it and I didn’t put the clownfish directly into the aquarium
I bought 4 marine fish from petco all completely healthy. Then bought one from a reputable shop that claimed to treat all their fish ahead of time and guess what. Infected the whole tank. So it really depends on the state if the fish when buying. That's it!
@@BrockLeonard no i have a powdered blue thats about the same size and a blue tang thats like 2 inches and they are all very peaceful havent seen any aggression for over 3 months
@@Booneville2024 I watched the fish for about 35 minutes from a far. The powered blue was stressing out the yellow tang big time. When no one was around the tank. Got rid of the powered blue 7ish months ago and yellow tang is no longer stressed. I thought a 5ft tank would be plenty to defuse aggression but guess not.
quepiid I don’t think that would work as if you let them rest they would absorb even more freshwater so if you agitate them to swim the freshwater would be filtered in and out quicker.
ongkkb 123 no. They die in the freshwater. You do not need them swimming to do it. But I was really commenting on him say that you need to keep messing with them because them laying on their side is stressing them out. Moving them is stressing them out more.
