Is my bta killing my fish

[sdr]

Hi. I have now lost 4 fish! I am worried it may be my bubble tip anemone? He is smaller & his tentacles are not as plump, but he’s found his happy place, but I am just sick about my fish

 

[SlugSnorter]

most likely not. Could be disease. Tank size? what fish?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Bta can eat fish, but generally will only catch sick and dying ones.
How new is the tank? How have fish looked before dying? How quickly do deaths occur? What are params?

 

[SlugSnorter]

Bta can eat fish, but generally will only catch sick and dying ones.
How new is the tank? How have fish looked before dying? How quickly do deaths occur? What are params?

If BTA is full and happy I don't think param issue

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

If you Found the fish, it wasn't the bta. It May catch and consume a sick or lethargic fish, but would be hard pressed to kill a healthy one.

I would First be looking at water parameters as this is the easiest thing to confirm in good order, then switch to identifying what disease may be in the tank.

Can you give us more info please on the tank please? Full current Parameters, fish list, TIMELINE of anything added in the last 3 months and a timeline of fish deaths? Maybe we can help steer.

 

[Sharkbait19]

If BTA is full and happy I don't think param issue

Yes, but it’s still always a good idea to check just to be on the safe side.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Yes, but it’s still always a good idea to check just to be on the safe side.

good point

 

[sdr]

Hi. I have now lost 4 fish! I am worried it may be my bubble tip anemone? He is smaller & his tentacles are not as plump, but he’s found his happy place, but I am just sick about my fish

It's a 90 gallon, bow front corner tank. My fish seem perfectly healthy, then one night they don't eat & they next they are dead! I have lost 3 anthias and now my lemark angel. My Ph is low again too, but is that because the fish died or the reason? We do have a terrible alge problem we are trying to treat as well, could that be it?

 

[SlugSnorter]

It's a 90 gallon, bow front corner tank. My fish seem perfectly healthy, then one night they don't eat & they next they are dead! I have lost 3 anthias and now my lemark angel. My Ph is low again too, but is that because the fish died or the reason? We do have a terrible alge problem we are trying to treat as well, could that be it?

did you add chemicals? what are the params? (maybe dino toxin?) From the sound of it, it seems like you may be dealing with disease. Any white or discolored spots on fish? "yawning", itching against rocks?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Any red marks on the anthias? They are highly susceptible to uronema.

 

[dedragon]

It's a 90 gallon, bow front corner tank. My fish seem perfectly healthy, then one night they don't eat & they next they are dead! I have lost 3 anthias and now my lemark angel. My Ph is low again too, but is that because the fish died or the reason? We do have a terrible alge problem we are trying to treat as well, could that be it?

that sounds like illness and/or parameter issues. Not eating is a big sign of illness but what are all of your parameters as well? Salinity, pH, nitrate, phosphate, calcium, magnesium, and alkalinity

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

It's a 90 gallon, bow front corner tank. My fish seem perfectly healthy, then one night they don't eat & they next they are dead! I have lost 3 anthias and now my lemark angel. My Ph is low again too, but is that because the fish died or the reason? We do have a terrible alge problem we are trying to treat as well, could that be it?

Please see the above request for specific information on the tank. We're going to need more and specific info to help.

Multiple fish deaths in a day is Not attributable to a BTA, so need to move into disease and environmental.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Any red marks on the anthias? They are highly susceptible to uronema.

does uronema cause loss of appetite? RN it seems like velvet to me, maybe brought in by the BTA.

 

[dedragon]

i would think brook or velvet as well just based on the speed of death

 

[sdr]

Hi. I have now lost 4 fish! I am worried it may be my bubble tip anemone? He is smaller & his tentacles are not as plump, but he’s found his happy place, but I am just sick about my fish

My tank is a 90 gallon, bow front corner. We set it up in January. We only use ROI water, run 2 cannister filters an a power head. We have been dealing with alge, green hair and red slime, so we added a protein skimmer and snails, hermits, sea urchins, It's still not under control. I have lost 3 anthias and now my lemark angel. The fish all looked healthy, just didn't eat one night, then they were dead the next morning. My Ph is low, but is that because the fish died or why they died? We only test once a week.

 

[Sharkbait19]

does uronema cause loss of appetite? RN it seems like velvet to me, maybe brought in by the BTA.

By the very end, a lot of diseases will cause a loss of appetite. I don’t know if that is specific to uro with appetite loss. It’s more of a connection with the anthias, though that doesn’t explain the angel.

 

[Sharkbait19]

My tank is a 90 gallon, bow front corner. We set it up in January. We only use ROI water, run 2 cannister filters an a power head. We have been dealing with alge, green hair and red slime, so we added a protein skimmer and snails, hermits, sea urchins, It's still not under control. I have lost 3 anthias and now my lemark angel. The fish all looked healthy, just didn't eat one night, then they were dead the next morning. My Ph is low, but is that because the fish died or why they died? We only test once a week.

How low is low? Anything with params usually would affect inverts first. A lot can affect pH but it’s generally not a big killer.

 

[sdr]

If BTA is full and happy I don't think param issue

The BTA is not full, but has finally stopped moving around right in front of an outflow. He's about 1/3 size from when I bought him.

 

[reefah]

parameters needed for sure. something spiked in water params as fish can not eat for a couple days and survive no problem **** healthy fish of course

 

[dedragon]

My tank is a 90 gallon, bow front corner. We set it up in January. We only use ROI water, run 2 cannister filters an a power head. We have been dealing with alge, green hair and red slime, so we added a protein skimmer and snails, hermits, sea urchins, It's still not under control. I have lost 3 anthias and now my lemark angel. The fish all looked healthy, just didn't eat one night, then they were dead the next morning. My Ph is low, but is that because the fish died or why they died? We only test once a week.

What are the actual numbers of the parameters though? Algae is most likely because of the cannister filters, they need to be cleaned at least 2 times everyweek unless they start increasing phosphates and nitrates. Ran a cannister before and would never do it again, too much of a PITA