Help!

[NicholasV]

I have had my 55 gallon tank about 6 weeks. My tank has been doing well up to the last couple of days.
Both of my Tangs died this morning from ich, my corals now don't appear very happy and my purple tip anemone keeps flipping.
When I turn him over, my clown will go and flip him back. He's still hosting in it but he for some reason does not want him in a certain location nor does he want me to flip him. Will this hurt my anemone?

 

[Duke4Life]

Do you quarantine? If 100% Positive the tangs had ich then your dt needs to run fallow for 76 days. Your tank is also a lil new for an anemone, I'd wait 6 months to a year so your tank can stabilize.

 

[143MPCo]

@Humblefish or @melypr1985 might be able to direct you in the best course of action needed.

 

[NicholasV]

Do you quarantine? If 100% Positive the tangs had ich then your dt needs to run fallow for 76 days. Your tank is also a lil new for an anemone, I'd wait 6 months to a year so your tank can stabilize.

We have a sick tank set up but everything was fine.
Yesterday morning, my brown tang had blotches on him. I thought he was stressed. By yesterday evening, both my brown and powder blue had tiny white spots all over. Then this morning both had died but my wrase, tomatoe clown and eel are fine.

 

[Duke4Life]

When was the last "wet" thing added?

 

[NicholasV]

My chain link eel about a week ago. Is that what you're asking

 

[redfishbluefish]

Sorry for your loss!

It sure sounds like ich (or possibly velvet), from what I'm guessing is a tank not ready for that large a bioload. That rock appears to have been added dry (too white and pretty), and I'm guessing the tank hadn't completely cycled. Have you tested for ammonia?

If ich, it will require a hospital tank for the remaining fish, while the tank sits fallow for 76 days.

 

[NicholasV]

Ya, the bottom was filler rock with live rock on top. I guess I started putting to much in there to soon. So now what?? I don't want to lose it all

 

[Duke4Life]

My chain link eel about a week ago. Is that what you're asking

Yes. This is where a disease could have been introduced.

 

[Duke4Life]

Btw pics of the chainlink please, I've had 1 for over 9 months.

 

[Diesel]

Tough call what's next.
One thing is for sure to QT your fish and treat them for what they have, I'm afraid you have two things, well three things going on.
First and second is Ich and maybe Velvet due to a quick dead that occurred, third is a to large of a bio load which result in high level of ammonia in your tank.
I see you have a canister filter and no sump right?
No skimmer?
How often did you change water and how much?
Have a heater on this?
What about flow?
Test results always will help us for the things that are still alive, but you don't have much time left.

 

[NicholasV]

Yes to the canister filter, yes to the heater but no skimmer. Changed 10 gallons last night and had been changing 2-5 gallons each week. Had it tested last night. Said the nitrate and nitrite were high. Other fish look fine and all are eating

 

[Duke4Life]

Time is of the essence when treating a lot of diseases. Flukes comes to mind here as well, since you do have an eel. Stress from 2 small of a tank (not enough running room) for 2 tangs could have been what showed everything. Eels typically don't get ich or many diseases due to their slime out but should always be quarintined and Prazipro added to deal with internal parasites, never use copper.

Get that hospital tank up to give what's left their best chance.

 

[Duke4Life]

Yes to the canister filter, yes to the heater but no skimmer. Changed 10 gallons last night and had been changing 2-5 gallons each week. Had it tested last night. Said the nitrate and nitrite were high. Other fish look fine and all are eating

Have any prime? Looking at the bottle it says it detoxifies nitrtite to allow the bio filter to remove more efficiently.

 

[Humblefish]

I suspect velvet as well, although ich is a possibility since the eel & clownfish are both still alive. Any other fish left in the tank?

 

[Duke4Life]

I suspect velvet as well, although ich is a possibility since the eel & clownfish are both still alive. Any other fish left in the tank?

He mentioned a wrasse as well above.

 

[Duke4Life]

@NicholasV did you add ammonia or ghost feed after adding your rock? How soon after setting up was your 1st fish added? What type of wrasse is left? I can see the clown in your pic but that's all (maybe a fish showing behind/between rocks close 2 filter on right side of pic).

 

[Salty1962]

Sounds like your tank is to young and not cycled. This will put tremendous stress on you fish and tangs are notorious for ich/velvet. As mentioned, you should always qt these, all, fish. Make sure what ever you put in your aquarium is suited to your setup. Be patient and let your tank go through it's cycle and abide by good husbandry practices and you'll have an awesome tank JME

 

[melypr1985]

Whether it's ich or velvet, you'll need to QT and treat the remaining fish. Leave the tank fallow for 76 days before adding your fish back. This will give you a chance to let the tank finish it's cycle. I would also wait to buy any new fish until this is done. Also, think long and hard before going for acanthurus tangs such as powder blues and browns. They are very susceptible to parasites and can be difficult to keep because of that and the fact that blues can be very aggressive. If you want to keep one of them, then my advice would be to wait and add him last. At that point you should be comfortable with your QT regimen and your tank to be able to confidently take on a sensitive fish like this without much issue.

 

[NicholasV]

Thank you. Everyone is pretty much saying the same thing. It looks like I started to early. I have a wrase, a tomato clown and eel left. All appears okay. How often do you feed your fish. I've heard every other day, once every three days.