Hammer flesh dying off quickly

[kevgib67]

It's a 200 liter system but only has a clown and royal gramma in it. Was waiting for my QT to become available again as it's housing new fish for my main DT in the living room.

Ya, add some more fish, I have six in my 32 gallon and never have low nutrients.

 

[ErikVR]

MY guess is something else is off. You can add PO4 with food. EDiT - or you can add phosphate.... If its dying off 'quickly' - I would carefully consider what you did within the last week - and - btw I''m with you - these things seem to happen without warning/reason

I just remember that I did change something. Added some activated carbon in the sump. Could that be the cause?

 

[MnFish1]

I just remember that I did change something. Added some activated carbon in the sump. Could that be the cause?

doubtful - but possible

 

[ErikVR]

Just added a phosphate additive. Lets see if it starts to recover.

 

[ErikVR]

The decline in tissue seems to be halted.
If it recovers, will new tissue grown over de bare skeleton or will it always remain dead?

 

[Dburr1014]

The decline in tissue seems to be halted.
If it recovers, will new tissue grown over de bare skeleton or will it always remain dead?

The skeleton that is receded will remain dead.... But, good news, if it recovers, the flesh will remain as it grows appearing longer.