fish help please

[Reefermarkcid]

Hey all, I have a few questions I'd love some help with. I've had my tank running for almost a year now. The tank is a 45 cube. Its stable and there are no water perimeter issues.I have had two clown fish (Tank raised) in the tank the entire time...they are bullet proof. Over the past 9-11 months I've had flames hawks, angel fish, and a few gobies in the tank only to die within a few weeks to a few months at most. Is this normal? I don't quarantine, not sure the cheapest way to do this and if I did, how to treat a fish before placing him in my display. Not sure if my water has ick or any other diseases parasites....any thoughts? I don't want to keep buying fish only to die so soon. Is there a fish dip I coil buy? Or should I use another method? The clowns are good swimming around very healthy..just not sure where to go from here?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[VietExtender]

Are you buying the fishes from the same place? Setting up a quarantine wouldn’t be a bad idea and let’s you medicate fishes as needed. Just grab a small tank, hang on back bio-wheel filter, some pvc pipes for the fishes to hide in, and then just wait for the tank to cycle. There’s a guide on what handy medicines to have just in case here on the forums somewhere.

There could be a lot of factors such as inadequate acclimation, stress, parasites, etc. Were the fishes eating while in the display tank?

 

[Reefermarkcid]

yes fish where eating fine...i noticed once I introduced a new fish the other fish would die within weeks...slowly the fish that died...would stop eating after a while and then die.

 

[VietExtender]

yes fish where eating fine...i noticed once I introduced a new fish the other fish would die within weeks...slowly the fish that died...would stop eating after a while and then die.

When you were inspecting the fishes did you ever see any stringy white poop?

 

[Reefermarkcid]

no, they where pretty clean

 

[Humblefish]

Some diseases (ich, velvet, flukes) mainly harbor inside the gills, out of sight.

This is why it is so important to QT: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/how-to-quarantine.232/

In a QT environment you can either: 1) Observe for behavioral symptoms (head twitching, scratching, yawning, swimming into the flow of a powerhead) of diseases in the gills OR 2) Prophylactically treat for parasites/worms in the gills by using copper and Prazipro.