Hospital tank/holding tank

[catj]

So I have a tank and all my fish but 6 are now dead within 3 days. So I was wondering if this would be a good hospital tank/holding tank? What do I need any advice on how to work one? This would my first ever so any advice will work.

 

[Shelbytwp123]

Yes I see why not mine is only 10 gallon with hob and bare bottom some pvc on bottom and that's it

 

[Maritimer]

That tank may well work, but much depends on your six fish ... are they six gobies, six damsels, six wrasses, six tangs or six sharks? (Okay, they're probably not sharks...)

You'll want something for bacteria to grow in - sponge, ceramic media, something to hold enought bacteria for your fish's waste. You'll want some flow, not too terribly much ... again, depending on the fish, a heater, and some PVC fittings or similar to provide hiding spaces and structure. You'll also want one of the Seachem "Ammonia Alert" badges, as liquid ammonia tests are notoriously inaccurate in the presence of some medications.

You'll want to source and dose appropriate medications - and fairly quickly, from the sound of it. Can you describe any symptoms your fish may have displayed before they died? Are any of the survivors displaying any symptoms now?

~Bruce

 

[catj]

I now have 1 Tomato clownfish and 3 firefish 2 cleaner shrimp A fire scallop and a clam

 

[Maritimer]

It sounds as though you may have a velvet outbreak. This is a nasty bugger, as you've discovered. If you could describe their symptoms or upload a photo, that would help to confirm.

Acriflavin (as found in Ruby Reef Rally) and copper or Chloroquine Phosphate (CP) will be your weapons of choice against velvet, and a freshwater dip wouldn't hurt. Treat only the clown and firefish - shrimp, scallop and clam should remain in the display, as the medications we're talking about here will kill them. Your display should remain without fish ("fallow") for six weeks to eradicate velvet - 76 days would make sure ich is gone as well.

That tank should do the job.

Here's a complete write-up on velvet and its treatment, by Humblefish: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/#post-2499399

~Bruce

 

[4FordFamily]

It sounds as though you may have a velvet outbreak. This is a nasty bugger, as you've discovered. If you could describe their symptoms or upload a photo, that would help to confirm.

Acriflavin (as found in Ruby Reef Rally) and copper or Chloroquine Phosphate (CP) will be your weapons of choice against velvet, and a freshwater dip wouldn't hurt. Treat only the clown and firefish - shrimp, scallop and clam should remain in the display, as the medications we're talking about here will kill them. Your display should remain without fish ("fallow") for six weeks to eradicate velvet - 76 days would make sure ich is gone as well.

That tank should do the job.

Here's a complete write-up on velvet and its treatment, by Humblefish: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/#post-2499399

~Bruce

Agree with you again.

I also recommend the our bar of dr Tim’s bacteria in a bottle for speed cycling!