2 dead unknown

[sharkbait1122*]

Hey all I have had 2 fish deaths within a week. All fish were qt and I’ve had them all for over a year, tank parameters are normal and the fish were acting normally, eating normally etc. then one day my chalk bass passed away and not two days later my pajama cardinal passed. Neither have exhibited any signs of disease and the rest of the fish look healthy too, any thoughts on what could be killing the fish?

 

[blaxsun]

What other reef inhabitants share the tank?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey all I have had 2 fish deaths within a week. All fish were qt and I’ve had them all for over a year, tank parameters are normal and the fish were acting normally, eating normally etc. then one day my chalk bass passed away and not two days later my pajama cardinal passed. Neither have exhibited any signs of disease and the rest of the fish look healthy too, any thoughts on what could be killing the fish?

What test kits are you using?
Anything new introduced?
Any stray voltage?
Any lethargic or unusual change in behavior or breathing ?

 

[sharkbait1122*]

What other reef inhabitants share the tank?

Two clowns a goby a tailspot blenny a fire shrimp and a tiger pistol

 

[sharkbait1122*]

What test kits are you using?
Anything new introduced?
Any stray voltage?
Any lethargic or unusual change in behavior or breathing ?

How would one check voltage? And nothing new introduced, no weird behavior either, everyone else seems normals

 

[sharkbait1122*]

How would one check voltage? And nothing new introduced, no weird behavior either, everyone else seems normalsq

What test kits are you using?
Anything new introduced?
Any stray voltage?
Any lethargic or unusual change in behavior or breathing ?

 

[sharkbait1122*]

And maybe they’re all breathing a little faster right now? But I did just feed them all

 

[vetteguy53081]

And maybe they’re all breathing a little faster right now? But I did just feed them all

Assure the breathing is not continuous. If so, would be gill flukes, ammonia or nitrate elevated.

 

[sharkbait1122*]

Assure the breathing is not continuous. If so, would be gill flukes, ammonia or nitrate elevated.

Nitrate is around 20. Tank has been up for over a year so idk how it could be nitrate and would gill flukes present any particular way? Any way to treat in a mixed reef?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Nitrate is around 20. Tank has been up for over a year so idk how it could be nitrate and would gill flukes present any particular way? Any way to treat in a mixed reef?

What test kits are you using?
Did you just do a water change the past 72 hours ?

 

[sharkbait1122*]

What test kits are you using?
Did you just do a water change the past 72 hours ?

I did a water change Wednesday, 10% on a 40g and I use Red Sea nitrate and ammonia phos is by salifert salinity is a brs refractometer

 

[vetteguy53081]

I did a water change Wednesday, 10% on a 40g and I use Red Sea nitrate and ammonia phos is by salifert salinity is a brs refractometer

You may have had a spike after water change im no3, nh4 and by the time you tested- had gone down

 

[sharkbait1122*]

Very possible.. If it’s flukes is there anything that could be dosed in a mixed reef?

 

[SlugSnorter]

Hey all I have had 2 fish deaths within a week. All fish were qt and I’ve had them all for over a year, tank parameters are normal and the fish were acting normally, eating normally etc. then one day my chalk bass passed away and not two days later my pajama cardinal passed. Neither have exhibited any signs of disease and the rest of the fish look healthy too, any thoughts on what could be killing the fish?

parameters, misdose of meds, or fast acting disease.

@Sharkbait19 your brethren needs you

 

[Sharkbait19]

Prazi can be used for flukes - but it can also harm any worms you want in the tank.
If nothing new has been added in a long time, I doubt it is disease. Most likely what @vetteguy53081 said, as it also could explain the more elevated nitrates at time of testing.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Very possible.. If it’s flukes is there anything that could be dosed in a mixed reef?

you could use prazi, could lead to issues though, and improper treatment.... better to do QT...