What the heck is this? Fish keep dying!

[sleepydoc]

+1 on brook or velvet. The 2nd picture looks like velvet, and the time frame is consistent with it.

To sanitize the DT, you can simply leave it fallow for 8 weeks. Velvet (oodinium,) like Ich (cryptocarion,) is an obligate fish parasite and will eventually die out if it doesn't have a fish host.

 

[Bunkerbean]

I will have my fish in a hospital tank so it wont be that much more time.

 

[Bunkerbean]

Well in less than a week I had a 100% casualty rate of my 12 fish. Now I see why folks quit the hobby.

 

[ca1ore]

Sorry to hear about your fish. This hobby can indeed be discouraging. The reality is, though, that for anyone who does not QT at least all new fish (especially tangs, and I'd argue all new inverts as well) something like this is inevitable. Your experience is more extreme, but sadly quite familiar. I have luckily never had to face brook or velvet, but have had new fish in QT come down with ich on at least a dozen different occasions. Knock on wood, never made it to the DT (that I know of).

 

[HumbleFish]

Sorry to hear about your fish. This hobby can indeed be discouraging. The reality is, though, that for anyone who does not QT at least all new fish (especially tangs, and I'd argue all new inverts as well) something like this is inevitable. Your experience is more extreme, but sadly quite familiar. I have luckily never had to face brook or velvet, but have had new fish in QT come down with ich on at least a dozen different occasions. Knock on wood, never made it to the DT (that I know of).

+1 This is why some of us are so "preachy" about QT. Because almost all of us didn't QT early on, and almost all of us have at least one tank wipe out to show for it. I've been there; it made me feel like a failure, angry, discouraged, etc.

So to the OP: Just learn from this and move on from it. And vow never to make the same mistake again.

 

[sleepydoc]

you have my condolences. Things like this are incredibly frustrating. I hope things go better for you.

 

[Deinonych]

+1 This is why some of us are so "preachy" about QT. Because almost all of us didn't QT early on, and almost all of us have at least one tank wipe out to show for it. I've been there; it made me feel like a failure, angry, discouraged, etc.

So to the OP: Just learn from this and move on from it. And vow never to make the same mistake again.

+1

Well said.

 

[snorvich]

+1 This is why some of us are so "preachy" about QT. Because almost all of us didn't QT early on, and almost all of us have at least one tank wipe out to show for it. I've been there; it made me feel like a failure, angry, discouraged, etc.

So to the OP: Just learn from this and move on from it. And vow never to make the same mistake again.

+2 If you do not quarantine, it is like playing Russian Roulette; no one wins, some just get to play longer.

 

[Bunkerbean]

Thank you very much for the kind words. Quarantine is in my future I assure you. Researching it as I write this.

 

[hollister]

This is a guess but from your Pic. , the tank looks very new and there's no water flow. Salt receives its oxygen from a gas exchange at the surface. Good steady water flow and good air circulation above the tank , ie. tanks not in a corner that gets poor air flow and or a lid that covers the top completely.

 

[Bunkerbean]

This is a guess but from your Pic. , the tank looks very new and there's no water flow. Salt receives its oxygen from a gas exchange at the surface. Good steady water flow and good air circulation above the tank , ie. tanks not in a corner that gets poor air flow and or a lid that covers the top completely.

It is very new, up 3 weeks at the time. I upgraded from a 150. As far as flow I have 3 WP-40's going full bore and a Diablo 10500 for my return. I was thinking I was doing ok for flow?

 

[snorvich]

It is very new, up 3 weeks at the time. I upgraded from a 150. As far as flow I have 3 WP-40's going full bore and a Diablo 10500 for my return. I was thinking I was doing ok for flow?

Probably so. Make sure the surface of the water is "disturbed".

 

[Bunkerbean]

I will make sure it does. Thanks