Crypto wins the gamble- QT Journal

[ngoodermuth]

I have been following your thread and just signed up to say sorry for your loss.
I'm also currently completing a 76 day fallow but I am completing TTM instead of copper, I have had bad experiences with copper in the past.

My gamble was after having a almost 2 year ich free tank I decided to add a Powder Blue Tang to my tank, he went through 3 tank change through TTM and wouldn't eat and I was very worried about his behaviour in the QT so I skipped the last (4th) TTM and now i regret it..... I have learnt my lesson too!

Thanks for tagging along, and for the condolences. I'm still hurting from losing him, but I'll try another soon. It's one of my favorite fish.

I hope your fallow period goes well and all your fish make it back to the display!

 

[ngoodermuth]

Well guys, guess what time it is? Fallow-time is up! Well, technically it's a day early (and I may or may not have put them in last night) but we've already established that I like to gamble [emoji12]With something like 99.7% odds (don't quote me on that) I'm willing to take the chance. Warning boys and girls: don't do this at home!

The only poor soul not coming home quite yet is the Mandy. She's stayed nice and plump in her little refuge munching ova, so I've decided to keep her there until I can source CP. Since there is a possibility that it could have been velvet vs. ich, I'm not willing to chance TTM.

Unfortunately, my own vet can't help so I'll have to do a little searching :/

Anyway, without further delay: the fish! Ps. I used cheesy stock music to cover up the background noise so feel free to mute it [emoji86][emoji38]

 

[Areseebee]

Awesome! I'm jealous of your fish (now that they are ich free, anyways).

 

[Humblefish]

@ngoodermuth Congrats! Glad to see this journey has a happy ending. Fingers crossed for you.

 

[Maritimer]

This is just the sort of post I love to see - the fish and corals look happy, the water's crystal clear ... hope the mandarin's return goes as well or better!

~Bruce

 

[melypr1985]

Congrats!! You (and they) made it! Great job

 

[code4]

What lucky fish, they had you as their mom. Not sure if I told you but my regal made a full recovery. Sure is a great feeling. Very happy for all of you it turned out so well.

Shelley

 

[iemsparticus]

Great! Good job, and what an inspiration for everyone!

I'm sure you have a boat load of knowledge at this point to share!

 

[ngoodermuth]

Thank you everyone, I definitely learned a great deal through this process. Special thanks to @Humblefish and the #reefsquad for all the help and great advice!

Considering I had ich/velvet AND a stubborn bacterial infection, we made out pretty well! And...I may or may not be waiting on a replacement flame wrasse as we speak I can't leave my QT tanks empty, now can I? [emoji12]

 

[LuckyPhil]

Yay!!!
Are you completing TTM for the mandarin now?

 

[ngoodermuth]

Yay!!!
Are you completing TTM for the mandarin now?

Nope, going to do CP instead. Just waiting to get my hands on some. He's still doing fine where he is for now.

 

[LuckyPhil]

How is it looking? hopefully no sign of ich.

 

[ngoodermuth]

How is it looking? hopefully no sign of ich.

Nope! So far so good! I tried getting a couple pictures but the fish didn't feel like posing lol

 

[4FordFamily]

Looks beautiful! Well done, the end result is so rewarding!!

 

[LuckyPhil]

Great news! I have 30 days left of this fallow.... can't wait to stop stressing about the ammonia levels in my QT..... Lucky I invested in a Seneye to keep an eye on it. SMS alerts are sooo handy

 

[drawman]

Congratulations @ngoodermuth! It feels great to get past that 76 day mark . It's great to read a documented successful QT journal like this you really fought hard for these fish.

 

[Empress]

@ngoodermuth,

You deserve a special Reef2Reef “Award for Best Quarantine Practices!” You never gave up regardless of all the issues that swam your way. You’ve also proven that QT doesn’t have to fail. Your fish are living proof that copper treatments, a variety of antibiotics, fresh water dips, antiseptics, gallons and gallons of water, time, specialized foods, patience, knowledge, asking questions, and lots of TLC can mean the difference between “life and death” for earth’s most precious animals. Sure, not every fish is going to make it despite all efforts, but the key to successful aquarium reef keeping is “motivation and determination”; you had both. If you read back to post #1, you quoted, “I have a plan”. Yes, you did and you followed through all the way to a “Happy Tank”. Many of us will & have learned from your generous time educating us all. Thank you.

Empress >^..^<

 

[ngoodermuth]

@Empress Wow, thank you for your kind words! I don't think my efforts were best practices though, I think anyone could do as well with all the knowledge and expertise available here at R2R

 

[lilchris_357]

Soft golf clap [emoji122] [emoji122] for a job extremely well done. I'm glad to see you made it through it. Awesome job.

 

[ngoodermuth]

Well, it looks like the crypto is not gone after all [emoji35][emoji35]

All of the original fish are still looking great, but the two new guys both have spots today. That tells me that the original fish have developed a temporary immunity, and either the couple of days early made a difference (put the fish back around day 74/75) or, more likely at some point I cross-contaminated without realizing.

I'm in the process of trying to talk my H into starting again...but he's understandably discouraged and wants to give it a few more days to see if they can fight it off.

What a bummer...makes it really hard to enjoy a fish tank when it's nearly impossible to get clean, healthy fish and even more difficult to get rid of the stuff they inevitably bring into your aquarium [emoji30][emoji30]