Should I turn off skimmer while I treat a sick clownfish?

greek machine · 11-01-2007, 06:13 PM

I just treated a sick clown fish with MELAFIX. The skimmer within minutes started to fill up with foam and water. Should I have the Skimmer off while I treat the sick fish? Is it normal? if it's normal should I keep emptying the skimmer? Please Help!!

Nemo 2 · 11-01-2007, 06:14 PM

i would recomend a shut off.thats me personlly.but i think it has instructions somewhere about that.

greek machine · 11-01-2007, 06:22 PM

I checked the bottle and their website for FAQ. All the info I have found was how to use the product and when. Nothing about the skimmer.

amcarrig · 11-02-2007, 11:10 AM

I always turn off the skimmer and remove carbon when I treat a tank with meds.

Nemo 2 · 11-02-2007, 11:33 AM

you should take everything out i was reading about that and it said to.the carbon and skimmer would actually basically defuse your meds.

aquaboy · 11-02-2007, 02:51 PM

i turned the skimmer off on my tank when i used it, but now i don't have to do that cause i finally got meself a QT tank, after i learned the hard way by introducing a fish that seemed healthy but had a nasty parasite case.