At ReefParadise we take great pride in the quality of our livestock. All of our fish are treated for a minimum of 14 days and coral are treated for a minimum of 7 days before selling.
Upon arrival, the fish are acclimated into our phase 1 quarantine tank where they are in a therapeutic bath to help them recover from ammonia burn and prevent bacterial and fungal infections. After settling in, we begin a 7-10 day in-tank treatment to treat the following parasites, Marine Velvet Disease (Amyloodinium), Brooklynella, Uronema, Flukes (Monogeneans), Black Ich (Turbellarians). After this, the fish get spread out into our phase 2 tanks. From day 1, the fish stay in a full therapeutic level of copper (for a total of 14 days).
Durring the 14 day treatment process we feed with a medicated food to deworm the fish! This treatment goes on for a total of 5 days. After the final day of treatment the fish are given at least 1 more day to settle down before being moved into our display tanks for sale.
THE SYSTEM WE SELL OUR FISH OUT OF HAS NO MEDICATION IN IT AND HAS A SALINITY OF 1.024-1.026 SPECIFIC GRAVITY.
Upon arrival, all corals are given a 5-minute dip using Fauna Marin "the dip". Corals are then scrubbed for algae and sponge on their bases and inspected for any larger pests such as crabs. On the night of arrival we start a full system antibiotic treatment which is done for 7 days! WE DO NOT SELL ANY CORALS THAT DO NOT MEET OUR STANDARD OF GOOD HEALTH!