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AJsTank
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Dang. Came down with an internal bacterial infection in my fish. Lost $4000 of fish in 3 days. 4 fish left... This one hurts, bad.
Bleeding from the fish.
No, I don't quarantine. And Yes, I will after this one if I decide to stick around.
See the bottom of the Cross Hatch? Very bloody fins on him.
Bleeding from the fish.
No, I don't quarantine. And Yes, I will after this one if I decide to stick around.
See the bottom of the Cross Hatch? Very bloody fins on him.
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skinz78
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Dang, sorry to hear about the fish. Don't give up, I've been through setbacks like this before and I can say what doesn't kill us makes us stronger in this hobby for sure.
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Man that sucks your luck will turn around
monkiboy
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sorry to hear about your experience. thank you for your wilingness to post up about your troubles publically. hopefully, folks review and learn a valuable lesson without having to go through similar issues.
did you conclude it was hemorrhagic septicemia?
did you conclude it was hemorrhagic septicemia?
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Sorry about that fish.
But amazing to see sand dollars... first time seeing them anywhere... where did you get them?
But amazing to see sand dollars... first time seeing them anywhere... where did you get them?
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Sorry for your losses. I went through a similar process in which I had to remove and qt all fish from my dt in a 50 gallon.
For future reference, I have found two places who qt for you if you don't have the space, time, or knowledge, as you know now, the money spent is worth a healthy fish. Exotic Reef Creations, a r2r sponsor, has qt'd several of my fish, and ive not used him, but nice wrasse, who I believe is also a sponsor does a great qt on paper.
No matter what you decide, best of luck, I hope you bounce back.
For future reference, I have found two places who qt for you if you don't have the space, time, or knowledge, as you know now, the money spent is worth a healthy fish. Exotic Reef Creations, a r2r sponsor, has qt'd several of my fish, and ive not used him, but nice wrasse, who I believe is also a sponsor does a great qt on paper.
No matter what you decide, best of luck, I hope you bounce back.
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I just clicked through this entire thread and then to see you are giving up???? Don't let a setback get you down, you've invested way to much blood sweat and tears to just walk away!
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Sleep on this for a few days. Don't sell that system, I think you will soon regret it. I have been in the hobby for about 30 years. I have quit several times and never could stay away. I lost a a very nice six year old reef to the resulting affects of a hurricane and swore that was it. I sold everything, but soon realized that it was something that I could not live without. Six months later I was putting together a tank twice the size.
If you truly love the hobby, which I am betting that you do, just let the tank sit for a while and slowly start building it back up again. Setbacks suck big time, but the drive to do it again will come back.
If you truly love the hobby, which I am betting that you do, just let the tank sit for a while and slowly start building it back up again. Setbacks suck big time, but the drive to do it again will come back.
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I agree with fin. I enjoyed a fallow tank with only corals for two months. Sleep on it before you get out, with so much time and money, it's not just fish you would lose on.
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Could not agree more with the above comments! Don't make any rash decisions. Sleep on it, take a walk, visit your local aquarium. You have an amazing tank, it is clear you love this hobby, don't let this bump in the road make you quit.
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What is so bad about the situation?
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Hang in there. Dont give up
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I wanted to give you guys a little bit of an update of what's going on. After a lot of thought and about 100 texts, calls and emails from my local club members, I decided to give it another try.
When I woke up and found all my fish dead and bleeding, I didn't know what it was. I sent the pics out to several friends who are marine biologists. They all said it was an internal bacterial infection, but no one could tell me how they got it. I ended up freezing my fish sent 3 shipments of frozen fish to a nice gal in Florida who studies parasites and infections on marine wild life. Her first thought was that another fish who brought it in, but she narrowed down her analysis and came to a conclusion that I got a rare nematode/round worm from fresh seafood that I was feeding my Triggers. Apparently it wasn't the worms that killed the fish, the worms brought in the infection and spread it around. She said that she has only seen this worm 4 or 5 times in the last 30 years. Eventually the worms would have killed the fish, but she said it was too soon for that to happen. She called it "the perfect storm". This nematode cannot live in cool temperatures. She thinks the seafood was caught, crated, shipped on a plane and then I chopped it up and fed it to all my fish. I'm pretty sure I it from this weird Chinese market by my office. Since the worms were all the exact size all the infected fish, she thinks it came from 1 single feeding. For about a week there I was hand feeding the triggers scallops, fish, shrimp and clams from the deli. For about 2 weeks I was chopping it up into small pieces and letting everyone in thank eat it. The tangs and Anthia's loved it as well.
The moral of the story - Keep the seafood you give to your fish in the fridge at least 48 hours or freeze it for 24 hours.
So as of right now, the only fish that survived was a large Male Naso, Leopard Wrasse and File Fish. Her advice was let it ride out with the fish I have for 60-90 days and then start adding coral back to the tank and then fish later on down the road.
When I woke up and found all my fish dead and bleeding, I didn't know what it was. I sent the pics out to several friends who are marine biologists. They all said it was an internal bacterial infection, but no one could tell me how they got it. I ended up freezing my fish sent 3 shipments of frozen fish to a nice gal in Florida who studies parasites and infections on marine wild life. Her first thought was that another fish who brought it in, but she narrowed down her analysis and came to a conclusion that I got a rare nematode/round worm from fresh seafood that I was feeding my Triggers. Apparently it wasn't the worms that killed the fish, the worms brought in the infection and spread it around. She said that she has only seen this worm 4 or 5 times in the last 30 years. Eventually the worms would have killed the fish, but she said it was too soon for that to happen. She called it "the perfect storm". This nematode cannot live in cool temperatures. She thinks the seafood was caught, crated, shipped on a plane and then I chopped it up and fed it to all my fish. I'm pretty sure I it from this weird Chinese market by my office. Since the worms were all the exact size all the infected fish, she thinks it came from 1 single feeding. For about a week there I was hand feeding the triggers scallops, fish, shrimp and clams from the deli. For about 2 weeks I was chopping it up into small pieces and letting everyone in thank eat it. The tangs and Anthia's loved it as well.
The moral of the story - Keep the seafood you give to your fish in the fridge at least 48 hours or freeze it for 24 hours.
So as of right now, the only fish that survived was a large Male Naso, Leopard Wrasse and File Fish. Her advice was let it ride out with the fish I have for 60-90 days and then start adding coral back to the tank and then fish later on down the road.
