• Cryptocaryon

  • Andrea

I decided to open up this section. I ask all seamen who have encountered this most common illness in one way or another to share how it progressed, the timelines, what treatments were used, and what the outcome was. In general, share your experiences, don't be shy.

Guy

Hi, Volodya, I don't even remember the last time my fish were sick. If I’m not mistaken, I used some "nasty" SERA product, and according to the recipe written on the bottle, it helped. In my opinion, diseases in marine fish are not caused by the presence of "agents" in the water, but by poor living conditions that lead to stress, which weakens the immune system, and then the disease itself. The best prevention is a reef aquarium—constantly hungry polyps will eat all the zooplankton.

Meghan

I once bought some clarks with wheels, they seemed fine at the time of purchase, in the morning the fish was breathing heavily, during the day spots appeared on the fins, in the evening the tail rotted and white streaks appeared on the body, and by the next morning it was gone. I understand everything, but for it to happen so quickly... Several others are still alive, knock on wood.

Jeffrey6189

In addition, I once bought Salit stop parasite (designed to combat Oodinium and Cryptocaryon) - for some reason, it is not available for sale now, but the reviews were good, although I couldn't use it - the fish were not sick. Salit chemistry is considered one of the best for marine use.

Javier5186

It was a complex situation; in general, cryptocarions do not die off that quickly, although there have been precedents. I want to gather more information on this topic and summarize it.

Jeffrey

JBL Punktol - doesn't this medication help? As I understand, this is the most common issue... It's important to be aware and stock up on medication. Can it be added to the community tank for treatment?

Amber9312

In a general aquarium, no medications should be used, especially against cryptocaryon. Aquamedic produces a product called Exodin aimed at combating oodinium, which is supposedly safe for invertebrates, but no medications can be considered safe for the reef. If you only have fish and artificial decorations, you can turn off the biofilter and then filter the water through activated carbon.

Debbie3587

The fish in the 110-liter aquarium got sick; I took them all out and left the corals, polyps, and starfish. The aquarium stood with a sterilizer for a week. I added the clownfish in the evening, and by morning, they were all covered in spots... what to do? It seems that this pest has remained in the main aquarium. What if I remove all the clowns from the aquarium and raise the temperature to 32 degrees? Plus, do daily water changes?

Joshua3019

To interrupt the life cycle of the cryptocarion, the aquarium should be kept without hosts (i.e., fish) for three weeks at an elevated temperature. To eliminate oodinium, it should be at least a month. Regular water changes are recommended.

Spencer7805

You can try to introduce cleaner shrimp; they will gradually get rid of this nuisance.

Julie

Hello, I will help you as much as I can!!!!!