STOP PARASITES by Chem-Marin

[marinelife]

Anyone ever try this, says it is reef safe, I want to use it in my one tank with aiptasia and button polyps and a maroon clown, 4 striped damsel, and un-named Tang (lopezi or vlamingii). The tang so far seems to have Odinium parasite bad and the other I am not really sure of since the are always on the other side of the Live Rock. I have had all the fish in the tank for a long time so I can only assume that I got the parasite from some caulerpa I took from my other tank as that is all I have added to the tank for a long time. The product says it increases the fishes slime so the parasite drops off then the products works on the parasite. Just wondering if this product works or if I need to get the big guy out of there and into something else, I just want to eliminate the problem from the fish and the tank at the same time.
Here is what is says on the bottle Stop Parasites increases the natural slime coat, which in turn shed off any form of parasites attached to the fish. When the parasites shed off they either go out thru your protein skimmer or other filter media. This is what makes our product unique; there are no carcinogenic dyes or harmful chemicals. (all natural)

Thanks

 

[O P Ing]

..increases the natural slime coat, which in turn shed off any form of parasites attached to the fish...

hi.
What make you think that all parasite only attach to the fish on the slim coat?

 

[marinelife]

it makes them slime to get any parasite on the fish off the the parasite hooks to the formula, thinks it is a new host and since it is not it does not live

 

[O P Ing]

hi.
Thing does not work like this biologically. If parasite only attach to slime, what does it get from the fish? Can you grow parasites by putting them on a Petri dish with fish slime? If not, then the parasite does not only attach to the slime coat. Do a search on ick and let's learn about the life cycle of this parasite together. I am not saying rather the product work or not, I am just doubtful about the mechanism you mentioned.

 

[EmilyB]

It's hot pepper sauce. Don't use it.

You may need to QT your tang and treat with a remedy of choice. Are you feeding garlic treated foods only?