Sick Fish
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Sick Fish
All of my fish in my 29 are ill. These guys have been around since the beginning for the most part, I know that the move of the corals stressed them out but you would think that the fish being moved out of the 75 would of gotten sick but NO it had to be the guys that didn't have anything done except some additions being placed in the tank. I just don't know what to think. Started out on my Clown who has been here since we set the 75 up originally and has now spread to the gramma, the bi-colored blenny and the Citron Goby. Little white dots that look like sand and now the Clown is getting what looks like ulcers on his body. We fresh water dipped her twice this weekend and she looked better until today. They are all eating. Maybe they will get better. Any suggestions?
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If they are eating there are some liquid medicines that you can soak food in. Any inverts in that tank........I think it has star fish and shrimps right?Amyjoe wrote:All of my fish in my 29 are ill. These guys have been around since the beginning for the most part, I know that the move of the corals stressed them out but you would think that the fish being moved out of the 75 would of gotten sick but NO it had to be the guys that didn't have anything done except some additions being placed in the tank. I just don't know what to think. Started out on my Clown who has been here since we set the 75 up originally and has now spread to the gramma, the bi-colored blenny and the Citron Goby. Little white dots that look like sand and now the Clown is getting what looks like ulcers on his body. We fresh water dipped her twice this weekend and she looked better until today. They are all eating. Maybe they will get better. Any suggestions?
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We would have to pull them out to treat them with anything. There are several different kinds of corals in the tank. We have the availability to set up a hospital tank, I just hope we have the time to get it done.
Brandon, thanks for the offer I don't know about the UV that would be Kevin's bag... It may be an option.
Brandon, thanks for the offer I don't know about the UV that would be Kevin's bag... It may be an option.
Amy, there is enough time, as long as you continue to feed the fish in the hospital tank as well.
You need to set up a small tank, then slowly over a course of four or five days, drop the salinity to 1.009 or 1.008 for good measure. You will need a well-calibrated refractometer, I am sure you have one. Then, you will leave it at this salinity for two weeks. Then slowly bring it back up to normal salintiy, and then the ich trophants (sp) should be dead by now. Make sure the fishies have ich and ich only though. This has proven to work, I have tried it once at the hotel, and it worked. let me know if you have any questions
John
You need to set up a small tank, then slowly over a course of four or five days, drop the salinity to 1.009 or 1.008 for good measure. You will need a well-calibrated refractometer, I am sure you have one. Then, you will leave it at this salinity for two weeks. Then slowly bring it back up to normal salintiy, and then the ich trophants (sp) should be dead by now. Make sure the fishies have ich and ich only though. This has proven to work, I have tried it once at the hotel, and it worked. let me know if you have any questions
John
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this is what we do to treat at work...you need to raise the temperature to about 82-83 degrees, that speed up the cycle, then treat the tank with KENT Rxp...while treating the fish with rxp add maracyn 2. maracyn 1 will kill off your benificail bascteria but maracyn2 is not supposed to, by treating with that antibacterial, it prevents secondary infections seting in aka true fungal infections, bacterial... make sure you run no carbon also, copper is very poisonous to fish if you alk is not right... also you can use organicure wich has formaldahyde in it along with malachye green.. be careful with the malacyte b/c it has been known to cause some canders in the state of california... then treat for 5 days every other day checking water parms. that should cure up everyone...if you need anymore info call me, were having a fish medication seminar next thursday with mardell, and the kent representatives. we wanted to back all this info up, so i called many fish distributors and they told me all of this.
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They are almost in perfect shape, never moved or medicated them.
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