Kooma
Well-Known Member
Hey all, I have a bit of a story and would love your input.
I purchased a complete system from a local reefer, it was a 150 gallon FOWLR system with lots of fish and plenty of nice rock and equipment. I moved the fish into a 36x18x24 holding tank, with about half the rock in the tank and the rest in a heated and circulated tote. This was June 21st of this year. In the tank I have a yellow tang, and desjardini, a flame angel, firefish, anthias, a hippo, and a threadfin. I am in the process of setting up a 225 gallon 72x30x24 but have been delayed due to a issue with the steel stand being flat on top.
About 2 months after moving them in I noticed that my yellow tang was showing white spots, mucus spots and ich. I monitored for a couple days and as he got worse I made the call to treat with copper power. I ordered CP, a hanna, and removed equipment I didnt want to have copper contaminated as well as the rock in the display. I setup an airstone for outside air and started dosing CP to bring it up slowly. The tank went through a bacterial bloom for about 4-5 days and then cleared up. Meanwhile I was bringing up the CP, first 1.5, then 2.0, and I have been hovering around 2.15 for the last few weeks. The spots dropped from the tang in about 3-4 days before hitting 2.0 and everyone has been doing well since.
Recently I noted my desjardini has been breathing faster than I recall, and speaking to a local reefer we suspected gill flukes. I FW dipped him for 4 minutes and he seemed happier than before which was nice. I have since seen my hippo flashing on the bottom, my threadfin sometimes seems to shake his head, and my yellow tang now has a spot again. I am intending to treat for flukes after copper, but was surprised to see a spot on the yellow tang last night. I confirmed last night the CP was at 2.11 and Ive dosed it to bump to 2.15 (I am trying to aim between humbles 2.0 minimum and 2.25 over the 30 days due to the butterfly and firefish. I performed a 25 gallon WC last night (1.023 as tank, 2.15 in the mix) to help with the nitrates.
During the first two weeks I had a ammonia badge (Showing Alert) and was doing water changes to manage ammonia, eventually picking up Prime and Stability, adding in plastic bioballs to the sump and have seen the badge go yellow as the tank cycled (surprisingly). I dosed prime and stability daily, I now dose prime every 2 days as a precaution.
What is going on with this yellow tang? He has one spot, the area was a bit red then went away 20 minutes later but the spot remained, like a mucus spot maybe. Ill try to grab some photos of the fish tonight for easier diagnosis. Do I just need to bump the tank to 2.5 and hold it for 30? If they have been in 2.15 for 2.5 weeks, is this going to stress anyone or do i need to give them a break from the copper for a few days?
I also need to find something for flukes in Canada. We cant get prazi that I can tell..
I purchased a complete system from a local reefer, it was a 150 gallon FOWLR system with lots of fish and plenty of nice rock and equipment. I moved the fish into a 36x18x24 holding tank, with about half the rock in the tank and the rest in a heated and circulated tote. This was June 21st of this year. In the tank I have a yellow tang, and desjardini, a flame angel, firefish, anthias, a hippo, and a threadfin. I am in the process of setting up a 225 gallon 72x30x24 but have been delayed due to a issue with the steel stand being flat on top.
About 2 months after moving them in I noticed that my yellow tang was showing white spots, mucus spots and ich. I monitored for a couple days and as he got worse I made the call to treat with copper power. I ordered CP, a hanna, and removed equipment I didnt want to have copper contaminated as well as the rock in the display. I setup an airstone for outside air and started dosing CP to bring it up slowly. The tank went through a bacterial bloom for about 4-5 days and then cleared up. Meanwhile I was bringing up the CP, first 1.5, then 2.0, and I have been hovering around 2.15 for the last few weeks. The spots dropped from the tang in about 3-4 days before hitting 2.0 and everyone has been doing well since.
Recently I noted my desjardini has been breathing faster than I recall, and speaking to a local reefer we suspected gill flukes. I FW dipped him for 4 minutes and he seemed happier than before which was nice. I have since seen my hippo flashing on the bottom, my threadfin sometimes seems to shake his head, and my yellow tang now has a spot again. I am intending to treat for flukes after copper, but was surprised to see a spot on the yellow tang last night. I confirmed last night the CP was at 2.11 and Ive dosed it to bump to 2.15 (I am trying to aim between humbles 2.0 minimum and 2.25 over the 30 days due to the butterfly and firefish. I performed a 25 gallon WC last night (1.023 as tank, 2.15 in the mix) to help with the nitrates.
During the first two weeks I had a ammonia badge (Showing Alert) and was doing water changes to manage ammonia, eventually picking up Prime and Stability, adding in plastic bioballs to the sump and have seen the badge go yellow as the tank cycled (surprisingly). I dosed prime and stability daily, I now dose prime every 2 days as a precaution.
What is going on with this yellow tang? He has one spot, the area was a bit red then went away 20 minutes later but the spot remained, like a mucus spot maybe. Ill try to grab some photos of the fish tonight for easier diagnosis. Do I just need to bump the tank to 2.5 and hold it for 30? If they have been in 2.15 for 2.5 weeks, is this going to stress anyone or do i need to give them a break from the copper for a few days?
I also need to find something for flukes in Canada. We cant get prazi that I can tell..
