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There is a huge bacterial issue going on here and the first thing that jumps out at me are the plastic plants with glued gravel which is Non-reef safe and likely leaching Petroleums into the water.
With the coral beauty, It does look like a severe bacterial infection, but there is also a rare fungal infection that can look like this.Thanks for your reply.
I will remove the plant, I was told when I bought it it was reef safe !!! Noted .
I will do a water change now and change the carbon.
For the ammonia checks I use the salifert test kit. (the badge it just one I got free I threw on there)
Unfortunately Kanaplex it not readily available to me and will take some time to arrive if I order it now. (I will order it anyways as I will need it)
What else can I do ?
At the moment my medication supplies consist of :
copper seachem cupramine
API general cure
API melafix
Prazipro
This is the second batch of fish In my qt I’ve never ran into anything like this before.
I’d like to learn in order to catch this disease early in the event it happens again.
what would you call this ?
a bacterial infection ?
what is it caused by and how do I avoid it
Tank was set up with rodi water
Temperature is stable
Fish were acclimated drip 1 hour
Fish were all eating in the lfs and looked great to me from what I could see. My lfs is pretty dark and tanks are not lit well so I can never be 100% sure.
As far as symptoms coral beauty started with white growth looking things on base of tail( not fin )two days after I added him to my qt which disappeared.
that’s all I was able to observe .
I will remove the plant, I was told when I bought it it was reef safe !!! Noted .
There are a few other fish in the tank part of the batch what should I do now ?With the coral beauty, It does look like a severe bacterial infection, but there is also a rare fungal infection that can look like this.
I can’t say if the tang died from the same issue or not, but it does appear similar.
Are there any other fish in the tank?
Jay
Thanks a lot for your advice , I have one question though….I've used those similar plastic plants in my quarantine tanks for years without issues. I wouldn't worry about removing them. How plastic plants cause a bacterial infection would be very interesting to hear. Those fish entered your quarantine system infected, sadly. I'd clean everything with bleach and let it sit to dry in the sun for a couple of days just to be sure nothing survives for your next batch of fish.
Thank you for your advice and thanks for your consideration.blue tang died as I’m writing this
Sorry about this
And coral beauty showing severe decaying flesh
That could be multiple issues - and need more info
Fish have what looks to be bites taken out of their tails I have started melafix today.
Who is doing the biting?
What treatment should I be using ?
It depends on what you have available - i.e. - if you can't get antibiotics you can't get them
What is their disease ?
See above
any information will be helpful !
Unfortunately - there is no perfect answer here - and sorry you lost some fish. Part of it could be the source, etc etc
There are a few other fish in the tank part of the batch what should I do now ?
no worries. It was late for me too ! Yeah sorry I should have included :Sorry - I posted late at night (for me). When I asked about other fish, I meant what species are they? I was trying to identify a possible culprit of an injury that could have advanced to an infection like this.
Jay
No nasty fish in that group, I just wanted to rule that out, thanks,no worries. It was late for me too ! Yeah sorry I should have included :
Mimic surgeonfish
deceased blue tang
deceased coral beauty
Two fire fish
A rabbit face in separate section as I know they can sting fish. I’ve had fish die in the past to stings in qt
Thanks a lot for your advice , I have one question though….
what should I do about the remaining fish which are showing no symptoms so far.
do I treat first ?
where would they go if I were to I’m take down the tank and disinfect etc
I know how to disinfect properly as i always do this between batches.
I have 3 fish in there
Thanks after I treat for bacterial I will wait and observe after and begin my treatment with copper and praziproIf these are other fish that have been in contact with the 2 dead "infected" fish, then I would begin treatment on them immediately...treating for possible bacterial infections or fungal infections first before going into copper or prazi treatments.
It would be best to disinfect the tank, if possible. Some people have been successful even quarantining in a 5g bucket if you need to move the fish.