Help!

[jusbechillin]

I just used kick ick in my 90 gallon tank. I lost track of the days and did the second dose (supposed to be on day 3 and I did it at 2). I have a Picasso, Clown, White tailed, Blue jaw trigger and until this morning had a bi-colored angelfish also. Woke up this morning and the angel was dead. The Picasso seems fine. The other 3 triggers aren't moving much and are breathing heavy. There seems to be a film/slimy layer over all of my rock/dead coral... Could the kick ick be the culprit?
Even my big hermit crab is hanging far out of his shell and not moving around much. All water tests seem fine.

Mixing up a 30 gallon water change right now any suggestions?

Update: the smallest fish (white tailed trigger) is out swimming around a bit but keeps rubbing his whole body against rocks/corral/the ground like he is trying to get something to scrape off of his body....

 

[Recty]

I would definitely do an immediate water change, also put some activated carbon into your water flow path, get some of the treatment out of there. You will have to restart the treatment again at a later date but at least you'll save your fish from being poisoned.

 

[reefer334]

Inverts and copper do not mix!!!!!!

You should always use copper in a QT tank.

Sounds lie you crashed your bio filter and you are getting ammonia spikes.

As Recty said do a water change and run some carbon in the tank.
Then set up a QT tank and put the affected fish in there.



Chris

 

[reefer334]

Oh and are you sure it is ich on not flukes,
copper is not effective on flukes.

If it is flukes use foramlin 3 by kordon.


Chris

 

[LisaD]

Kick Ich doesn't contain copper.

It is possible it was an overdose that killed/stressed the fish, but also possible that whatever disease/parasite they have is stressing them. Are you sure they have ich? Velvet (oodinium) kills a lot faster, and the fish sometimes have a film on them.

You said water tests seem fine. Have you checked nitrites, ammonia and pH? Nitrates and ammonia should be undetectable, pH should be at least 8.0.

Can you post any pictures of the fish and tank? The film you describe doesn't sound good.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I have a Picasso, Clown, White tailed, Blue jaw trigger and until this morning had a bi-colored angelfish also.

All in a 125g tank?

 

[LisaD]

my thoughts, too

 

[Pufferpunk]

Just the stress of that many large, aggressive fish crammed into a tank that size with nowhere to escape each other & no way to have their own territories, is enough to keep your fish sick all the time.