Wspangler
Active Member
I have no clue what is going on my with fish. They are dying off quick....
I have never quarantined my fish. I've kept them fed and havent lost many since being in the hobby.
This has ended.
I've now lost 5 of my 11 fish in about the last week.
I do have ich in my tank, but do not think that is the cause. My powder blue that died and purple tang both would show signs. The powder blue more than the purple.
Last week I found the powder blue dead. It was pretty fat and had eaten the night before, but he was one of the two that did have visual signs. I got him out the tank did a quick visual on my other fish and everything seemed fine. A few hours later I found my starry blenny dead. The starry blenny had not signs of illness prior to death... and a couple hours my mandarin died...
I did a visual check then on everything. All my coral, shrimp, snails and remaining fish seem fine. I fed the tank and everything ate. I checked my apex to see if I had any weird spikes and if and when my heater had kicked on. There was nothing I could make sense of.
At this point I'm down to 8 fish. Naso tang, purple tang, 2 clowns and 4 lyretails.
Since then I have paid more attention to my fishes behavior and who's eating.
A few days ago the largest lyretail( seemed to be transitioning into male) didnt eat any pellets when fed. A few hours later I fed frozen. It triggered a response in the fish, but it couldn't eat. I swam up to a couple of pieces with its mouth open and that was it. I never got the food in its mouth or closed its mouth at all. The next morning I found it on the bottom of my tank fighting for its last breath. It was a fat, healthy, and the dominant anthias. I had it for about 5 years. The day leading up to its death its eyes looked off. They were faded in color and seemed to stick out a little more.
Now today it gets even worse..... I lost one of my clownfish..the first clownfish... the first saltwater fish I ever bought 6 years ago. This clownfish was just a snowflake but held a sentimental value that is irreplaceable.
At 1030 my father in law came over. He was admiring my fish tank and I was telling how I had lost 4 fish and really cant figure it out, but am hoping I'm past it. I fed frozen around 11am. All the fish ate including the clownfish that died. Within about 2 hours of it eating it was lifeless on the bottom of the tank.
As of right now all the other fish seem fine. I fed some pellets a little bit ago and my 6 remaining fish all ate. I have not lost any snails or shrimp. I havent lost any coral. I test pretty frequently and not a spike in no3 or p04. Alk, calcium, and mag all in acceptable ranges for my coral.
I'll attach a couple of pics.
I bought a 50 gallon stock with the plans on pulling the 6 living fish and treating them.
Please provide me with any advise.
I have never quarantined my fish. I've kept them fed and havent lost many since being in the hobby.
This has ended.
I've now lost 5 of my 11 fish in about the last week.
I do have ich in my tank, but do not think that is the cause. My powder blue that died and purple tang both would show signs. The powder blue more than the purple.
Last week I found the powder blue dead. It was pretty fat and had eaten the night before, but he was one of the two that did have visual signs. I got him out the tank did a quick visual on my other fish and everything seemed fine. A few hours later I found my starry blenny dead. The starry blenny had not signs of illness prior to death... and a couple hours my mandarin died...
I did a visual check then on everything. All my coral, shrimp, snails and remaining fish seem fine. I fed the tank and everything ate. I checked my apex to see if I had any weird spikes and if and when my heater had kicked on. There was nothing I could make sense of.
At this point I'm down to 8 fish. Naso tang, purple tang, 2 clowns and 4 lyretails.
Since then I have paid more attention to my fishes behavior and who's eating.
A few days ago the largest lyretail( seemed to be transitioning into male) didnt eat any pellets when fed. A few hours later I fed frozen. It triggered a response in the fish, but it couldn't eat. I swam up to a couple of pieces with its mouth open and that was it. I never got the food in its mouth or closed its mouth at all. The next morning I found it on the bottom of my tank fighting for its last breath. It was a fat, healthy, and the dominant anthias. I had it for about 5 years. The day leading up to its death its eyes looked off. They were faded in color and seemed to stick out a little more.
Now today it gets even worse..... I lost one of my clownfish..the first clownfish... the first saltwater fish I ever bought 6 years ago. This clownfish was just a snowflake but held a sentimental value that is irreplaceable.
At 1030 my father in law came over. He was admiring my fish tank and I was telling how I had lost 4 fish and really cant figure it out, but am hoping I'm past it. I fed frozen around 11am. All the fish ate including the clownfish that died. Within about 2 hours of it eating it was lifeless on the bottom of the tank.
As of right now all the other fish seem fine. I fed some pellets a little bit ago and my 6 remaining fish all ate. I have not lost any snails or shrimp. I havent lost any coral. I test pretty frequently and not a spike in no3 or p04. Alk, calcium, and mag all in acceptable ranges for my coral.
I'll attach a couple of pics.
I bought a 50 gallon stock with the plans on pulling the 6 living fish and treating them.
Please provide me with any advise.
