ThunderGoose
Well-Known Member
Six weeks ago a new fish (ORA Pygmy filefish) disappeared. I had lost a previous one when it swam into a powerhead and this one was really small so I assumed that's what happened to her.
About a month ago my blue-green chromis quit eating. I noticed some stringy, white poop and I pulled her out and put her in the hospital. I treated with Prazipro but she died two days later. I didn't open up the chromis but on the exterior she had no discolorations and her body condition looked good.
Within a week I also lost a Royal Gramma who had shown no signs of disease (never saw the body, she just didn't "show up" for dinner one night).
My tank is 2.5 years old, I haven't had any issues with corals or invertebrates. I haven't checked the nitrogen containing compounds but I have an auto-water change system set up that changes about 1.5% of the water daily so I'd be really, really surprised if they were off.
pH runs between 7.8 and 8.1 (daily); temperature between 77.9 and 79.1.
I do have a hitchhiking mantis shrimp (a puncher, not a stabber) that I've only seen a few times but I still hear the snapping occasionally.
My remaining fish are a neon goby, a yellow assessor and two Ocellaris clowns who all look fine.
So now what? Treat the DT for parasites? I have a lot of interesting invertebrates that I am very fond of and I don't want to accidentally kill any of them.
Pull the fish and treat them in a second round of QT? (yes, I QT my fish - treating with copper and Praziopro)
Wait and see and keep my fingers crossed? Since I don't know what happened, how will I know it's safe to replace the lost fishes?
***Bangs head on desk***
About a month ago my blue-green chromis quit eating. I noticed some stringy, white poop and I pulled her out and put her in the hospital. I treated with Prazipro but she died two days later. I didn't open up the chromis but on the exterior she had no discolorations and her body condition looked good.
Within a week I also lost a Royal Gramma who had shown no signs of disease (never saw the body, she just didn't "show up" for dinner one night).
My tank is 2.5 years old, I haven't had any issues with corals or invertebrates. I haven't checked the nitrogen containing compounds but I have an auto-water change system set up that changes about 1.5% of the water daily so I'd be really, really surprised if they were off.
pH runs between 7.8 and 8.1 (daily); temperature between 77.9 and 79.1.
I do have a hitchhiking mantis shrimp (a puncher, not a stabber) that I've only seen a few times but I still hear the snapping occasionally.
My remaining fish are a neon goby, a yellow assessor and two Ocellaris clowns who all look fine.
So now what? Treat the DT for parasites? I have a lot of interesting invertebrates that I am very fond of and I don't want to accidentally kill any of them.
Pull the fish and treat them in a second round of QT? (yes, I QT my fish - treating with copper and Praziopro)
Wait and see and keep my fingers crossed? Since I don't know what happened, how will I know it's safe to replace the lost fishes?
***Bangs head on desk***
