dieing fishs

[dbig14life]

i so far spent $1000 on fish alone the last 3 months. i first bought agressive fish like lion fish, red and brown one, leporad shark, banana eel, trigers, and puffer as well as coarls and anemones. i switched my 80gal to a reef tank and bought a 300gallon for all my agressive. the only fish that made the ick from my first batch was the eel. in my new tank with just reef and small fishes i spend anoth 400 on groupers, manderin, goat, clown, jaw fish, and all these other small fish that i dont know the names and a lot of them died. some seemed to gotten attacked by others and others seem to be dieing from ick. i dont know what else to do. ive been reading lot online to see what to do. i thought maybe if anyone has a lot of experince they can help me learn whats going on and what to do for the future. this can help others as well who might be haveing the same situation. im tired of looseing all these fish and anemones. i only have 5 months of experince and still interested in learning what to do so i cen prevent any more death.

ps. anyone know how i can shrink my picture for free so i can post it to show how my tank looks like.

 

[Psionicdragon]

slow down

 

[Hunter21]

I agree with dragon....slow down on getting all the fish......the tank that had ich in it has to be fish free for like 2-3 monthes....to allow it to all die off.....then once it dies off...get one fish wait a while then maybe another....either way...sounds like you made the most common mistake for this hobby, trying to rush it! I'm sure others will come in and give better advice! Erin

 

[dbig14life]

i buy my stuff at a local fish shop. this guy sounds like he knows a lot but so far it doesnt sound like it when i read comments online with what he says. i just lost a lepord shark recently. i seemed to be bleeding underneath. i had it in my sump and a light was on it 24hrs. it seemed like it scratched itselt to death. but i dont know. also is it ok for fish to have 24hr light on them?

 

[stykthyn]

a leapord shark has no place in a 300 gallon , much less in a tropical tank. These are coldwater fish that have strict requirements. Do some research on the fish you plan to buy and practice good QT teciniques.

 

[billsreef]

If your local shop was not telling you to slow down, I'd suggest not taking any more advice from them. Psionicdragon's comment is right on the money. Your single biggest problem is putting in too many fish, too fast. It's the fastest route to failure. Take the time to learn about the critters before you buy them, and never take the word of someone selling you something without a healthy grain of salt Also it would be wise to invest in setting up a good quarintine tank (QT) and quarantining all new fish for at least 4 weeks before introducing them to your main tanks.