Pbt in quarantine

Paaty · 03/14/2017, 10:03 PM

Hi, my powder blue tang is almost ready to come out of quarantine. I have had him for about 6 weeks. 10 days of observation, and then he started showing signs of ich so i started nls ich shield powder. After a couple of days the fish was completely clear and eating well, but I continued the treatment for 21 days as per instructions.

After the treatment i did a water change and added carbon to remove the balance of the meds. Now i am at day 2 of observation post meds, how much longer do you sugest i wait before adding him to my dt?

scooter31707 · 03/15/2017, 09:33 AM

IMO, to be safer that the ich is gone, I would conduct the TTM. I have heard once ich is present some can become immune to it but carry the parasite, just not having a break-out. If ich is still present with him it would be carried over to your DT. Just my 2 cents. I have not had too much luck with that product treating ich. I had more success of treating velvet with it.

ca1ore · 03/15/2017, 09:47 AM

Ich Shield is chloroquine phosphate and quite effective against ich. PBT is very susceptible to ich, so unlikely to be an asymptomatic carrier. I would, however, observe for at least two weeks post med removal.

03/14/2017, 10:03 PM	#1
Paaty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 565	Pbt in quarantine Hi, my powder blue tang is almost ready to come out of quarantine. I have had him for about 6 weeks. 10 days of observation, and then he started showing signs of ich so i started nls ich shield powder. After a couple of days the fish was completely clear and eating well, but I continued the treatment for 21 days as per instructions. After the treatment i did a water change and added carbon to remove the balance of the meds. Now i am at day 2 of observation post meds, how much longer do you sugest i wait before adding him to my dt? __________________ 325g mixed reef sps dominated, 550g Total volume. Current Tank Info: 325 DT/ 550g Total

03/15/2017, 09:47 AM	#3
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Ich Shield is chloroquine phosphate and quite effective against ich. PBT is very susceptible to ich, so unlikely to be an asymptomatic carrier. I would, however, observe for at least two weeks post med removal. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

03/15/2017, 09:33 AM	#2
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	IMO, to be safer that the ich is gone, I would conduct the TTM. I have heard once ich is present some can become immune to it but carry the parasite, just not having a break-out. If ich is still present with him it would be carried over to your DT. Just my 2 cents. I have not had too much luck with that product treating ich. I had more success of treating velvet with it.