Mrscribbled
Team RC
I love the look of your lighting, what are you running?
My 240g FOWLR
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Mrscribbled
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I recently had some sudden deaths also. Flameback, lemon peel hybrid. I suspect internal parasites as well. I'll be hooking a uv inline soon as well.
This is kind of a frightening concept to be honest. If a fish is carrying something that isn't affected by standard meds I use (cupramine, prazi, NGP) but shows no symptoms, then how would I know to treat if with something else until it's in the display, and possible gives it to other fish, that then are affacted by it. It's a remote unlikely chance, but scary as hell!
Mrscribbled
Team RC
I totally understand what your saying. That's the reason I'm installing a uv. When my regal had white stringy poop, I orally medicated the display. She recovered and no further symptoms. Around that time I lost a couple long term residents. During that time I had an emp in Qt and treated him and all fish since then orally along with prazi. Two days ago I noticed white stringy poo on the emp. Back to oral treatment and installing a 120 watt uv.:fun5:
Mrscribbled
Team RC
Sorry... prazi administered to water, paracide x orally.
I was under the impression prazi took care of the internal parasites. Are you just assuming the death was a result of an internal parasite because you treat for everything else? I hate the feeling of not knowing, I had that when I lost my Mitratus six months ago.
Your quaratine regimen is one of the best i'm aware of, is it possible the death was from another cause?
Your quaratine regimen is one of the best i'm aware of, is it possible the death was from another cause?
Mrscribbled
Team RC
Prazi is limited. I wonder if some internal parasites lay eggs which then settle on the rocks; such with cattle on pasture, dogs in kennels?
reeferstace
I'm a little people
Peter, I too saw your tank write-up on the other place. Congratulations!
As always, I appreciate you sharing your photos and videos here.
You have inspired me to set my 300g back up as a FOWLR. I'll keep the 150 as a reef. That way I can have the best of both worlds. I may bug the crap out of you this coming spring with stocking ideas.
As always, I appreciate you sharing your photos and videos here.
You have inspired me to set my 300g back up as a FOWLR. I'll keep the 150 as a reef. That way I can have the best of both worlds. I may bug the crap out of you this coming spring with stocking ideas.
After watching some of those documentaries on Animal Planet or Discovery Channel about parasites, NOTHING would surprise me :lol:
I can rule out age, since the fish was smaller/younger when I first got it almost 2 years ago. Could be the tank was too busy for it... but I would have expected more "delicate" fish like the regal angel or MI to suffer first.
Not really, but those meds are the couple I happen to have on hand that can be used in the main tank, and that I haven't used on these fish before. So why not?
Peter, I too saw your tank write-up on the other place. Congratulations!
As always, I appreciate you sharing your photos and videos here.
You have inspired me to set my 300g back up as a FOWLR. I'll keep the 150 as a reef. That way I can have the best of both worlds. I may bug the crap out of you this coming spring with stocking ideas.
Hey thanks Stacy!! I think that's a good way to go... getting your fish fix from a large FO makes keeping even a very small reef sufficient IME/O. Ask all the questions you like, I look forward to seeing the setup.
jjk_reef00
New member
Rock Beauty, Juvi Koran, Chaetodon pelewensis, Heniochus varius, and several female Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
The aureofasciatus still hasn't eaten but isn't very thin, I'll try to get a pic posted this weekend.
I'm really sorry to hear that, he is one of the rarer BF's and looked amazing in your pics. I can only imagine how good he looked in person because pics don't usually give BF's justice. Do you think the Chaetodon mertensii (or another fish) could have been harrasing him at night when the lights were off? I know my BFs get most aggressive at night and the mertensii I had a long time ago was mildly agressive.
Looking forward to them!
Anything is possble, but nothing I ever saw. And on weekends I'm often in this room, on the computer, early morning while lights are still out, and never noticed any aggression. The mertensii is very small still, but other butterflies are quite large. Back when a couple butterflies (which were removed almost immediately) were picking on the pauicifasciatus, it was VERY obvious.
Have you seen anything get expelled since beginning the Metro? How much are you adding to the food. I mispoke earlier in saying that I had used it orally. I have not done that. The only time I've used Metro was in a product called general cure, but it was administered to the water. I have the NFP variety of metro, but have not used it yet as i'm still not quite sure the best way to administer it.
Again, sorry to hear about your losses.
Again, sorry to hear about your losses.
