help. Came Home to this today. Sick fish no idea

Whystler

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1. How old is this aquarium?
15 weeks

2. If less than six months old, what is ammonia level?
0.0ppm

3. What is SG of this aquarium? How measured?
1.025 refractometer

4. When was the last fish added to this aquarium?
6 weeks ago added a Kole Tang.


5. Was it quarantined? If so, how? And how long? Was it prophylactically treated? How?
Only 2 weeks of quarantine. No drugs used.


6. If you are using a copper based medication, which one? How often do you measure level? When?
None


7. If you are using hyposalinity, how did you calibrate your refractometer?
none


8. Please describe in detail, the appearance of the fish? If there is one or more pimples, are they lumpy? What color?
See picture... It appears like white fungus all over the head and eye is covered in something and bulging out on the dragon goby. Mandarin has been very lethargic. eye looks like it is poping out. color is very faded.


9. Please describe the behavior of the fish as best you can. Is it acting reclusive? Is it always up towards the top of the aquarium? Is it avoiding light? How active is the fish?
Both are very lethargic. The dragon goby is hiding and being reclusive in its cave and breathing heavily. The mandarin is not hunting. They will eat only if spot fed.


10. Is the fish eating? What?
They were both eating very well yesterday with no symptoms. Today they ate but only after i shot food at them with a turkey baster.


Additional Info: No other fish show any signs and the rest are eating like pigs. I have purchased some coral frags from a LFS last weekend. My black and white Clownfish looks very pale though.

Pictures:
mandarin = http://i.imgur.com/cGTgKGp.jpg?1

cGTgKGp.jpg


Dragon sleeper goby = http://i.imgur.com/ZMesonF.jpg?1

ZMesonF.jpg
 
Post a pic of the clown if you can (to rule out Brooklynella). Also, list all your other fish, and whether or not they seem affected.

Kinda looks like you have something bacterial sweeping thru the tank.
 
When i get home tonight i will post a pic of the clown fish.

Residents:
Bangga cardinal
PJ cardinal
Midas blenny
Blue neon goby
Snowflake (osc)Clown fish
B&W (osc)Clown fish
Pygmy dwarf Angel
Kole tang
Dragon Sleeper Goby
Mandarin Goby
Emerald crab x1 (small)
Peppermint shrimp x2
Hermit crabs x5 (Mexican red leg, and blue leg. none bigger then 1 inch)


I just realized that I recently started using Instant Ocean Nitrate reduction exactly 1 week before this started. I did the second dose of the tank the day before they got sick.
 
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