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10/29/2015, 08:19 AM
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At this point, money would be better spent on preventing any more fish loss. Have him spend the amount of money he loses in fish costs for the month on cleaning the systems and purchasing some basic testing equipment and a hospital tank or two. From the sound of it, his system may be deficient in many aspects. Once the problems are corrected he should actually be able to make money on the fish, rather than losing money.
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10/29/2015, 02:47 PM
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Unfortunately I doubt he'd even consider it. After talking with him today, he's convinced it's not disease, and was just a bad/old test kit with inaccurate PH results. We did open up a new kit, and the PH results read slightly lower ( all systems are in the 7.8-8.0 range, whereas before they were reading 8.0-8.4 ) He did a water change last night, put in a PH buffer, and is having new fish shipped in tomorrow. I'm not hopeful. I did suggest that we set up a quarantine tank in the back for sick/unsightly fish, and he was open to that at least.
Unfortunately when I got in this morning, the Lionfish and a large Tang were in incredibly poor shape, and died by the end of the day. I know the tang was being treated for minor ick, but had a huge red/raw patch by his tail on him today. I'd attach pics, but I have no idea how. |
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10/29/2015, 02:57 PM
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10/29/2015, 02:59 PM
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Normal procedure to " pull the dead" every morning at a lfs....
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10/29/2015, 03:52 PM
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does your boss feel sorry for them, or is it just a $ thing?
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if somebody did that to a dog or a cat, there's a number I can call to report them....disgusting really |
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10/29/2015, 05:08 PM
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After looking at the tang pic I certainly think more is going on than acclimation and pH issues. FWIW adding pH will only temporarily raise the pH while increasing the alkalinity.
Also, if this is any indication of the livestock it is no wonder the business is slow.
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