Death trap

[Dan Huynh]

I have a 40 breeder that i use to house as a second place holder for the fish, but recently every fish i put in there would slime up with a white slime coating and would die after 2-3 days. Any idea why?

 

[Flippers4pups]

I have a 40 breeder that i use to house as a second place holder for the fish, but recently every fish i put in there would slime up with a white slime coating and would die after 2-3 days. Any idea why?

Did you test for ammonia while they were in there?

 

[tgrick]

White slime sounds like brook. Do you had any pictures?

 

[tgrick]

White slime sounds like brook. Do you had any pictures?

 

[Dan Huynh]

Did you test for ammonia while they were in there?

I tested for ammonia and nitrite all looks to be close to zero.

 

[Dan Huynh]

White slime sounds like brook. Do you had any pictures?

The slime covered the whole fish, looks milky. Didn't take any picture tho.. should have ;Sorry

 

[JoshKReef]

This thread has example pictures and info.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brooklynella.247938/

 

[Maritimer]

If it's a parasite / disease, a thorough cleaning of the tank and all its accessories, begin again from a cold start, re-start the cycle - should solve the problem. Otherwise, the "fallow" period for Brooklynella is six weeks.

~Bruce

 

[4FordFamily]

If it's a parasite / disease, a thorough cleaning of the tank and all its accessories, begin again from a cold start, re-start the cycle - should solve the problem. Otherwise, the "fallow" period for Brooklynella is six weeks.

~Bruce

This exactly.

 

[Dan Huynh]

This thread has example pictures and info.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brooklynella.247938/

Yep, look like it has brooklynella then. Thanks.

 

[Rakie]

So you need to tear down the whole tank and clean it thoroughly, including ALL equipment inside and out. Run the equipment in fresh water with vinegar to clean it out. Let it run for awhile, not for a few minutes.

Brooklynea is nearly a 100% death sentence to anything that swims. It's typically so fast the fish are dead before you can treat them.

 

[Dom]

I have a 40 breeder that i use to house as a second place holder for the fish, but recently every fish i put in there would slime up with a white slime coating and would die after 2-3 days. Any idea why?

White coating... maybe Velvet? if your fish looks like it's been sprinkled with powdered sugar, it may be.

 

[EYE-CANDY AQUATICS]

Tear it all down and clean with a vinager water solution. Let it air dry for a day and then put in all new filters. This will get rid of anything bad in the tank

 

[Dan Huynh]

White coating... maybe Velvet? if your fish looks like it's been sprinkled with powdered sugar, it may be.

It is not sprinkle, completely white slime coating. Most likely to be brooklynella...

 

[Dan Huynh]

Tank was tear down completely, had a vinegar bath for a few days and now back up. Hope this will take care of it. Thanks everyone for the input.