ncc2015 March 26, 2018 Share March 26, 2018 Does anybody know where to purchase formalin in store? My blue spot jawfish has black ich and it's been about a week and a freshwater dip and prazi from general cure has not been working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkiboy March 26, 2018 Share March 26, 2018 are you sure you are dealing with black ich? care for another opinion if you want to post up some clear photos and/or video? if you're really set on using formalin and aware of it's dangers i am happy to help and have sufficient to spare you can use for free as wamas family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc2015 March 28, 2018 Author Share March 28, 2018 are you sure you are dealing with black ich? care for another opinion if you want to post up some clear photos and/or video? if you're really set on using formalin and aware of it's dangers i am happy to help and have sufficient to spare you can use for free as wamas family. I can't get any clear photos or videos as the the black spots are about the size of this period (.) all over his body and fins. They are also raised. They look like really tiny black grains of sand. He's also started flashing, but the firefish in the same tank with him doesn't show any on his body or any symptoms. During the freshwater dip I do believe I saw some of the dislodged turbellarian worms which were the width of a period (.) and about 2-3 mm long. That would be so helpful if I could pick some up as I could only find it in low concentrations at the fish stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Lazar March 28, 2018 Share March 28, 2018 Isn't PraziPro supposed to work on black ich too? It's less harsh on a fish than formalin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc2015 March 28, 2018 Author Share March 28, 2018 The general cure had praziquantel in it, I also got my hands on prazipro and still no effect on it as I thought maybe the general cure was not dissolving into the water well. Only difference is that now all their poops have become white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc2015 April 17, 2018 Author Share April 17, 2018 Ended up using ich-x from Centreville aquarium which contains formalin. And finally just noticed a majority of the spots gone after 3 freshwater dips and formalin baths. Didn't expect it to take over 2 weeks to see results though. The ones on the fins are gone and he still has a few left on his head and mouth. Monkiboy thanks for the offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkiboy April 17, 2018 Share April 17, 2018 sure thing. let me know if you need any help and when you get a chance you should consider becoming a member of the WAMAS family. didn't know you weren't until now and you'd be welcome in open arms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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