I'm at a loss. I've lost over half my fish tank stock. I feel like I have the perfect storm of 3 diseases.
I definitely have velvet as several fish were covered in the fine dust seemingly overnight and some swam towards the top of the tank and in front of powerheads.
What gets me though is my emperor is covered in white film over his eyes and body and the white film is flaking off, very reminescent of brooklynella. My regal angelfish died a couple days ago and strings were coming off its fins, very reminiscent of brook.
Lastly, several fish have red sores around their fin areas, mouths, and bodies. They look like bacterial sores. I'm baffled at this as both QTs are dosed with 3 combined antibiotics.
So do I have the perfect storm of velvet, brook, and secondary bacterial infections?
Here's what I am doing to counteract with little success.
-Freshwater dip daily for 5 mins
-acriflavin bath for 60-90 mins (ruby reef rally at 1 teaspoon/gallon)
I don't have access to prescription CP so I am using the NLS Ich Powder as an alternative for now for the QT. I have dosed the QT with furan 2, Erythromycin, and kanaplex for a triple threat dose of antibiotics.
Sores still getting more red, emperor completely covered with white mucus over body and eyes, and everybody has a white velvety appearance to their bodies.
I do have coppersafe and may try that next with antibiotics if I don't see general improvement. It'll knock out marine velvet and ich but I don't think it'll work for the potential brook.
Any thoughts are much appreciated.
I definitely have velvet as several fish were covered in the fine dust seemingly overnight and some swam towards the top of the tank and in front of powerheads.
What gets me though is my emperor is covered in white film over his eyes and body and the white film is flaking off, very reminescent of brooklynella. My regal angelfish died a couple days ago and strings were coming off its fins, very reminiscent of brook.
Lastly, several fish have red sores around their fin areas, mouths, and bodies. They look like bacterial sores. I'm baffled at this as both QTs are dosed with 3 combined antibiotics.
So do I have the perfect storm of velvet, brook, and secondary bacterial infections?
Here's what I am doing to counteract with little success.
-Freshwater dip daily for 5 mins
-acriflavin bath for 60-90 mins (ruby reef rally at 1 teaspoon/gallon)
I don't have access to prescription CP so I am using the NLS Ich Powder as an alternative for now for the QT. I have dosed the QT with furan 2, Erythromycin, and kanaplex for a triple threat dose of antibiotics.
Sores still getting more red, emperor completely covered with white mucus over body and eyes, and everybody has a white velvety appearance to their bodies.
I do have coppersafe and may try that next with antibiotics if I don't see general improvement. It'll knock out marine velvet and ich but I don't think it'll work for the potential brook.
Any thoughts are much appreciated.