Anxious Reefers?

[SaltyMomma]

Looking for some advice. About a month ago we added a copperband butterflyfish that developed what we assumed was lymphocystis (photos attached). About a week ago, our diamond goby, which we’d had for about six months, started breathing heavily and unfortunately died (video attached from before it passed).

Today, we noticed what appears to be an odd, stringy slime coating on our foxface. Other than that, all of the fish are eating well, swimming normally, and acting fine.

We’re trying to figure out if these events could be related or if we’re dealing with something going on in the tank. Has anyone experienced anything similar or have any thoughts on what we should be looking for?

 

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Video today

 

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Fox face today

 

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[KrisReef]

@Jay Hemdal

Im on my phone, they goby was respiring rapidly, but I think the foxface is just showing typical stress discoloration, I had one that looked off/ ugly for years until it got settled in.

The copperband does have an issue?

 

[SaltyMomma]

@Jay Hemdal

Im on my phone, they goby was respiring rapidly, but I think the foxface is just showing typical stress discoloration, I had one that looked off/ ugly for years until it got settled in.

The copperband does have an issue?

The copperband had what we thought was lymph, we did lose him and then a few weeks later the goby covered his hole and did that. Three days later he died. Foxface looks fine he’s usually dark on top but the slime coat we noticed tonight. We thought the goby might have had an issue unrelated to the copperband but we’re panicked.

 

[KrisReef]

The copperband had what we thought was lymph, we did lose him and then a few weeks later the goby covered his hole and did that. Three days later he died. Foxface looks fine he’s usually dark on top but the slime coat we noticed tonight. We thought the goby might have had an issue unrelated to the copperband but we’re panicked.

Hopefully the masters of disease treatment will drop in.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

The goby’s fins are all chewed up, it’s being attacked.

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[vetteguy53081]

I suspect water quality issue and how are you testing water?
Some of the fish are gasping and I see slime coat separation suggesting a bacterial issue and recommend treatment with seachem Neoplex along with Air stone added but do a 20% water change first

 

[SaltyMomma]

The goby’s fins are all chewed up, it’s being attacked.

We noticed that too, but there’s no one in the tank we could think of that would?

 

[SaltyMomma]

I suspect water quality issue and how are you testing water?
Some of the fish are gasping and I see slime coat separation suggesting a bacterial issue and recommend treatment with seachem Neoplex along with Air stone added but do a 20% water change first

We have test kits—Nitrites were slightly elevated, ammonia 0, nitrates are consistently higher.

 

[SaltyMomma]

I suspect water quality issue and how are you testing water?
Some of the fish are gasping and I see slime coat separation suggesting a bacterial issue and recommend treatment with seachem Neoplex along with Air stone added but do a 20% water change first

Gasping— do you mean the diamond or other fish?

 

[vetteguy53081]

We have test kits—Nitrites were slightly elevated, ammonia 0, nitrates are consistently higher.

What kit are you using? Disregard nitrites which are freshwater specific