Clown fish not eating after 1 week in quarantine tank.

[praveen956]

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[Tripod1404]

Look like uronema marinum. A deadly disease that is one of the hardest pathogens to get rid of, if it makes its way to the main DT. It can also infect fish internally. If the fish has internal infection ,that might be the reason why it is not eating.

I think the only drug that can threat internal uronema marinum infection is metronidazole.

 

[praveen956]

The fish did not make it this morning. I was little too late in diagnosing the issue. Thanks for all your help in this. Will dry the QT and other equipments before getting a new fish.

 

[WatDatThing]

Better luck next time. Contact your seller and see if you can get a refund or replacement.

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[scooter31707]

The fish did not make it this morning. I was little too late in diagnosing the issue. Thanks for all your help in this. Will dry the QT and other equipments before getting a new fish.

Sorry to hear that. Very common in damsels, clowns, and anthias. That's one illness as soon as you diagnose it, it is usually to late. Moving forward, I recommend during Formalin baths for 50 mins upon arrival of new fish.

 

[praveen956]

Sorry to hear that. Very common in damsels, clowns, and anthias. That's one illness as soon as you diagnose it, it is usually to late. Moving forward, I recommend during Formalin baths for 50 mins upon arrival of new fish.

Thank you WatDatThing & scooter31707 .. Will most definitely treat the new fish going forward.

 

[bcb577]

I got my first saltwater fish a week back and put him a new 10g qt. but he is not eating at all and mostly stays idle at the bottom of the tank.

Below is my tank setup.
1. QT is uncycled (Im doing 50% water change every other day and monitor parameters with API master test kit daily and have ammonia alert patch)
2. 10 g tank, HOB filter, 240gph pump, RODI water, Temp is around 78 degree and salinity is around 1.020.

He doesn't have any visible marks indicating any issues with his health.

I tried:
1. Mysis Shrimp (Frozen)
2. Cobalt Mysis Spirulina (Flakes)
Also tried to feed him by dipping it in some garlic extract.

The rocks for my DT is currently curing so I cannot move him into the DT.
I will mostly likely give him back but I would like to know what am I doing wrong? Please share your thoughts on this..

I want to make sure I read this right?your fish was put in your qt Before the tank has been cycled? I've only been into the hobby for just short of 2 years but do you think that could be an issue?

 

[bcb577]

You have a 240 GPH power head in a 10 gallon ? Places for him to hide? PVC tubes?

that's the power head I have in my 10 gallon also,it's what people on this forum suggested,everything does great with it.

 

[WatDatThing]

that's the power head I have in my 10 gallon also,it's what people on this forum suggested,everything does great with it.

There is a huge difference between a bare tank (QT) and a tank with rocks. My clown fish don't like strong flow.

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[praveen956]

I want to make sure I read this right?your fish was put in your qt Before the tank has been cycled? I've only been into the hobby for just short of 2 years but do you think that could be an issue?

The plan was to medicate the fish with anti-bacterial medicine so I never bothered to cycle the QT as the bacteria will die off anyways. That's the reason I was doing large water changes every other day to avoid ammonia spike. I was testing ammonia and other water parameters every day with API test kit and also was monitoring the ammonia level using the ammonia alert patch.

I was waiting for the fish to start eating before medicating him. But I guess as scooter31707 suggested, I should have medicated him with Formalin the day he came in.

Also the rocks for my DT (pukani dry rock) are still curing and I was planning to introduce this fish in the DT once the curing was done. But didn't work out.

 

[WatDatThing]

How do you cycle a tank without rock or sand?

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[praveen956]

How do you cycle a tank without rock or sand?

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I was basically following the brstv's video about curing pukani rock.
The pukani dry rock is currently put in a trash can with salt water, heater and HOB filter in a dark room.
I also added bio spira to speed up the process. Once nitrates stop rising(approximately 4 to 6 weeks), I will assemble the rock into the display tank with 100% new saltwater, put live sand and add more bio spira and wait for a week before adding first fish.

 

[praveen956]

I was basically following the brstv's video about curing pukani rock.
The pukani dry rock is currently put in a trash can with salt water, heater and HOB filter in a dark room.
I also added bio spira to speed up the process. Once nitrates stop rising(approximately 4 to 6 weeks), I will assemble the rock into the display tank with 100% new saltwater, put live sand and add more bio spira and wait for a week before adding first fish.

I might have mis-understood the question. There is no plan to cycle the QT . But I have separate Display tank (currently empty) and the rocks are curing/cycling in a trash can.