BLUE HIPPO HELP

*unique* · Jul 18, 2023

Hello everyone I have a blue hippo that usually eats like a pig, but since yesterday stopped , I lost about 5 anthias all in the course of 3 days , is this velvet?

I currently took the remaining fish out of the tank and have them in quarentine only 3 out of 7 are eating the rest are not and that is very unusual these fish were pigs, last fish I added were 4 Bimac anthias about a month ago.

I also posted a vid on the hippo breathing very fast

fishguy242 · Jul 18, 2023

#fishmedic

littlefoxx · Jul 18, 2023

Not a fish medic but that does look like velvet from when my tank had a breakout. @Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081 might be able to help cause that looks very advanced

vetteguy53081 · Jul 18, 2023

*unique* said:
Hello everyone I have a blue hippo that usually eats like a pig, but since yesterday stopped , I lost about 5 anthias all in the course of 3 days , is this velvet?

I currently took the remaining fish out of the tank and have them in quarentine only 3 out of 7 are eating the rest are not and that is very unusual these fish were pigs, last fish I added were 4 Bimac anthias about a month ago.

I also posted a vid on the hippo breathing very fast

These are mucus cones associated with cryptocaryon (marine ich).
You will need to place fish in Quarantine tank and treat with Coppersafe or Copper Power at therapeutic level 2.25-2.5 For a FULL 30 days (do not interrupt this 30 day period) monitored by a reliable Copper Test kit such as Hanna Brand- No API brand. Also monitor Ammonia levels while in quarantine with a reliable test kit and add aeration during treatment using an air stone.
The display tank will have to be kept fishless (FALLOW) for 6-8 weeks to assure the existing parasites go through their life cycle without a host fish and die off
A quarantine tank can be as simple as a tank from a second hand store or a starter kit from Walmart which most of the needed essentials.

Jay Hemdal · Jul 18, 2023

*unique* said:
Hello everyone I have a blue hippo that usually eats like a pig, but since yesterday stopped , I lost about 5 anthias all in the course of 3 days , is this velvet?

I currently took the remaining fish out of the tank and have them in quarentine only 3 out of 7 are eating the rest are not and that is very unusual these fish were pigs, last fish I added were 4 Bimac anthias about a month ago.

I also posted a vid on the hippo breathing very fast

Oh! Sorry to see. That does look like Amyloodinium/velvet. Trouble is, it kills quickly. Having lost those anthias means the clock has begun to run out. You need to get all of the fish into full copper ASAP. I would recommend Coppersafe at 2.5 ppm.
Jay

*unique* · Jul 18, 2023

Jay Hemdal said:
Oh! Sorry to see. That does look like Amyloodinium/velvet. Trouble is, it kills quickly. Having lost those anthias means the clock has begun to run out. You need to get all of the fish into full copper ASAP. I would recommend Coppersafe at 2.5 ppm.
Jay

Should I freshwater dip it

vetteguy53081 · Jul 18, 2023

*unique* said:
Should I freshwater dip it

FW dip May offer temporary relief but immediate treatment is more important at this point

*unique* · Jul 18, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
FW dip May offer temporary relief but immediate treatment is more important at this point

Cool thanks it’s in copper laying down breathing really heavy I don’t think it will pull tru the night let’s hope and see

*unique* · Jul 18, 2023

*unique* said:
Cool thanks it’s in copper laying down breathing really heavy I don’t think it will pull tru the night let’s hope and see

Check out these updated pics

Jay Hemdal · Jul 19, 2023

*unique* said:
Check out these updated pics

I imagine the fish didn't make it through the night.....but:

That's weird - in these pictures, I can see more distinct spots than in the first ones. Could you have missed the spots on the anthias that died? What fish remain? Can you post a video of them?

Jay

*unique* · Jul 19, 2023

Jay Hemdal said:
I imagine the fish didn't make it through the night.....but:

That's weird - in these pictures, I can see more distinct spots than in the first ones. Could you have missed the spots on the anthias that died? What fish remain? Can you post a video of them?

Jay

It is weird very weird how all the white started showing up more a few hours later, I will get u vids in a few of the rest , there’s 2 anthias ,a foxface , 2 clowns remaining

It actually did make it through the night , but is swimming very eagerly on the side , still breathing heavy , prob won’t make it through the day but let’s see

*unique* · Jul 19, 2023

*unique* said:
It is weird very weird how all the white started showing up more a few hours later, I will get u vids in a few of the rest , there’s 2 anthias ,a foxface , 2 clowns remaining

It actually did make it through the night , but is swimming very eagerly on the side , still breathing heavy , prob won’t make it through the day but let’s see

Jay Hemdal said:
I imagine the fish didn't make it through the night.....but:

That's weird - in these pictures, I can see more distinct spots than in the first ones. Could you have missed the spots on the anthias that died? What fish remain? Can you post a video of them?

Jay

I should add the last fish was added a month ago , do you still think it’s velvet?

*unique* · Jul 19, 2023

Here’s the clown

vetteguy53081 · Jul 19, 2023

*unique* said:
Check out these updated pics

My goodness. One thing for sure- Tank needs to go Fallow (fishless) for minimum 60 days !!

*unique* · Jul 19, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
My goodness. One thing for sure- Tank needs to go Fallow (fishless) for minimum 60 days !!

It just died , literally took its last breath just now

*unique* · Jul 19, 2023

*unique* said:
It just died , literally took its last breath just now

It’s crazy everything was GOOD! For the past few weeks eating like crazy , the boom 3 days ago everything started to hide and now this… last fish I added was 3 anthias like a month ago does this parasite take that long to show up? Isn’t that weird?