Lost my tank

[soldier.1102]

I just lost my entire tank to ick....well im pretty sure it was ick. All the fish came down with white spots...and died....however, coral isnt affected

 

[b0bab0ey]

Sorry to hear this. Did this happen suddenly after adding a new fish? If so, it might have been Velvet.

 

[hollister]

Many fish have ick and may never be seen. But whene the fish gets stressed it will come out.
What size tank?
Age?
Whats used for water flow?

 

[MrTuskfish]

Sorry to hear this. Did this happen suddenly after adding a new fish? If so, it might have been Velvet.

Yeah, velvet is very fast and deadly. Even a bigger reason than ich to always use a QT. I think many cases of velvet are misdiagnosed as ich.

 

[soldier.1102]

The only thing i added recently was a yellow tang that i thought was healthy looked really good to me

 

[soldier.1102]

My tank is a 55 gal with three power heads tons of coral and a anemome which oddly enough there all thriving wondefully no changes to them however, just the fish were affected.

 

[MrTuskfish]

What you are experiencing is very common, and it doesn't have to be. Fatal parasites like velvet, ich, and brooklynella only effect fish, not coral or other inverts. Tangs are very prone to ich and other parasites. This will just happen again if you don't set up a quarantine tank and use it with all new fish. Its very common for fish to look just fine, but still carry deadly parasites. Your tank still has forms of whatever parasite killed your fish and no fish should be added for 9+ weeks. I'd do some serious reading before you buy anything new; knowledge of fish diseases and parasites is basic and vital. You cannot rely solely on the advice of any one person; especially a dealer. I'd read the stickies at the top of the new hobbyist and disease section of the forum; also read a good book on the hobby. I suggest "The Conscience marine Aquarist" (B. Fenner) or similar book. Not to rub salt in the wound; but any decent source would tell you that a 55 gal. tank is too small for tangs. Always do some research on new fish before buying.

 

[b0bab0ey]

What you are experiencing is very common, and it doesn't have to be. Fatal parasites like velvet, ich, and brooklynella only effect fish, not coral or other inverts. Tangs are very prone to ich and other parasites. This will just happen again if you don't set up a quarantine tank and use it with all new fish. Its very common for fish to look just fine, but still carry deadly parasites. Your tank still has forms of whatever parasite killed your fish and no fish should be added for 9+ weeks. I'd do some serious reading before you buy anything new; knowledge of fish diseases and parasites is basic and vital. You cannot rely solely on the advice of any one person; especially a dealer. I'd read the stickies at the top of the new hobbyist and disease section of the forum; also read a good book on the hobby. I suggest "The Conscience marine Aquarist" (B. Fenner) or similar book. Not to rub salt in the wound; but any decent source would tell you that a 55 gal. tank is too small for tangs. Always do some research on new fish before buying.

+1 All good advice.

 

[soldier.1102]

well i knew 55 was too small for a hippo what ive been doing last couple years is buying fish such as hippos and koran angels and what not then when there to big trade em what i didnt know that i know now is how vital a quarentine tank actually is....which i plan on establishing later on after deployment....And thanks for the advice!

 

[b0bab0ey]

well i knew 55 was too small for a hippo what ive been doing last couple years is buying fish such as hippos and koran angels and what not then when there to big trade em what i didnt know that i know now is how vital a quarentine tank actually is....which i plan on establishing later on after deployment....And thanks for the advice!

Good luck to you buddy! And thank you for your service!

 

[MrTuskfish]

Good luck to you buddy! And thank you for your service!

+100000000000000000000000000000

I spent a little time at Ft. Campbell. A lifetime ago.

 

[soldier.1102]

HAHAHA Ya campbell is wel campbell for sure....I had a green chromis survive so far thru this ordeal....we will see how this guy does