NarakuAulonocar
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I have tried hypo, copper and currently quinine sulfate.
NOTHING works.
This all started when I got a blue tang, I will never get another tang ever!
PH 8.2, nitrates 20, s.g. currently 1.008 (confirmed with refractometer)
temp 72 deg. F. The tank is 45 gallon barebottom with one fish a red sea heniochus.
I have read leebca's and the reefkeeping article. Even after 5 weeks in hypo, the trophonts refuse to fall off. You still see spots here and there. The fish is not eating because its gills are infected, no food for months and still alive.
I then started copper (cupramine), initially it seemed better but some trophonts still refuse to fall off. I used seachem's test but it seemed hard to read so I had the store do a test and it was between 0.5 and 1. I stopped adding copper (kept it at the same level) being afraid that it would overdose and since copper suppresses appetite. After 5 weeks, a few spots reappeared in different places although only a few.
Currently on cryptopro and hypo, spots everywhere, worse than before!
I am soo angry. Is it possible I have a super strain of cryptocaryon? Its like a curse or something.
:furious::mad2:
Should I put the fish out of its misery and dry the tank to start over?
The fish is still swimming but just won't eat, its a little thin. It did eat a little before the cryptopro after I cleared copper but only of I held food on my hand. it spit food out because it seemed like there was ick in his gills irritating him.
NOTHING works.
This all started when I got a blue tang, I will never get another tang ever!
PH 8.2, nitrates 20, s.g. currently 1.008 (confirmed with refractometer)
temp 72 deg. F. The tank is 45 gallon barebottom with one fish a red sea heniochus.
I have read leebca's and the reefkeeping article. Even after 5 weeks in hypo, the trophonts refuse to fall off. You still see spots here and there. The fish is not eating because its gills are infected, no food for months and still alive.
I then started copper (cupramine), initially it seemed better but some trophonts still refuse to fall off. I used seachem's test but it seemed hard to read so I had the store do a test and it was between 0.5 and 1. I stopped adding copper (kept it at the same level) being afraid that it would overdose and since copper suppresses appetite. After 5 weeks, a few spots reappeared in different places although only a few.
Currently on cryptopro and hypo, spots everywhere, worse than before!
I am soo angry. Is it possible I have a super strain of cryptocaryon? Its like a curse or something.
:furious::mad2:Should I put the fish out of its misery and dry the tank to start over?
The fish is still swimming but just won't eat, its a little thin. It did eat a little before the cryptopro after I cleared copper but only of I held food on my hand. it spit food out because it seemed like there was ick in his gills irritating him.
