fish illness

I got this guy from Petco on Sunday. He was laying on the sand bed in their tanks so I knew he had some type of issue, but I had assumed it was an ammonia/high nitrate thing bc the whole saltwater section there had more algae than usual and red cyano all over. So, assuming it was a...

IT'S BEEN A TOUGH FEW WEEKS Y'ALL! After losing a some of my beloved fish fam I almost wanted to just give up the whole hobby to be honest. But after getting my remaining fish back to healthy and vibrant I wanted to make this post as more a "lesson learned" post to hopefully help someone else...

I have a Red Sea reefer and it has been set up for around 6 month . Everything has been going well , parameters stable and coral and refugium seem to be thriving. For 2 weeks now my fish have been dying all of a sudden one after another . So far I have lost 2 clowns , a sailfin tang, a drawf...

Hey guys 3 weeks ago i added a starry blenny it was doing fine eating on algea all over, two weeks ago when i added some clown fish and fox face it started being less active. It was purching on top of the rocks in front of the Power head that had me wondering About some paracite. But i read that...

Help! Found some white spots on my blue tang after giving her a fresh water dip to treat something unrelated, however while paying extra attention to her the last two days since the dip as she had a burn I noticed some spots today. On closer inspection I saw some on my royal gramma who is the...

Help I’ve noticed these white spots on my clowns. They are eating still and have been in quarantine for about 10 days. They are swimming normal but these spots concern mean. What do they mean?

I have been dealing with my tank overall being “off“ for the last week and have now noticed the marks pictured below on my clownfish. Overall multiple corals in the tank have been upset but that is for another post, battling cyano. I first noticed the marks yesterday and will continue to monitor...

So we got a Royal Gramma on 02-04-18 and it has been in QT ever since (thank god). He came and immediately presented with symptoms of flukes (up at the top of the water, breathing heavy, began to get cloudy eyes, fin rot/deterioration). Started to treat for flukes with fresh water dips (2 of...

Hello All. Let me apologize. I’ve been lurking in the background, reading posts on R2R for several years now. I’ve learned a lot from the discussions. Thank you all for sharing what you know with newbies like me! I’m not much of a talker…and I don’t feel I’ve gained enough knowledge to help...