Hi all
my 55 tank had a pair of clowns, an antenna lion and basalette, xenia, clove polyps,blue star fish and spiny lobster. its been a steady system for about 4 months. I do a five gallon water change every Sunday and test water parameters. Nitrates are the only parameter i has issues with, but usually remain steady around 40-60.
I added two B Cardinals last week. i did not use a quarantine tank because i'm STUPID AND LAZY.
within one week, my lion fish had cloudy eyes. i did as much research i could on what i could use. I took him out, put him in a quarantine 15 gallon tank, lowered salinity slowly and he got better in a few days.
I put him back.
The next day his eyes were cloudy again, and one of the clown fish had white dots, but not icky dots, more like velvety spots. I fed garlic dosed silversides and raw shimp to the lion. and garlic soaked formula one to the clowns and cardinals.
One week later, the lion stopped eating. Bassaeltte dissapeared. added garlic to the tank direct. Tail fins on lion and carnidals seem to be rotting away.No improvement.
SO finally last night went for the Melafix, Pimafix medication.
Within minutes of putting it in, 5ml per 10 gallons. Turnbo snails dropped off the glass, and appear dead, clove polyps curled up in a terrible way. After a few hours i observed the sand sifting snails withering in agony. some of them twisting and turning on the sand with their bodies stretching out of their shells.
This morning one of my clowns are dead, last carnidal is as good as gone, and the lion no better. All snails are lying upside down on the sand. (don't know if they are dead). I have some pics of the snails which i will post once i get a chance.
and to top it off. my condo smells of bay leaves(primafix) . which is gross.
WHats OK? The hermits, the Zenia (battered but still pulsing)
Whats not looking good? The lobster, the startfish, the lionfish, the tiny feather dusters on the LR.
Whats dead? The cardinal, the clown fish all the snails. possibly the clove polyps.
This morning i turned my Rena back on, and i assume the activated carbon started absorbing the medication. cause the tanks seemed to pick up a bit.
1)Has anyone else had these problems with Melafix Primafix?
2)Did i do something wrong? Too strong a dose?/ Shouldnt combine them?
3) what should i do now? I ,mixed 15 gallons of water this morning and have it aerating. plan on doing a change later today. Or should i just keep dosing with it as the bottles say.
Thanks in Advance, Its been a terrible last few days.
Nicholas.
my 55 tank had a pair of clowns, an antenna lion and basalette, xenia, clove polyps,blue star fish and spiny lobster. its been a steady system for about 4 months. I do a five gallon water change every Sunday and test water parameters. Nitrates are the only parameter i has issues with, but usually remain steady around 40-60.
I added two B Cardinals last week. i did not use a quarantine tank because i'm STUPID AND LAZY.
within one week, my lion fish had cloudy eyes. i did as much research i could on what i could use. I took him out, put him in a quarantine 15 gallon tank, lowered salinity slowly and he got better in a few days.
I put him back.
The next day his eyes were cloudy again, and one of the clown fish had white dots, but not icky dots, more like velvety spots. I fed garlic dosed silversides and raw shimp to the lion. and garlic soaked formula one to the clowns and cardinals.
One week later, the lion stopped eating. Bassaeltte dissapeared. added garlic to the tank direct. Tail fins on lion and carnidals seem to be rotting away.No improvement.
SO finally last night went for the Melafix, Pimafix medication.
Within minutes of putting it in, 5ml per 10 gallons. Turnbo snails dropped off the glass, and appear dead, clove polyps curled up in a terrible way. After a few hours i observed the sand sifting snails withering in agony. some of them twisting and turning on the sand with their bodies stretching out of their shells.
This morning one of my clowns are dead, last carnidal is as good as gone, and the lion no better. All snails are lying upside down on the sand. (don't know if they are dead). I have some pics of the snails which i will post once i get a chance.
and to top it off. my condo smells of bay leaves(primafix) . which is gross.
WHats OK? The hermits, the Zenia (battered but still pulsing)
Whats not looking good? The lobster, the startfish, the lionfish, the tiny feather dusters on the LR.
Whats dead? The cardinal, the clown fish all the snails. possibly the clove polyps.
This morning i turned my Rena back on, and i assume the activated carbon started absorbing the medication. cause the tanks seemed to pick up a bit.
1)Has anyone else had these problems with Melafix Primafix?
2)Did i do something wrong? Too strong a dose?/ Shouldnt combine them?
3) what should i do now? I ,mixed 15 gallons of water this morning and have it aerating. plan on doing a change later today. Or should i just keep dosing with it as the bottles say.
Thanks in Advance, Its been a terrible last few days.
Nicholas.
