Small Problem - wife put fish in tank

[smoothie7]

Unfortunately, the lfs which is 45 minutes away was closed for the holiday weekend so I put him in the sump which is a 10 gallon tank for 2 days. I lost all of my fish over the weekend to what appears to be velvet very sad

 

[Flippers4pups]

Dang!

 

[Nina51]

oh what a shame! so sorry for your losses. is the trigger showing any signs of velvet? wonder if he brought it in. *sigh*

 

[smoothie7]

the weirdest thing is that they all were eating fine, swimming normally and color on the fish was decent but not great the day before their demise.

 

[jcdeng]

the weirdest thing is that they all were eating fine, swimming normally and color on the fish was decent but not great the day before their demise.

Sorry for your loss. Can you confirm the dead fish has velvet indeed? was there surgar like coating all over the body?

 

[MondoBongo]

This is really a good concept for any live pet. Give a gift certificate, promise to take them shopping. Don't buy any live animal as a gift.

the road to ruination is paved with good intentions.

a few months back my grandma was insisting on getting me a fish for my tank, luckily my mom talked her out of it, since it was a goldfish.

i'm not 100% sure, but i don't think they're reef compatible.

whenever i talk to people about my tank, i try to stress how delicately balanced it is, and how much thought and research goes in to each purchase.