Aquarium hep

  • Thread starter Thread starter shento
  • Start date Start date
  • Tagged users Tagged users None
Sorry to hear about the other Clownfish, that's a rough way to start out in the hobby, but unfortunately all too common.

I'm not so sure if this is Ich, I think erratic swimming points more towards something like velvet, but it does sound like you have a fish disease organism in your tank, and the typical method that's often advised is to allow your tank to go "fallow" or "without fish" for an extended period of time. I believe Jay H. recommends as short as 45 days for Ich with an elevated tank temp (81F), but I think he advises a full 60 days for Velvet. You could do 60 days just to be safe. In that time any fish parasites will die off without a fish to complete their lifecycle.

Then going forward, and as mentioned above, you may really want to look into either purchasing pre-quarantined fish from a reputable vendor, or QT'ing your own fish before adding them to your display tank. Here's the correct R2R QT protocol that I like to follow:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/current-quarantine-protocol.825055/
Man wish I would’ve taken a pic before disposal of them, could’ve identified the sickness possibly. But yeah not the best start to the hobby, kinda off putting haha but I’m sure it gets better. Thanks for the help and will do research
 
Man wish I would’ve taken a pic before disposal of them, could’ve identified the sickness possibly. But yeah not the best start to the hobby, kinda off putting haha but I’m sure it gets better. Thanks for the help and will do research
Glad I could offer some help! Good luck going forward and post back if/when you have further questions 🙂
 

TOP 10 Trending Threads

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 3 18.8%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 2 12.5%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 2 12.5%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 1 6.3%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 5 31.3%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 2 12.5%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 6.3%
Back
Top
Home
Post thread…
Market
What's new