Antibiotics Fish

Among the different pests that we can have in our marine aquarium, there is the Bryopsis algae, which although it may be attractive at first sight, the reality is that due to its rapid expansion, it is undoubtedly one of the pests that we must eradicate as soon as possible.

How does it reproduce?

This type of algae can reproduce sexually (through the union of male and female gametes), as well as asexually, by releasing spores that are released when trying to pull it out; in fact, this is the most common form of reproduction.

One of the characteristics that makes this a difficult pest is that it is able to survive even with very low levels of nutrients, and is even capable of spreading to areas with less lighting within the aquarium.

In addition to the above, it seems that Bryopsis does not have a reliable predator, it seems that herbivorous organisms do not like it very much, although there are some aquarists who report having had success with organisms such as sea urchins (tripneustes gratilla), emerald crabs (mithraculus sculpted), or even Foxface fish (Siganus vulpinus), the reality is that sometimes they eat it, other times they totally ignore it.

Bryopsis and corals

In itself, this algae is dangerous, because of how invasive it is, it invades the corals in such a way that it suffocates them to the point of drowning them; and since it reproduces very quickly, we run the risk of losing corals if it is not attended to in time, which is why we need to attack it as soon as we see it in our tanks. The following are some images of tanks with this plague.

Treatment to eradicate them

The best method is to use FishLife 200MG – Fluconazole Aquatic Antibiotics (Fish Fluco)
– Skimmer and carbon reactor must be stopped.
– Doses 20mg / gal or 20 mg /3.7 liters
– You can empty it completely or divide the dose and use it once a day for three days, no differences in effectiveness are noted, it works both ways.
– Turn on skimmer on day 3
– The biggest changes have come so far between days 4 and 5.
– Does not produce any secondary effect on corals, fish or invertebrates.
– In a maximum of 18 days of treatment and then you can change the water
– Place an activated carbon reactor, after changing the water.
– A minimal reduction in pH may occur during treatment.