I have a 29 gallon community tank, had 2 perc clowns, leopard wrasse and one small hippo tang for 2 years and was on cruise control. I know the hippo needs much more room he was the size of a silver dollar when we got him.(were leaving an apt and will upgrade) I got bored after 2 years and added a .5 inch clown goby and a mandarin from a reputable dealer. Within 3 days the goby and mandarin died, two days later our 2 year old beloved clowns were covered in a white parasite. I added copper, After the first clown died we bought another to keep the pair and even the replacement died. The hippo and wrasse are perfectly fine. Any light on this situation? I guess adding the goby and mandarin caused a parasite to enter the tank or stressed them to succumbing to an existing parasite. Thanks in advance.
Had a few casualties, need help
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Duke4Life
Just a crazy eel guy, LMAS
melypr1985
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Do you have any pictures? It seems like the fish died to rapidly to be ick, but it's possible. The mandarin dying from it right out of the gate is weird, because he would have had a really bad case of ich or velvet to have died first. They have a really thick slime coat that protects them to some degree against these things. Do you still have any of these fish that are sick?
Sounds like velvet to me. What brand of copper are you using and are you testing to ensure it remains within therapeutic levels? If you are using copper in a tank with rock & substrate, it will be very difficult to maintain a stable level due to absorption.
You definitely introduced a parasite to your tank. The hippo and wrasse are indeed infected, the parasite is just waiting in a dormant state ready to attack your fish. Once they become weak the parasite will attack.
melypr1985
totally addicted
and likely not corals as well.
