April 2024 - Michael's Happy Fish

Controlling Growths, Fish, Maintenance, Saltwater, Treatments
Posted on April 28, 2024
by MichaelHF

Common Nuisance Algae and How to Treat Them

Common Nuisance Algae and How to Treat Them Preventing Photosynthetic Pests in Reef Aquariums Limit the introduction of pests in the first place. Use coral ...

Copper Treatment, Fish, Freshwater, Freshwater Treatments Parasites, Parasites, Saltwater, Saltwater Treatments Parasites, Treatments
Posted on April 14, 2024
by MichaelHF

Copper treatment – 14 days or 30 days Treatment Method

Copper treatment - 14 days or 30 days Treatment Method Taking the Hanna copper checker's margin of error into consideration, we are now recommending 2.2-2.3 ppm for Copper ...

Black Ich (turbellarians), Fish, Parasites, Saltwater, Saltwater Treatments Parasites, Treatments
Posted on April 6, 2024
by MichaelHF

Black Ich (turbellarians) Common Tang Disease

Black Ich (turbellarians) Turbellaria flatworms Black Ich is a very Common Disease in Saltwater Fish and Tangs are Magnets for it Black Ich (turbellarians) What You Need ...

Fish, Flukes (Monogeneans), Freshwater, Parasites, Saltwater, Treatments
Posted on April 6, 2024
by MichaelHF

Flukes (Monogeneans)

Flukes (Monogeneans) Flukes (Monogeneans) – General Guidelines ** Updated 1/11/23 ** Many thanks to “Newsmyrna80” for writing this. Reposted with her permission. Some facts: Flukes are not true flukes. ...

Fish, Freshwater, Methylene Blue, Parasites, Saltwater, Treatments
Posted on April 6, 2024
by MichaelHF

Methylene Blue

Methylene Blue Methylene Blue (updated 7-19-2023) What It Treats: Ammonia burn, abrasions, cuts, open wounds. Mild antiparasitic/antibacterial/antifungal properties. Probably one of the best “first response” treatments for ...

Freshwater Dip

Freshwater Dip Freshwater Dip (updated 7-30-2023) What It Treats: Provides temporary relief of some parasites - Marine Velvet Disease, Brooklynella hostilis, Uronema marinum seem most susceptible to the osmotic shock. A FW dip can ...

Fish, Hyposalinity, Parasites, Saltwater, Treatments
Posted on April 6, 2024
by MichaelHF

Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity Hyposalinity aka Osmotic Shock Therapy (updated 1-11-23) What It Treats: Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) and Flukes (Monogeneans) How To Treat: Place the fish you wish to treat in a quarantine tank with SG ...

Fish, Formalin, Freshwater, Freshwater Treatments Parasites, Parasites, Saltwater, Saltwater Treatments Parasites, Treatments
Posted on April 6, 2024
by MichaelHF

Formalin

Formalin What It Treats: Temporary relief for Marine Velvet Disease (Amyloodinium), Brooklynella, Uronema, Flukes (Monogeneans), Black Ich (Turbellarians). 100% eradication of these diseases is possible through repeated baths and/or In-tank treatment. How To Treat: In order ...

Brackish Treatments Parasites, Fish, Freshwater, Freshwater Treatments Parasites, Parasites, Saltwater, Saltwater Treatments Parasites, Treatments
Posted on April 6, 2024
by MichaelHF

Metronidazole

Metronidazole * Metro is only suitable for eliminating Uronema from the water + tank surfaces. A fish infected with Uronema should be treated with formalin, or possibly Chloroquine phosphate. However, once red ...

Brackish Treatments Parasites, Fenbendazole (dewormer), Freshwater, Freshwater Treatments Parasites, Saltwater, Saltwater Treatments Parasites, Treatments
Posted on April 6, 2024
by MichaelHF

Fenbendazole (dewormer)

Fenbendazole (dewormer) (DO NOT dose or food soak fenbendazole in a reef environment.) What It Treats: Flukes (Monogeneans) and intestinal worms. Fenbendazole is particularly useful to treat flukes & ...