Disaster

keefesn1 · 01/07/2017, 10:30 AM

Woke up to disaster this morning. I got a six inch yellow belly regal tang on wholesale, had him in my 55 gallon quarantine for about four weeks now. Eating like a pig. Added in my blue throat trigger male and a tennenti tang. Started developing ich two days ago, so I started dosing cupramine. Woke up this morning and they were all dead. My trig is the last survivor and he is currently laying on his side gasping. I did a huge water change to try and save him, but I think I'm too late. I think I dosed the copper too heavy, too fast. Heart breaking.

Sk8r · 01/07/2017, 10:35 AM

Sorry to hear. Advise you qt only one fish at a time, unless bought as a pair. Every time you add a new fish, the clock re-sets, and disaster can take everybody. Copper is a chancy treatment: some species don't tolerate it as well as others. I know a 55 is huge for tank transfer method, but it is easier on the fish: maybe going to a smaller but very aerated qt with anti-jump screen might be helpful.

WatDatThing · 01/07/2017, 11:38 AM

Man, that really sux. I don't have any fish yet and story like this scare me

01/07/2017, 10:30 AM	#1
keefesn1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 99	Disaster Woke up to disaster this morning. I got a six inch yellow belly regal tang on wholesale, had him in my 55 gallon quarantine for about four weeks now. Eating like a pig. Added in my blue throat trigger male and a tennenti tang. Started developing ich two days ago, so I started dosing cupramine. Woke up this morning and they were all dead. My trig is the last survivor and he is currently laying on his side gasping. I did a huge water change to try and save him, but I think I'm too late. I think I dosed the copper too heavy, too fast. Heart breaking.

01/07/2017, 10:35 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Sorry to hear. Advise you qt only one fish at a time, unless bought as a pair. Every time you add a new fish, the clock re-sets, and disaster can take everybody. Copper is a chancy treatment: some species don't tolerate it as well as others. I know a 55 is huge for tank transfer method, but it is easier on the fish: maybe going to a smaller but very aerated qt with anti-jump screen might be helpful. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/07/2017, 11:38 AM	#3
WatDatThing Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 830	Man, that really sux. I don't have any fish yet and story like this scare me