crushed!

[Robb1414]

I had a terrible disaster last year which caused me to do a 76 day fishes tank. I vowed I would never put a fish in my tank without proper QT. I stuck to my work. Every fish I have added to my DT has gone through 4 weeks of copper, two weeks of Prazipro, and then two weeks of observation. My fish were thriving. Today I came home and found three fish dead on the bottom of my tank. Covered in what I now know is Velvet. I have added nothing to my tank in TWO MONTHS! I was able to get my Valentini Puffer, two clowns, two file fish, one chalk bass, and my CB into a 10 gallon QT. I have ramped up coper the copper to 1 in a matter of three hours. I am very nervous about my puffer. He is the heart and soul of my tank. I am not able to set up a separate QT for him. He made it through the 2.0 the first time but every day I was afraid to look in the tank. Do I just press on bc at this point it's better to treat him? BTW, none of the fish in my QT have any of the signs of Valvet. I love my other chalk bass, yellow tang, and diamond butterfly (he was an outstanding looking fish). Any advice would be helfpul. And I guess I need to go 6 weeks before putting anything back in my DT? Should I run my sterilizer in my DT? Was thinking of treating the DT (it only has snails/hermits) with RRR? Thoughts? I am at a loss...I did everything right. I am crushed!

 

[HotRocks]

Did you have anything in QT recently? Or currently? Cross contamination of any sort possible?

Have you added any coral or any I inverts to the tank recently?

Sorry to hear of your struggles

 

[Robb1414]

Did you have anything in QT recently? Or currently? Cross contamination of any sort possible?

Have you added any coral or any I inverts to the tank recently?

Sorry to hear of your struggles

No - nothing. It is a fish only tank and I haven't restocked CUC in forever! I just can't figure it out!! Listen, there are much worse things in life...it was just upsetting bc I really did "everything" right - or at least I thought I did ;(

 

[Robb1414]

Did you have anything in QT recently? Or currently? Cross contamination of any sort possible?

Have you added any coral or any I inverts to the tank recently?

Sorry to hear of your struggles

Any suggestions about ramping up the copper? Do I just do it and hope for best with the puffer?

 

[AC1211]

Any suggestions about ramping up the copper? Do I just do it and hope for best with the puffer?

I would check ph and nitrogen parameters just in case there was a spike because velvet may have been in the tank it just didn't affect anything until now.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Due to Velvet outbreaks over the last year and a half, my Valentini Puffer (and his tank-mates) have been through a LOT, if that is any comfort. High level copper treatments at least 3 times; General Cure; Prazzi Pro. Erythromycin. You name it. So far he's come through it all like a trooper, and is a growing, active fish. But I feel your pain.

 

[Robb1414]

Due to Velvet outbreaks over the last year and a half, my Valentini Puffer (and his tank-mates) have been through a LOT, if that is any comfort. High level copper treatments at least 3 times; General Cure; Prazzi Pro. Erythromycin. You name it. So far he's come through it all like a trooper, and is a growing, active fish. But I feel your pain.

Thank you!