fish sick

[reefcrazy1]

why do my fish get sick and die....a few months back i got ich treated that cleared up nicely about 2 weeks later the fish looked scaly and slimy..was told it was brooklynella or something like that waited 8 weeks got new fish...fish looked great had them about 6 weeks now they got it again ..added nothing new to tank in last 5 weeks ...whats wrong....

 

[toddmh]

what are your water parameters??

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php

 

[Jacwil]

Confused....how long did the ich treatment last? How long was the system fishless before you replaced the fish back into the dt?

 

[reefcrazy1]

ammonia is o
salinity 1.026
temp 78
calcium high
nitrates high
phos .02
dont have a alk tester

 

[toddmh]

Ph and ALk are pretty much the most important parameters in reef aquaria,If those are not right things die..might want to get those test kits,I recommend Salifert Test Kits..

 

[reefcrazy1]

just tested ph it was 8.1

 

[reefcrazy1]

ich treatment was for 10 days look good then few days later were scally and slimy...they all died...tank had no fish in it for 8 weeks was told disease would die off with no fish in tank...

 

[block head]

could be a dozen things... high nitrates would be good place to start. i'd suggest a good book and visiting one of the many good lfs in the area .ich and brook are completely different diseases. stop buying fish, learn to make or buy good water.

 

[NirvanaFan]

How did you treat the fish? Hypo, copper or something else?

 

[jdoenumber2]

What species of fish were they?

 

[shroutk3]

It doesn't matter if the tank was fish-less if you buy fish and don't quarantine/ prophylactic treat you can still introduce the disease all over again. What you did in the past essentially won't matter if you buy fish that are carrying the disease(s).

 

[Paul B]

What do you feed your fish and how much?

 

[reefcrazy1]

fish are 2 clowns 1 kole tang and a spotted peffer....they eat mostly mysis use some prawn for puffer

 

[Paul B]

OK just curious. They would greatly benefit if you could give them live blackworms a few times a week but I know they are not available everywhere.

 

[tmz]

Based on the information you provided it does not sound like water quality is the issue unless you are dosing something you didn't mention or used some unsafe silcone for repair,etc.Nitrates even when pretty high won't harm fish. If your sg is 1.026 you alk is likely fine and fish don't care much about that either in usual ranges.

8 weeks without fish will usually clear cryptocaryon from a tank although one study showed cysts retaining vialbility for 72 days.
Not sure from the post how you cleared up the ich on the two fish.Depending on the rigor of the treatment process , some may have remained in the nose, mouth, or gills and reinfected the tank.

Secondary infections, bacteria, amyloodinium(velvet) are common after an ich infestation. It's also possible but unlikely that the treated fish contracted brooklynella .