Short version: Suspected brook took out my two clowns, should I start from scratch and run bleach or some other chemical through my tank to decontaminate ? Lesson has been learned that I need a QT. I am devestated staring at my empty tank.
Long version:
Well, I hate this to be my first post, I'm new to keeping a salt water aquarium.
After receiving a tank as a gift and cycling my tank for approx 2 months (fishless with Dr tims ammonia and Fritz nitrifying bacteria) all of my water parameters were perfect. I was super excited and that weekend I picked up a solo clownfish, 3 weeks later LFS got more clowns in stock, so I picked up a second clown.
The two fish immediately got along with each other and seemed to be really thriving in their new home.
Last night being 1 week since the second clown was added I noticed the original fish looked like he had salt or micro bubbles on his scales. After doing research on the forum I knew it was either ich, velvet or brook. I planned to go to LFS today to pick up a qt tank and medication, however this morning fish 2 was gone.
I removed him from the tank immediately, while setting up a makeshift freshwater bath for fish 1, I noticed the slime on his scales as he swam, within 20 minutes he too was gone too.
Where do I go from here? Will Fallow be enough or should I use bleach?
TIA!
Long version:
Well, I hate this to be my first post, I'm new to keeping a salt water aquarium.
After receiving a tank as a gift and cycling my tank for approx 2 months (fishless with Dr tims ammonia and Fritz nitrifying bacteria) all of my water parameters were perfect. I was super excited and that weekend I picked up a solo clownfish, 3 weeks later LFS got more clowns in stock, so I picked up a second clown.
The two fish immediately got along with each other and seemed to be really thriving in their new home.
Last night being 1 week since the second clown was added I noticed the original fish looked like he had salt or micro bubbles on his scales. After doing research on the forum I knew it was either ich, velvet or brook. I planned to go to LFS today to pick up a qt tank and medication, however this morning fish 2 was gone.
I removed him from the tank immediately, while setting up a makeshift freshwater bath for fish 1, I noticed the slime on his scales as he swam, within 20 minutes he too was gone too.
Where do I go from here? Will Fallow be enough or should I use bleach?
TIA!