Lyretail anthias dropping like flies

[RJKain-777]

Hey all, I purchased 6 lyretail anthias, quarantined them, then added them to my display, as I have with ALL my fish. First 4 days in the display they were fine, they would come out, swim and eat.
Yesterday, noticed one just laying on the sand bed, still alive, but, just sitting there, short while later he was upside down and dead.
This morning, came down stairs, and 2 more, dead.
All were eating perfectly fine in QT and in the display tank.
There’s no known disease in the tank either.

 

[h2so4hurts]

Same happened to me, started with 9, have 3 left. They're such finnicky fish, and they're always fighting for dominance so it's a never ending trail of death.

 

[RJKain-777]

I thought it was just chromis that do that. Interesting.... well, looks like I have 3 left, hope it stays that way

 

[h2so4hurts]

Chromis, damsels, anthias, they all do it. They look so cool in big groups but it's only a matter of time until you only have a handful left.

 

[Hal3134]

How long were they in quarantine?

my first batch of lyretails (10) had 8 die within 2 weeks. My second batch had only 1 of 10 die. Go figure.

 

[RJKain-777]

How long were they in quarantine?

my first batch of lyretails (10) had 8 die within 2 weeks. My second batch had only 1 of 10 die. Go figure.

30 days, 14 days of Cupramine, then prazipro and then a week of observation . Added to the tank on Monday. Now I don’t see any .

Current stocking, with 0 signs of stress:
2 plain clowns
1 hippo tang
1 lavender tang
1 bicolour blenny
1 spotted rabbit fish
2 chromis (started as 10)
1 fairy wrasse and a high fin goby + pistal shrimp

 

[DaneGer21]

Crap! I just had my LFS order me 5, ugh.

 

[SifuMemphis]

That's interesting. I recently had 3 Lyretails QT'ed, and finally moved into my 160g DT 2 days ago. 1 died. I also read that with some anthias, they use cyanide to catch them, and while they look physically healthy, their internals are slowly shutting down. This could also be the case.

 

[RJKain-777]

That's interesting. I recently had 3 Lyretails QT'ed, and finally moved into my 160g DT 2 days ago. 1 died. I also read that with some anthias, they use cyanide to catch them, and while they look physically healthy, their internals are slowly shutting down. This could also be the case.

Could be, all anthias are dead now.

 

[SifuMemphis]

Could be, all anthias are dead now.

Sorry to hear that man.

 

[Qasimja]

all of them died? thats weird usually 1-2 out of that many may die in QT but to have all of them die thats really weird

 

[Joedubyk]

you should only have 1 male. That could be the issue. I have 1 male 2 femals, and even 3 fat heads. All survived qt and tank.

 

[RJKain-777]

all of them died? thats weird usually 1-2 out of that many may die in QT but to have all of them die thats really weird

All died AFTER qt.

you should only have 1 male. That could be the issue. I have 1 male 2 femals, and even 3 fat heads. All survived qt and tank.

I had all females.

 

[Pbh-reef]

Did you notice any redness on the fish? Could Be uronema https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/uronema-marinum.247940/

 

[RJKain-777]

Did you notice any redness on the fish? Could Be uronema https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/uronema-marinum.247940/

None, All looked visibly healthy, nothing like Uronema ( ive seen it in green chromis)