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I'm about a year into "reefing" and switched from a 50gal -> 150gal a couple months ago. No quarantine, was comfortable managing ich.
50G fish stock, in roughly the order of introduction:
Orange spotted Goby
Bangai Cardinal
Pearly Jawfish
Linespot Flasher Wrasse
Kamohara Blenny
Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse
Midas Blenny
Spotted Mandarin
Carpenter's Wrasse
Copperband Butterfly (added 1 week before tank upgrade).
Things were fine, fish were from 2 sources, primarily a trusted one-man shop owner (40yrs in the business) who has never experienced a tank wipeout and has multiple tanks with his personal fish; I was following his guidance despite research to the contrary because I'm big on nature doing it's thing and not using chemicals. CBB had dots on fins, but recovered.
I lost the kamohara suddenly after the tank move, no signs of distress, just found dead end of the day about a week after move.
2 weeks ago I finally added the "tang gang" which was the whole reason for larger tank. Two yellows and a yellow eye kole.
Spots appeared on the two yellows quickly, but they were eating and doing there thing so I didn't panic.
One of the yellows has since stopped eating, the kole has been covered, and the other yellow seems to be improving, getting fat and generally having a good time.
Now the CBB and Midas have dusty spots. The Midas has been flashing periodically for weeks. I was in denial that it was Velvet instead of Ich, but now visually it has to be Velvet. Scratching and head twitching also.
PLAN:
Purchase new 55g (wish the $/gal sale hadn't just ended!) and move everyone over, treat with copper. I have spare ATO, heaters, wavemakers, and Hanna checker, but need to figure out filtration. Seeded matrix from the DT sump will have to do. I will likely have to teardown the DT in order to get them out so the associated stress has made me hesistant to do this, but now I've convinced myself it's the only way to avoid losing everyone.
Biggest concern is the Mandarin. I have a fallow 10g coral qt that has pods, so I'm considering doing a H2O2 dip and putting him in there. I don't know how to make sure he has available food otherwise. It is captive bred, and does eat some frozen, but not enough that I'm comfortable relying on it.
Thoughts? It's been 2 weeks now with an apparent outbreak, so I'm still a bit puzzled. I would post pictures but they wouldn't show anything that any google search for velvet wouldn't provide.
50G fish stock, in roughly the order of introduction:
Orange spotted Goby
Bangai Cardinal
Pearly Jawfish
Linespot Flasher Wrasse
Kamohara Blenny
Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse
Midas Blenny
Spotted Mandarin
Carpenter's Wrasse
Copperband Butterfly (added 1 week before tank upgrade).
Things were fine, fish were from 2 sources, primarily a trusted one-man shop owner (40yrs in the business) who has never experienced a tank wipeout and has multiple tanks with his personal fish; I was following his guidance despite research to the contrary because I'm big on nature doing it's thing and not using chemicals. CBB had dots on fins, but recovered.
I lost the kamohara suddenly after the tank move, no signs of distress, just found dead end of the day about a week after move.
2 weeks ago I finally added the "tang gang" which was the whole reason for larger tank. Two yellows and a yellow eye kole.
Spots appeared on the two yellows quickly, but they were eating and doing there thing so I didn't panic.
One of the yellows has since stopped eating, the kole has been covered, and the other yellow seems to be improving, getting fat and generally having a good time.
Now the CBB and Midas have dusty spots. The Midas has been flashing periodically for weeks. I was in denial that it was Velvet instead of Ich, but now visually it has to be Velvet. Scratching and head twitching also.
PLAN:
Purchase new 55g (wish the $/gal sale hadn't just ended!) and move everyone over, treat with copper. I have spare ATO, heaters, wavemakers, and Hanna checker, but need to figure out filtration. Seeded matrix from the DT sump will have to do. I will likely have to teardown the DT in order to get them out so the associated stress has made me hesistant to do this, but now I've convinced myself it's the only way to avoid losing everyone.
Biggest concern is the Mandarin. I have a fallow 10g coral qt that has pods, so I'm considering doing a H2O2 dip and putting him in there. I don't know how to make sure he has available food otherwise. It is captive bred, and does eat some frozen, but not enough that I'm comfortable relying on it.
Thoughts? It's been 2 weeks now with an apparent outbreak, so I'm still a bit puzzled. I would post pictures but they wouldn't show anything that any google search for velvet wouldn't provide.