Life after Velvet?

[Dr4gula.f32]

A few weeks about I brought home a juvenile Clown Tang. It was great for like a week and then it was just covered with Velvet. I eventually euthanized the fish, and 2 days l had to do the same to one of my clowns. Then my Blenny, and my my Neon Dottyback.

A week later and the survivors include 3 Blue Chromis, a Banana Fish, a Blue Spotted Watchman Gobu, and a 6 Line Wrasse.

They show no symptoms.

I'm torn on tearing the tank apart to catch the goby. When I put the tank together, I made a cave system under the sand by supporting the liverock on little pedastals, then backfilling with sand so they could dig. It's the only reason I haven't set of a QT. Getting him out of there will be mandatory, but difficult. Lots of inverts and coral too in there. Maybe I just let it do it's thing and never add fish again till they are all gone?

IDK what to do, Just looking for some advice.

 

[vetteguy53081]

A few weeks about I brought home a juvenile Clown Tang. It was great for like a week and then it was just covered with Velvet. I eventually euthanized the fish, and 2 days l had to do the same to one of my clowns. Then my Blenny, and my my Neon Dottyback.

A week later and the survivors include 3 Blue Chromis, a Banana Fish, a Blue Spotted Watchman Gobu, and a 6 Line Wrasse.

They show no symptoms.

I'm torn on tearing the tank apart to catch the goby. When I put the tank together, I made a cave system under the sand by supporting the liverock on little pedastals, then backfilling with sand so they could dig. It's the only reason I haven't set of a QT. Getting him out of there will be mandatory, but difficult. Lots of inverts and coral too in there. Maybe I just let it do it's thing and never add fish again till they are all gone?

IDK what to do, Just looking for some advice.

While velvet is a flagellate and can expire quickly they have a lifespan too and at minimum add ruby rally pro to tank which is reef safe and addresses velvet

 

[davidcalgary29]

If you don't want to traumatize yourself or your fish by breaking down the tank, you can use a fish trap. It may take a few days to catch the fish, but you'll get it.

If that fails, I'd break down the tank and let it go fallow. I had a terrible outbreak of *something* -- and it wasn't ich or flukes -- that killed all but one fish in August 2021, put the survivor in copper quarantine and let the tank go fallow for eighty days. That took care of the pathogen.

 

[Lavey29]

The tank needs to sit fallow for up to 76 days to ensure the disease is gone. Inverts are ok to remain but no fish. The remaining fish should be QT and treated for velvet if you are positive that is the disease.

 

[Klyle]

While velvet is a flagellate and can expire quickly they have a lifespan too and at minimum add ruby rally pro to tank which is reef safe and addresses velvet

Do you have a link to using RR under those particular circumstances? Or is it just the general info available for using in a DT? Thanks

 

[vetteguy53081]

Do you have a link to using RR under those particular circumstances? Or is it just the general info available for using in a DT? Thanks

Been using it a decade and it treats an array of issues
See their website

 

[Klyle]

Been using it a decade and it treats an array of issues
See their website

I’ did and I’m going through all the info i can find online, i was just curious if there was a different protocol for proactively treating velvet in a DT. Thanks again.

 

[davidcalgary29]

I’ did and I’m going through all the info i can find online, i was just curious if there was a different protocol for proactively treating velvet in a DT. Thanks again.

You do have to turn off your protein skimmer, and you should carefully calculate the actual volume of your tank water -- this means substracting aquascape and substrate -- when you dose. It also can't be frozen (bad for us in northern climates who need to ship) and should be used within a year. I haven't used it for velvet, but it does seem to help with flukes. I believe that many have successfully used it as a dip in hospital tanks for other ailments.

 

[Klyle]

You do have to turn off your protein skimmer, and you should carefully calculate the actual volume of your tank water -- this means substracting aquascape and substrate -- when you dose. It also can't be frozen (bad for us in northern climates who need to ship) and should be used within a year. I haven't used it for velvet, but it does seem to help with flukes. I believe that many have successfully used it as a dip in hospital tanks for other ailments.

I wasn’t aware of the skimmer, so thanks! Also i just directly pick up any liquids from BRS or LFS during the winter, as I do worry about stuff freezing during shipping. I don’t know that my tank actually has velvet, but without getting into too much, i suspect it may. Better to be safe than sorry

 

[davidcalgary29]

I wasn’t aware of the skimmer, so thanks! Also i just directly pick up any liquids from BRS or LFS during the winter, as I do worry about stuff freezing during shipping. I don’t know that my tank actually has velvet, but without getting into too much, i suspect it may. Better to be safe than sorry

From the bottle: "turn off protein skimmer and UV sterilizer. Remove carbon filtration or any absorbent material. Phosphate absorbents are okay".

I'd also run an airstone when dosing...

 

[Klyle]

From the bottle: "turn off protein skimmer and UV sterilizer. Remove carbon filtration or any absorbent material. Phosphate absorbents are okay".

I'd also run an airstone when dosing...

Cool. I think running a simmer without the collection cup would provide better aeration though

 

[Dr4gula.f32]

Thank you for the tips. I stopped at the LFS on the way home and picked up a Ruby Reef kit. It has Rally and Kick Ick. I dosed it about 20 minutes ago.