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QUOTE(barbaloot @ Dec 28 2007, 08:36 AM)
eeamoe, I think you have some good advice. I will panacur very soon. Where can I find Panacur? I didn't see any on DanU's site and haven't found any at my LFS.

Dan carries Fenbendazole/Panacur in both granulated and liquid form. The liquid form is easier to work with.
http://www.seahorsesource.com/cgi-bi....cgi?id=300101

I would advise against treating the adult's display tank with the medication unless you don't mind risking your snails and any other invertebrates that may be present. The medication can also linger in the rock, sand, and equipment making the display inhospitable to inverts for quite sometime following treatment.




QUOTE(barbaloot @ Dec 28 2007, 08:36 AM)
Would it be worth a shot to drain the baby tank, bleach it, then put the sand, etc back in and fill with fresh saltwater? I imagine the sand, etc would have hydroids and would just reintroduce them? When new babies are born, will they continue to bring over hydroids (assuming this is the problem)? Even if I move the daddy to the baby tank prior to giving birth, wouldn't he bring them over, too? How do I stop the cycle? Will I have to treat my display??

As long as you use water from the adult's main display tank you will reintroduce hydroids into the nusery. Using water from the main display introduces many potentially harmful microscopic organisms — such as hydroids, ciliates and bacteria — into the nusery tank.




QUOTE(barbaloot @ Dec 28 2007, 08:36 AM)
I would rather not risk the fresh water dip. Can I treat the tank with the babies in it safely? After treatment, do I bleach the tank or just do a massive water change?

You can use Fenbendazole/Panacur in the fry tanks with the fry present. As long as it is properly dosed it will have no ill effect on the fry. Are there inverts in your fry tank?




QUOTE(barbaloot @ Dec 28 2007, 08:36 AM)
I just got a new UV sterilizer for my main display. Will this kill hydroids?

The UV will only kill hydroids in their free-swimming stage and only if they happen to go through it. The following link will take you to a generalized diagram of the lifecycle of a hydroid. http://www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates...elia_cycle.gif




QUOTE(barbaloot @ Dec 28 2007, 08:36 AM)
Since I have the live sand, rock, and algae in the baby tank, will it stay cycled with a 100% water change with fresh saltwater?

Yes. Nitrifying bacteria live on surfaces rather than in the water column. As long as there is an ammonia source such as fry waste, present in the tank, the bacteria will survive and the tank will remain "cycled".