BTA looks unhealthy

misty0911 · 08/27/2016, 04:10 PM

Before I get pounced on, I know now that I got the BTA way too soon. Tank has only been set up 2 months. But what's done is done. I purchased a BTA from LPS going on 2 weeks now. He was fine for the first 4-5 days, when I noticed other inhabitants had ICH. Purchased medication and dosed entire tank per instructions on bottle,including the warning that "nems" may shrink for several days after dosing with meds. Since the dosing, it seems he has gone downhill fast. Never really recovering.
Here are tank details.
Approx 55 Gallon bowfront tank with overflow
5 gallon (250/300 gph) sump
Blue Bio Balls
600 gph Protein Skimmer in sump
50 gallon UV
Fluval Aquasky Pro

Water Parameters:
Nitrates (No2): .25
Nitrates (No3): 60 (will be dosing with sugar to get these down)
Ph:7.8
Ammonia: 0
Water temp: 78

Tank Inhabitants:
2 False clows (who I cant get to host)
1 Lunar Wrasse
4 Chromis
1 Gold tipped Blue Damsel
1 Blue Stripped Damsel
1 Electric Blue Damsel
1 Emerald Crab
1 Scooter Blenny
4 Astrea Snails
1 Turbo Snail
1 Chocolate Chip Starfish

I have since removed BTA and brought him outside to absorb natural light, and he seems to have opened a bit. Here is a photo (not the best) of him being immediately removed from the tank.

Is there any hope for this guy?

mandarin_goby · 08/27/2016, 04:48 PM

I'm sad to say that it's gone :/

and welcome!

misty0911 · 08/27/2016, 05:21 PM

Not certain he is dead. He just ate, and is now flat as a fritter. Is that possible?

Capsle · 08/27/2016, 06:05 PM

A dieing new will look like melted ice cream.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=die+a...03AuUQ_AUIBigB

misty0911 · 08/27/2016, 06:26 PM

I went to do a water change, as the water was cloudy. He fell apart in my hands. Here is what he looked like before being sent to the big ocean in the sky.

gone fishin · 08/27/2016, 06:30 PM

With the info given I would speculate what ever you used for the ich put the nem over the edge. If your not running carbon you may want to run some for a bit.

FWIW there is not a reef safe ich remedy. The ich will more than likely come back. There are some stickies in the fish disease forum about ich.

08/27/2016, 04:48 PM	#2
mandarin_goby Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 844	I'm sad to say that it's gone :/ and welcome! __________________ 75 with Eshopps 100 sump, Reef Octopus 110 SSS skimmer, Sicce 3.0 pump, Maxspect Gyre 130, 2 x Kessil a360W, mangroves plus clip-on bulb in sump 75 FW planted with CO2, 12 gallon cherry shrimp tank

08/27/2016, 06:05 PM	#4
Capsle Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 385	A dieing new will look like melted ice cream. https://www.google.ca/search?q=die+a...03AuUQ_AUIBigB __________________ Caps Current Tank Info: 65G DT with custom overflow, 35G custom sump, maxspect R420r 180w 15K, reef octopus classic 150 skimmer.

08/27/2016, 06:30 PM	#6
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	With the info given I would speculate what ever you used for the ich put the nem over the edge. If your not running carbon you may want to run some for a bit. FWIW there is not a reef safe ich remedy. The ich will more than likely come back. There are some stickies in the fish disease forum about ich. __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

08/27/2016, 05:21 PM	#3
misty0911 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Missouri Posts: 4	Not certain he is dead. He just ate, and is now flat as a fritter. Is that possible?