My 240g FOWLR

[SDguy]

Thank you.

 

[SDguy]

The eyes on the rock beauty is such a pretty color of blue.

Here's a better shot of the little gal

 

[Ridem32]

Nice !! My 280 started leaking where the back glass meets the bottom steady drip! Got all fish and rock out! Got tank drained vaccum out got old silicone off going to pick up glass 60icches long by 8 inches wide going to attach to bottom and back of tank and reseal hope it works. I have never resealed a tank! Got another 280 & 100 gallon sump coming this weekend if the deal does thru!! Wish me some luck on this reseal guys & gals!

 

[SDguy]

Yikes! I would never trust myself to reseal a tank.... especially not one that large. GL!!

 

[Ridem32]

Yea I agree but I got to try it! I hope adding the glass to the bottom and to back glass will help but still might not hold! I have talked to a couple of tank builders and they say to add the glass and it should seal. I shall see! I will keep ya posted!

 

[SDguy]

So I thought I'd document some of my ups and downs with HLLE. My asfur angel was one of my first fish to get it, many years ago. The cause is unknown; this was after several years in my care, and it happened very quickly. Here he is at that time:

It then healed pretty well, almost gone. Here you can see still a bit of it:

Then it got really bad! And is now slowly healing.... here he is now. Gross, I know

I'm optimistic the healing will continue and be complete. A couple butterflies went through the same thing, though obviously not as extreme...

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

 

[ryngill]

Here's my bluehead wrasse photobombing my navarchus angel

this = funny and very pretty angel.

 

[SDguy]

Thanks... it's a favorite angel of mine.

 

[Ridem32]

What did you use to treat your fish with ? Also before it happened was you ever soaking food in zoecon or selcon?

 

[SDguy]

What did you use to treat your fish with ? Also before it happened was you ever soaking food in zoecon or selcon?

Do you mean treat to heal the HLLE? Just good food, good water quality, and occasionally some selcon/vitachem in the food.

 

[danielp]

Great job, few years ago my yellow tang was in the bad shape (but his hlle was not as severe as your Asfur's), good water quality, nori, selcon, a lot of different food (including Thera A+ pallets, but I can't say that that exact food helped) and he is like new. I do not want to bother you with pictures in your thread but I think you are on the way to heal it up completely.

 

[griseum]

Not only are your fish great looking but you take fantastic pictures as well!
What type of camera are you using? are these taken with a Macro?

 

[SDguy]

Great job, few years ago my yellow tang was in the bad shape (but his hlle was not as severe as your Asfur's), good water quality, nori, selcon, a lot of different food (including Thera A+ pallets, but I can't say that that exact food helped) and he is like new. I do not want to bother you with pictures in your thread but I think you are on the way to heal it up completely.

Fell free to bolther me with your pictures all you like Success stories when it comes to HLLE are very satisfying.

Not only are your fish great looking but you take fantastic pictures as well!
What type of camera are you using? are these taken with a Macro?

You flatter me... it's just a point and shoot. I have to use the flash to even begin to get things in focus.

 

[las]

Yes I use cupramine with my fish. I follow the "drops per gallon" method of dosing, since the Salifert test kit is really difficult to read in the range that I use.

1 drop per gallon on day one. Another drop per gallon on day 3, and then 1 drop per two gallons on day 5. Then wait. I will actually add another 1 drop per 2 gallons on day 7 if the fish have no bad reaction at this point. Then I start the clock, and wait 4 weeks. Then I remove the cupramine, and wait again to make sure it worked.

I use prazi during cupramine treatment without issue. Two rounds.

Peter,

What do u do for filtration when u do this drop per gallon method. After day7 when u turn on the clock, do u do any water changes? If so, do u add more cupramine? Isn't ur biological filter getting killed? Is this safe for angelfish?

Thanks- sorry about all the questions.

 

[Ridem32]

Yes treat the HLLE I got my 280 resealed to day! I will know in a few days if it works out! I sure hope it does! I hope to get my other 280 with a 100 gallon sump this weekend! I just talked to a guy that's about 3 hours from me he said he has a 520 gallon with sump that I can have if I will just come get out of his garage he has his house sold and no where to put it! So I am trying to get the 520 lined up to get it! Loading it will be hard! Very heavy got to find a few healthy young men lol

 

[Ridem32]

I use selcon as a food soak several times a week! I hope this will help keep them from getting HLLE ! I have never had a fish with HLLE so I was just wanting to know how to treat in case my fish happen to get it! All your info has been very helpfull to me!
Michael

 

[SDguy]

Peter,

What do u do for filtration when u do this drop per gallon method. After day7 when u turn on the clock, do u do any water changes? If so, do u add more cupramine? Isn't ur biological filter getting killed? Is this safe for angelfish?

Thanks- sorry about all the questions.

I have 2 aquaclear HOB filters on the tank. Yes I do water changes. I just add cupramine to stay at the same level.

 

[rssjsb]

Are the spots on your majestic's back end indicative of sexual dimorphism? I saw another picture of a different majestic that someone was trying to sell on here that also had them. I've got one that I've had for 6-7 years and it has no spots.

 

[SDguy]

Are the spots on your majestic's back end indicative of sexual dimorphism? I saw another picture of a different majestic that someone was trying to sell on here that also had them. I've got one that I've had for 6-7 years and it has no spots.

You mean the blue spots in the black area? Hmmm, a google image search shows this in all the pics...

 

[danielp]

@SD just for you
Before, just after I got him

Way after (could not find a picture few months after his recovery, but it looks identical)