http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:53:57 +0000 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:15:25 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=63882 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520172&title=marine-velvet#520172 Author: Ann_A
Subject: 63882
Posted: April 24 2013 at 11:15am

I was planning to this afternoon.]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:15:25 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520172&title=marine-velvet#520172 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520170&title=marine-velvet#520170 Author: HPballer76
Subject: 63882
Posted: April 24 2013 at 11:10am

Just a suggestion but maybe put some PVC pipes or something for the fish to hide in and feel secure while they are in the qt. would help a lot with stress. ]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:10:01 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520170&title=marine-velvet#520170 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520146&title=marine-velvet#520146 Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 63882
Posted: April 24 2013 at 8:11am

Yeah!!!]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:11:46 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520146&title=marine-velvet#520146 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520141&title=marine-velvet#520141 Author: Ann_A
Subject: 63882
Posted: April 24 2013 at 7:31am

Everybody is in quarantine and survived the night. Hopefully it'll be uphill from here.

]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:31:31 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520141&title=marine-velvet#520141 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520138&title=marine-velvet#520138 Author: JohnnyHeavens
Subject: 63882
Posted: April 24 2013 at 6:58am

Sorry to hear this Ann!  Glad you have a plan in action]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:58:08 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520138&title=marine-velvet#520138 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520093&title=marine-velvet#520093 Author: chuckfu
Subject: 63882
Posted: April 23 2013 at 7:42pm

So sorry! It is a horrible disease.]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:42:27 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520093&title=marine-velvet#520093 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520091&title=marine-velvet#520091 Author: Ann_A
Subject: 63882
Posted: April 23 2013 at 7:13pm

Lost the last anthias, 1 clown, and my yellow rose goby today. The yellow rose goby is literally lost in my 29 probably just hiding under a rock or in the sand, so hopefully he's still alive but I doubt it. The remaining clown is in the quarantine tank and the tang, trigger, and melanurus are going in tonight in about an hour.

Edited by Ann_A - April 23 2013 at 7:14pm]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:13:33 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=520091&title=marine-velvet#520091 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=519773&title=marine-velvet#519773 Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 63882
Posted: April 21 2013 at 8:24pm

I don't know the treatment protocol for cyanide poisoning...sorry. But, yes, fish are still caught with it in some cases. I'm sure some of our LFS carry methylene blue...and sometimes the big box pet stores carry it as well. If not, I know Marine Depot and other online fish stores have it. ]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:24:35 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=519773&title=marine-velvet#519773 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=519757&title=marine-velvet#519757 Author: suiso man
Subject: 63882
Posted: April 21 2013 at 7:06pm

I am glad I asked the question. Thanks for answering.
I have heard that fish are still caught using cyanide. I thought that there was no hope for them.
So the next question is where can you get Methylene blue? The vet? This is good information we can all learn from thanks for sharing.
]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:06:09 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=519757&title=marine-velvet#519757 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=519756&title=marine-velvet#519756 Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 63882
Posted: April 21 2013 at 6:38pm

suiso man wrote: I was looking through your steps and had a couple of questions. what is methylene blue? how did you clean up the infected tank rocks, sand and water?

Ok...I'm no vet, so I'm treading into some deep water here. Methylene blue is a redox dye medication that is used in the fish hobby (and many other medical/hobby fields) to treat for a variety of issues, including cyanide poisoning, high ammonia/nitrate exposure, oxygen deprivation, tissue injury staining, some fungal infections, and it is somewhat effective against some protozoans (like ich, velvet, brook, etc.)

These properties are why I use and encourage its use in a combination with freshwater dips on nearly all new (and injured/sick) fish. Many new fish are oxygen deprived, have cyanide poisoning, or were exposed to high levels of ammonia during shipping/handling. Plus, it'll knock off the majority of parasites when used with a freshwater dip.

I never had to "clean up the infected tank rocks, sand and water" because I treated my fish in a QT before I introduced them to my main display. If I somehow got velvet/ich/whatever in my main tank, I would remove all fish and treat them in a separate QT tank. I would let the main tank run fallow for 6 weeks, during which, the parasites would die from lack of a food source.]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:38:02 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63882&PID=519756&title=marine-velvet#519756