Juiceman Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Well I have lost 4 Anthias, 2 Tangs (One being my Achilles! GRRRRRR), and a Copperband Butterfly in the last 5 days. Pretty sure I got something from the Copperband. I have gambled for a long time never QT'ing fish, and it finally bit me. I am currently QT'ing all the fish are showing signs of what I think is Brook or Velvet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct67stang Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 i have a 30g u can use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct67stang Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 that 10g must look like a sardine can with all them fish. sorry u lost them nice fish man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Jeez! That's awful! Sorry bud! That achilles was a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 OMG! I'm sorry to hear about that! I learned my lesson when I brought home a Coral Beauty from RCA and it killed my Japanese Swallow-tailed Angelfish, Two Clownfish, a Royal Gramma, a Mandarin Goby, Yellow Goby and (of course!) the CB that I bought. All in all I lost about $150 worth of livestock. The real kicker is I have a 10g QT and I just didn't set it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 sorry to hear that. i have a 30g tall you could use, too. it needs to be cleaned, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'm actually thinking about buying a Breeder and sectioning it off for future Qt's. Just gotta find somewhere to put it. What are the deminsions of the 30 that you have Chris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 That was alot of offers really fast, Thanks everyone! I found a 29 with stand that I'm going to buy from an ARC member. I'll use it to QT all my remaining fish, then later turn it into a sectioned QT system to stop this from ever happening again. Awesome support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Sorry to hear that, it finally came back to bite me this year too when I stocked my whole tank all at once and something came in with a disease and everything was dead within a month. I guess we all have to learn the hard way eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Hope your remaining fish pull through ok. That's a tough loss as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prettyfishy76 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I just learned the same lesson... Putting all of my fish from my 150g in a hospital tank today. Ich infestation. I don't want to lose the remaining fish. Good luck with treating yours! QT lesson learned here... the hard way, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Here are some pics, I have them in Antibacterial stuff but should I start the Cupramine? Thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Here's the Purple Tang I haven't caught yet if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Wish I knew what to tell you. (bump). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Brooklynella would be my guess based on the pictures and speed it progressed. Even so, if the copperband was in remotely reasonable shape it would seem tough that it would introduce it. ****, just tough to see that poor blue tang like that. At least the purple is still swimming I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 I went ahead and started cupramine, so we'll see if there's a difference in the morning Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCAB Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I have some dr Gs anti parasitic fish food I can bring over to your school if you want to give it a try. I used it in my reef tank and didn't have any coral die (in case you can't catch some of the fish). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Copper in a QT...I never QTd any fish, I bought fish from an established tank or Live Aqarias Divers Den. Yes u pay a little more but either way u go you get a healthy already QTd fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Well The hippo is swimming around now. I put in some fresh seaweed and added 5 more drops of cupramine. (Started with a half dose) per instructions online). I'll take that as a good sign Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct67stang Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 awesome! glad you saved him:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Make sure to keep the oxygen up when you're treating, a bubbler helps drastically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 And frequent water changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Make sure to keep the oxygen up when you're treating, a bubbler helps drastically. I've got 2 air stones and a hob filter moving water around And frequent water changes. I was wondering about that. They're in about 20g of water. How much should I change each day or 2 days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 check the instructions on the bottle for water changes. note that some of (perhaps most) will say change X% of the water and then redose meds. but you only add the meds based on the X% dose not the full tank volume. unfortunately, i have never seen a bottle that clearly states that. i have only found it online with FAQs and support provided by the manufacturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Yeah, If I read correctly, the changes are based on Ammonia and Nitrate levels, I figure I just go ahead and do small changes everyday and dose based on how much I change Should I do changes from the Display or Changes of new water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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