So I have set up my first marine aquarium. 1m long, 170L tank, about 12kg of live rock (I got some of the last avaliable live rock from the LFS display tank before it was banned here). Got more than Ample filtration and very stable parameters. Some new coralline algae growth on the rocks, and loads of interesting life forms coming out the rocks. But thats beside the point.
The current stock is now at
6 red legged hermit crabs
4 blue legged hermit crabs
2 cleaner shrimp
2 ocellerious clownfish
I only have soft corals for now, bunch of mushrooms and Xenia both of which have been doing splendidly these last few weeks.
My question is what internal parasite medication can I use for the clowns, that won't harm the various life (tiny crustations, little worms, fan like trumpt things etc ) in my live rock, my corallime algae, my corals or my inverts..
I have always used API general cure in my freshwater tanks, but I believe metronidazole is not safe for soft corals or inverts...
I only recently added the clowns, and last night I noticed one piece of their fecal matter that had a white part attached to a clear stringy part then the brown part. As I mentioned they are new additions, and other than the poop, seem healthy, curious and ready to take food. They aren't skinny and look to be perfectly normal. But I would rather hit any internal parasites sooner rather than later..
The current stock is now at
6 red legged hermit crabs
4 blue legged hermit crabs
2 cleaner shrimp
2 ocellerious clownfish
I only have soft corals for now, bunch of mushrooms and Xenia both of which have been doing splendidly these last few weeks.
My question is what internal parasite medication can I use for the clowns, that won't harm the various life (tiny crustations, little worms, fan like trumpt things etc ) in my live rock, my corallime algae, my corals or my inverts..
I have always used API general cure in my freshwater tanks, but I believe metronidazole is not safe for soft corals or inverts...
I only recently added the clowns, and last night I noticed one piece of their fecal matter that had a white part attached to a clear stringy part then the brown part. As I mentioned they are new additions, and other than the poop, seem healthy, curious and ready to take food. They aren't skinny and look to be perfectly normal. But I would rather hit any internal parasites sooner rather than later..