[jhale]

i would not recomend FW dips at all, but here's a link on how to do it right.

http://www.petsforum.com/personal/tr...waterdips.html

most often it will make things worse.

[jhale]

most often the LFS is going to do the cheapest and easiest thing, i guess that covers FW dips. You will find much better advice online than at the LFS.
RC is great but has a lot of mis-information spread on it, make sure you double check the advice you get there. For instance if some one tells you the FW dips are okay I would say they are wrong

[ShaunW]

I email Bob Fenner regarding his companies "advice". I am interested in his answer.

[powder blue 3000]

Thanks jhale for the in for the information, solbby here is a bit of the article on wet web media "By citing "removing chemicals" as a function of these processes, I'm referring to two phenomena: A) Dilution of transport chemicals, & B.) Rinsing of surface material, e.g. fright pheromones, toxins in the example of puffer fishes, from the surfaces of the new introductions.

Are dip/bath routines really worthwhile for all the added stress, time and cost involved? Hello; well, yes...they are Standard Operating Procedures in all professional aquatic livestock collection, distribution and rearing facilities. If you have no other capacity for prophylactic quarantine, the least you should be doing are preventative dips. Is that clear?"

For everyone who had a oppinion......

[Deanos]

Quote: Originally Posted by powder blue 3000 For everyone who had a oppinion......

Great article by Bob Fenner you quoted. However, check the years on his references.

[ShaunW]

Quote: Originally Posted by powder blue 3000 Thanks jhale for the in for the information, solbby here is a bit of the article on wet web media "By citing "removing chemicals" as a function of these processes, I'm referring to two phenomena: A) Dilution of transport chemicals, & B.) Rinsing of surface material, e.g. fright pheromones, toxins in the example of puffer fishes, from the surfaces of the new introductions. Are dip/bath routines really worthwhile for all the added stress, time and cost involved? Hello; well, yes...they are Standard Operating Procedures in all professional aquatic livestock collection, distribution and rearing facilities. If you have no other capacity for prophylactic quarantine, the least you should be doing are preventative dips. Is that clear?" For everyone who had a oppinion......

Let's see if he is willing to stand by those words! I'm sure he will retract this statement once he looks at this thread.

[Chiefmcfuz]

Did the fish start to eat after the dip?

["DevIouS"]

No matter what articles you quote or whatever LFS you took advice from...the fish sounds worse after you did the FW dip.
That's the topic.......

[powder blue 3000]

Yeah i fed my tank spiruluna and ate but can't tell if he can see properly....

[powder blue 3000]

dareal dvs1 are you a marine biologist? or nostradamas? how do you know what my fish are doing how old are you?