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04/04/2009, 08:40 AM
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Electric went out, now fish is sick. help pleas
Okay hi guys. Last night my electric went out for about five hours. When I woke up, I checked out all my fish to make sure they were okay, but I couldnt find my 'big hawk', who is always the first one to greet me. It took a few minutes until he finally revealed himself behind a rock, gasping for air. He has a small white patch on his mouth. Something's not right. He's never afraid of me but now he wont even come out into the open, even for food. All the other fish are fine. Please help
Tank is 37 gallons 1 midas blenny 1 sixline wrasse (just added tuesday) 1 clownfish 2 flame hawkfish (mated pair, larger one is sick.) No sump No skimmer All the other fish are fine, no symptoms at all. Ammonia is zero. I just tested it. To add to the urgency.. I'm leaving in an a few minutes to go to my dad's. I'll have internet access there, but I'll be there until Tuesday. My my will take care of the tank. But she can't do that much. I don't have any time to do more tests. Nitrate is typically ten, though. I increased surface agitation. I need posts, now! Thank you. |
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04/04/2009, 08:50 AM
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It's what it's
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: 41° 2' 45" N 85° 8' 43" W
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Did you QT the new sixline? The patch on the clown possibly sounds like velvet but could be something else completely. Is the white patch fuzzy or cloudy looking?
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04/04/2009, 11:23 AM
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I'm at my dads so I can't see it now but I think it was fuzzy not cloudy. And itis the hawkfish that is sick, not the clown
I didn't qt the sixline but wouldn't it be showing syptoms too? |
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04/04/2009, 11:32 AM
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It's what it's
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Not necessarily.
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04/04/2009, 01:23 PM
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Okay, well what should I do now?
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04/04/2009, 04:37 PM
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It's what it's
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First you need to get a good ID of what it actually is before you proceed. If it is velvet or oodinium you need to take immediate action with a QT setup and copper. I'm sorry but I have never had it so I can't describe it in detail but that's what it sounds like. May be something completely different altogether as well.
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