Sad day

[Sleepingtiger]

I got my new LNB about 2 weeks ago. He was quarantined at the petstore for 2 weeks. When i got him, 3 days later be broke out with ich, but the following day it went away. He eats like a champ. He is actually faster than my cbb when it comes to food. 3 days ago, my AC broke. The normal temp in my aquarium is around 77.8, but overnight it climbed to 81. The next day, my LNB is covered with ich. The CBB, six line wrasse and 4 chromis were fine. I tried to feed him and he was a aggressive as ever. Unfortunately, i woke up the morning found him dead.

Water parameters are fine. I am jsut devastated right now. that was one of my 2nd favorite fish.

before adding more fish in there, can someone tell me what use is it to quarantine the fish? if my main display already has ich, will quarantining the fish do anything other than the fish getting reinfected in my display tank.

 

[Deinonych]

You will need to remove all fish from the DT and treat them in a dedicated tank. You'll also need to allow the DT to go fallow (fishless) for 72 days so the resident parasites die off. Otherwise, any new addition to the DT will be infected.

 

[snorvich]

And never assume that LFS quarantine.

 

[Sleepingtiger]

You will need to remove all fish from the DT and treat them in a dedicated tank. You'll also need to allow the DT to go fallow (fishless) for 72 days so the resident parasites die off. Otherwise, any new addition to the DT will be infected.

can you please explain this. Most quarantine folks here who quarantine their fish don't treat the water with copper, but with pp. so the fish can have ich because the parasite is still dormant or weak. once the fish is put into the main display, now the entire tank can get ich. also, people tell me that alot of aquarium have ich, its just the fish are so healthy that the ich just can't spread. i know my aquarium had ich before the lnb was introduced. I just don't get how the LNB eating so well the day before can die so fast.

And never assume that LFS quarantine.

i didn't assume, they told me they quarantine their fish. i went and took a look. they actually wouldn't sell me a fish that was still in quarantine.

 

[Deinonych]

can you please explain this. Most quarantine folks here who quarantine their fish don't treat the water with copper, but with pp. so the fish can have ich because the parasite is still dormant or weak. once the fish is put into the main display, now the entire tank can get ich. also, people tell me that alot of aquarium have ich, its just the fish are so healthy that the ich just can't spread. i know my aquarium had ich before the lnb was introduced. I just don't get how the LNB eating so well the day before can die so fast.

I'm not sure about "most people," but I personally use tank transfer to eliminate cryptocaryon (ich) and PraziPro to eliminate flukes as part of my QT protocol (followed by a 30-day observation in case other maladies present themselves). Yes, a lot of tanks have crypto, but it doesn't have to be so. There is a lot of misinformation about this parasite; its life cycle is very well understood, and treatment is straightforward. I would recommend reading the stickies at the top of this forum about the parasite's life cycle and how to eliminate it from both your DT and any new additions down the road.

 

[Deinonych]

i didn't assume, they told me they quarantine their fish. i went and took a look. they actually wouldn't sell me a fish that was still in quarantine.

I think what Steve means is that you shouldn't trust a LFS to quarantine properly. The only person you should trust with QT is yourself.

 

[Newsmyrna80]

What is an LNB or AC? Is pp supposed to be Prazipro? If so that does not treat the same diseases/parasites as copper.
Please read the stickies on ich and fish parasites at the top of the forum as Chris suggested. They will answer a ton of questions. And ich is not always present in a tank. Leave your tank fallow (no vertebrates) for 72 days and ich will be gone. As long as you properly quarantine all incoming livestock you will never have ich or any other disease in your tank.

 

[snorvich]

I think what Steve means is that you shouldn't trust a LFS to quarantine properly. The only person you should trust with QT is yourself.

Exactly.

 

[biomek]

I see you live in Murphy, i live just down the road in Wylie. I can tell you that I've got some great contacts at the LFS here in our area and i still don't trust them to "QT" sufficiently enough to run a risk of putting any fish straight into my DT. That being said, LA gets all my money lol. As others have already posted, QT won't do you any good unless you let your DT sit fallow for 72 days first. Otherwise, anything that goes into your DT will be infected regardless of your QT protocol.

 

[Sleepingtiger]

What is an LNB or AC? Is pp supposed to be Prazipro? If so that does not treat the same diseases/parasites as copper.
Please read the stickies on ich and fish parasites at the top of the forum as Chris suggested. They will answer a ton of questions. And ich is not always present in a tank. Leave your tank fallow (no vertebrates) for 72 days and ich will be gone. As long as you properly quarantine all incoming livestock you will never have ich or any other disease in your tank.

LNB: long nose butterfly

ac: air conditioning