Usually within 3 spawns they get the hang of what they're supposed to do...
Glad it worked
is this one of the parasites where it makes sense to do a second treatment after the first is done? Or to maybe pre-soak the food in it for a few more days, to make sure that the parasites really are gone? Also, it's still worth waiting a few weeks to make sure the problem is really solved: to quarantine your existing fish, if you like.It might make sense if you try to get 4 of the same age as the existing two, if someone locally wants to change their set-up. My thinking here is that when they get old (another 3-4 years, I reckon), it would be better if all 6 died at the same time (not 2-3 years apart) so you can change direction or replace all 6 at that point.
Glad it worked
I've not read any info on performing a second treatment, although to be fair I've not performed a search with that criteria....was just glad it worked at all. Will have a look this evening. And I should be clear that I wont be getting any angels for a while to be 100% sure it's gone. I've only found this variety in one LFS recently, and I certainly wont be buying from the same stock.
It might make sense if you try to get 4 of the same age as the existing two, if someone locally wants to change their set-up. My thinking here is that when they get old (another 3-4 years, I reckon), it would be better if all 6 died at the same time (not 2-3 years apart) so you can change direction or replace all 6 at that point.
I understand what you are saying, but I would not mind them 'fading away' over a long period (one is 2, the other is actually 1 now I think about it). I'm mainly focusing on the angels which should hopefully be around for just as long, and any new tank direction would have to work around them anyway.
Did you warn the LFS about the problem? The LFS may not have known about the problem when you bought the angels, which I think is quite likely because even you didn't pick up on it. Let us know what the result of your searches will be!I've not read any info on performing a second treatment, although to be fair I've not performed a search with that criteria....was just glad it worked at all. Will have a look this evening. And I should be clear that I wont be getting any angels for a while to be 100% sure it's gone. I've only found this variety in one LFS recently, and I certainly wont be buying from the same stock.Glad it worked
Fair enough
I think it's quite a different story with the angels though because their lifespan is in the 10-15 years, as opposed to 4.5-5.5 range, so even a couple of years difference is not that much potentially.
What about something like "I bought some *fish* on *date* and they had *disease* which I successfully treated with *medication*. I thought you might like to know in case the rest of the fish also had it and you're having trouble treating it." -> enter into discussion and find out if this is a common occurrence with their stock.
