Alright. 2 weeks ago I had to take down my 45g DBP tank to make room for my new 90g due to limited space. So I transferred all the rock that had coral on it and couple other select pieces (~12lb) to a spare 29g along with 4 small clowns, cleaner shrimp and assorted snails. I filled it with tank water from the 45G so all rock and water was totally, completely cycled! Tossed on a hob filter for moment along with a single Jeboa wp-10. All life was going along as normal.
A week ago today my wife and kids were at Petco and saw a gorgeous Coral Beauty. Being close to Valentines she bought it for me, unbeknownst to me. So here she comes with this fish and a piece of LR with a coral that looks like a flesh colored toadstool with star polyps coming out of it - No clue what it is. So not wanting to disappoint the kids and I wanting the fish ( after the 90 was running) I drip acclimated for and hour and then replaced the water with fresh salt mixed water. Fed and fish ate readily.
The next day when I got home. The Coral Beauty was flashing and was covered in tiny white specs. Having never seen this in my tanks, I assumed ich but researched to try and confirm. Seemed like a match so I began treatment with Herbtana Reef formula. All seemed well. Wife called next morning to say Coral Beauty was dead but 4 clowns, coral and shrimp were fine. She pulled CB out. I continued with Herbtana treatment as per intstructions. All continued normally until noon today when I found 2 clown dead and skin sloughing off the other 2! Quick search revealed either disease or possible ammonia/nitrite poisoning. I quickly checked parameters. Twice each ( API and RedSea). Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrates <5. With a likely diagnosis of some disease I treated with an emergency dose of Stress Coat I had. By 4pm I had lost the largest of 2 remaining clowns but inverts and corals seem fine.
First off. What the heck does this sound like? These clowns lived fine in my other tank for a month together. never any aggression, actually seemed to pair up and ate great.
Second. How do I treat the tank? Last clown? Can I ever transfer the contents of the tank to my 90 as i had planned? I intended to transfer the corals and keep tank running as a QT but as usual I seem to be a day late and dollar short.:mad2:
A week ago today my wife and kids were at Petco and saw a gorgeous Coral Beauty. Being close to Valentines she bought it for me, unbeknownst to me. So here she comes with this fish and a piece of LR with a coral that looks like a flesh colored toadstool with star polyps coming out of it - No clue what it is. So not wanting to disappoint the kids and I wanting the fish ( after the 90 was running) I drip acclimated for and hour and then replaced the water with fresh salt mixed water. Fed and fish ate readily.
The next day when I got home. The Coral Beauty was flashing and was covered in tiny white specs. Having never seen this in my tanks, I assumed ich but researched to try and confirm. Seemed like a match so I began treatment with Herbtana Reef formula. All seemed well. Wife called next morning to say Coral Beauty was dead but 4 clowns, coral and shrimp were fine. She pulled CB out. I continued with Herbtana treatment as per intstructions. All continued normally until noon today when I found 2 clown dead and skin sloughing off the other 2! Quick search revealed either disease or possible ammonia/nitrite poisoning. I quickly checked parameters. Twice each ( API and RedSea). Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrates <5. With a likely diagnosis of some disease I treated with an emergency dose of Stress Coat I had. By 4pm I had lost the largest of 2 remaining clowns but inverts and corals seem fine.
First off. What the heck does this sound like? These clowns lived fine in my other tank for a month together. never any aggression, actually seemed to pair up and ate great.
Second. How do I treat the tank? Last clown? Can I ever transfer the contents of the tank to my 90 as i had planned? I intended to transfer the corals and keep tank running as a QT but as usual I seem to be a day late and dollar short.:mad2: