I just euthanized my first fish. :-(
Have nearly a dozen years of freshwater experience and, I suppose I always had good luck. I never had to euthanize before, came close, but they'd usually recover. Took a few years off from the hobby, decided to try saltwater. Spent the last 7 months building the tank & stand from scratch, had the tank cycling for the past month and finally, to the sheer excitement of my kids, finally added a few fish yesterday. 2 damsels and 4 Chromis. Experienced reefers probably know what's coming next.
All the fish were looking great, eating well, staking out their own corners, etc. Around lunchtime, today, took a look and noticed some damaged scales on one of the Chromis. 20 seconds of internet research pointed me to Uronema. Started setting up the QT (first fish, figured I could risk going straight to DT. incredibly poor decision, apparently). My old bubbler wasn't working, head to the pet store, grabbed some clove oil 'just in case' and by the time I got home, the scale damage had about doubled in size and he was gasping. Holy crap did this happen fast! Made the immediate call to euthanize.
Wow.
Have nearly a dozen years of freshwater experience and, I suppose I always had good luck. I never had to euthanize before, came close, but they'd usually recover. Took a few years off from the hobby, decided to try saltwater. Spent the last 7 months building the tank & stand from scratch, had the tank cycling for the past month and finally, to the sheer excitement of my kids, finally added a few fish yesterday. 2 damsels and 4 Chromis. Experienced reefers probably know what's coming next.
All the fish were looking great, eating well, staking out their own corners, etc. Around lunchtime, today, took a look and noticed some damaged scales on one of the Chromis. 20 seconds of internet research pointed me to Uronema. Started setting up the QT (first fish, figured I could risk going straight to DT. incredibly poor decision, apparently). My old bubbler wasn't working, head to the pet store, grabbed some clove oil 'just in case' and by the time I got home, the scale damage had about doubled in size and he was gasping. Holy crap did this happen fast! Made the immediate call to euthanize.
Wow.