Velvet wiped out my tank.. =(

[jjk_reef00]

Lots of people keep fish for years without having any problems. All it takes is one fish to wipe out hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of fish in your display. I will qt everything for minimum of 4-5 weeks. I go 8 weeks if I don't treat them with cupramine.

 

[jwm2k3]

Add me to the list. Took less than 3 days from outbreak to wipe out the tank. Luckly there were only 2 in there as its a newly setup tank. Not sure which of the 2 brought it in, one was shipped to me from Divers Den and the other a LFS. Neither showed any signs and ate like pigs.

People have been saying it for decades....QT all fish. I will now also not only qt, but pre-treat in the qt tank.

 

[shawna1972]

Im a little upset by the statement that the remaining fish are not worth saving
But with that said Im sure your just venting over you losses . You can get a rubbermaid bin from walmart if you don't have a tank in hand and hang a HOB filter/heater and a sponge from your tank and treat with cupramine copper. In the meantime I would check out some deals on CL for a 30 gallon or bigger Qt (tank) for Future, but a rubbermaid would work for the time being
I know it's a shi.....ty deal that your going through and I feel for you but I at least think you should try to save the ones you have left no matter what the cost of the fish or give them to someone who'd be willing to treat them for you. As far as petco...plz do not take them to that place they do not treat for disease.
I have purchased fish in the past that were eating great showed no signs of parasites and then a few days later came down with Ich. Just goes to show that even if the fish looks healthy and is eating great there is no way to know for sure.

I hope you can get the other fish out and treated and let the tank sit follow. As far as bacteria in your follow tank "Ghost feed the tank to feed the bacteria" you should be fine! Thats what I did for 3 months one time and my tank was fine

Anyhow good luck and keep us posted. Also dont take the comments to heart, were all here to help and most of us have been in your shoes.I know I have