we had a power outage on Sunday for 6 hours. I put a bubbler in the tank as soon as I could. Ice packs in the water to keep temperatures from rising too high. Outside temperature was around 114. Everything looked good after power came back on until today. I came home to find my Convict Tang draped across my MP40 dead. My Achilles has white spots all over him and a few other fish are doing the same. All parameters are within limits. Any ideas out there would be greatly appreciated!
Fish in trouble! Please help!
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HotRocks
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we had a power outage on Sunday for 6 hours. I put a bubbler in the tank as soon as I could. Ice packs in the water to keep temperatures from rising too high. Outside temperature was around 114. Everything looked good after power came back on until today. I came home to find my Convict Tang draped across my MP40 dead. My Achilles has white spots all over him and a few other fish are doing the same. All parameters are within limits. Any ideas out there would be greatly appreciated!
This is Marine Velvet.
Do you have a QT?
Looks like a pretty severe case. The stress on the tank has allowed it to take hold. Surprising you had Acanthurus tangs living in a tank with velvet prior to the incident.
Act fast and read this thread. Time is of the essence here for sure.
2nd post by @Humblefish has the emergency treatment plan!
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/
Robink
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Yes, it could have been dormant in the tank and the stress on the fish lowered their immunity and allowed it to take hold. You need to get them in a qt tank asap , follow the directions above. Kills quickly.
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
No. This is just an example of how not quarantining ends in failure in the long run, unfortunately. An Achilles tang was never going to live in this environment for more than a few months, statistically.
That bad if an infestation was present prior and probably pretty serious prior but this was the nail in the common, faster.
I agree with @HotRocks. Velvet (eyes and smaller spots and dusting) and ich (larger spots) perhaps brook as well on the cardinal. That’s really really bad. Sorry but those fish need freshwater baths and copper yesterday.
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HotRocks
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Very sure.
It was latent in your tank, and the power failure was the "stressor event" needed to trigger an outbreak by lowering the fishes natural immune system.
It this isn't velvet, it's a really bad case of ich. Either way, I would follow this treatment protocol ASAP: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/#post-2499437
Dr. Reef
www.drreefsquarantinedfish.com
+1 on everything said above.
Parasites like velvet and ich can sit dormant or in small quantity with fish developing immunity to it for years before some stressful event happens like in your case power failure or temp increase where fish get really stressed and immunity weakens and parasite itself goes into survival mode and produced more and attacks more.
Catch all fish qt them and treat immediately. Velvet won't give you much time.
No chemicals just start hyposalinity and freshwater dips for now. Hypo is not very effective but FW dips will help and if that all you have for now. Copper is the way to go and time is not on your side.
Parasites like velvet and ich can sit dormant or in small quantity with fish developing immunity to it for years before some stressful event happens like in your case power failure or temp increase where fish get really stressed and immunity weakens and parasite itself goes into survival mode and produced more and attacks more.
Catch all fish qt them and treat immediately. Velvet won't give you much time.
No chemicals just start hyposalinity and freshwater dips for now. Hypo is not very effective but FW dips will help and if that all you have for now. Copper is the way to go and time is not on your side.
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Big G
captain dunsel
Freshwater dips will buy you some time. A single dip can remove a considerable number of the parasites attached to the fish.
Bill_Moorman
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You can overnight cupermine from Amazon. Good luck, I hope your fish turn out okay!
Dr. Reef
www.drreefsquarantinedfish.com
Inverts can stay in the tank. Eels are very resistant to ich but not immune so I would take it out and qt it somehow. Copper is a no no and so is CP, tank transfer is probably your best option.I have never had an eel so I'll let someone with more knowledge on it chime in.
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HotRocks
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As others have said. Inverts are all good to remain in tank. Fallow DT for 76 days, while fish are in QT.
Eel will he tricky. I personally do not keep one nor have I QTd one.
@Humblefish @4FordFamily @Big G
Eel will he tricky. I personally do not keep one nor have I QTd one.
@Humblefish @4FordFamily @Big G
Big G
captain dunsel
CP is the way to go with eels. The problem with eels is that they can be carriers without showing any symptoms at all. Here's a great link with discussion that may be of some help. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/golden-dwarf-moray-eel-quarantine.325292/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/chloroquine-phosphate.192309/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/chloroquine-phosphate.192309/
