Moving sick fish to QT killed them.

[Kirschy17]

Update on my Brook issue. My tank is fishless since midnight after i removed my last fish. Less then 12h later hes dead. My last 4 fish who seemed healthy in my tank were 2 clowns a hifin goby and a yellowtail pygmy angel. 1 clown and the angel didnt survive the move. Was there anything i couldve done? I tried not stressing them while catching(which didnt work for the angel, had to get him while he was sleeping), i dripacclimated all fish. Parameters in qt match the dt.

For the future how could i have done it better?

 

[Oldsalt01]

If there is Brook then I doubt the move killed them. It's a ticking bomb and I would imagine that is what did it, especially if you acclimated them, which it sounds like you did. While it's hard to lose fish, I don't think you can take responsibility for the losses.

 

[Kirschy17]

Well u know as much as i read about brook it often breaks out when the fish is weak. Which he obviously was after the move. I just know the fish wouldve lived another week or so if i simply ignored it. Feels awfull to know your action caused the death. I wanna be a good reefkeeper and end up making it worse than someone who maybe wouldnt have tried to find the issue.

 

[Kirschy17]

Nvm i put an angelfish in a tank that apparantly isnt cycled well. Ammonia...
U know you read about rookie mistakes and u think cmon man how could u...

I feel so bad.

 

[Humblefish]

Nvm i put an angelfish in a tank that apparantly isnt cycled well. Ammonia...
U know you read about rookie mistakes and u think cmon man how could u...

I feel so bad.

It happens. The important thing is that you learn from your mistakes.

 

[Big G]

The learning curve in this hobby is rather steep. It's especially harsh when dealing with diseases. Best advice: Read a lot and ask lots of questions. We are all here to help. Lots of very kind, knowledgable people here on R2R. Quarantine everything; build your own medicine cabinet to be ready when disease first appears.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...-quarantine-fish-a-guide.153265/#post-1787049
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine-coral-and-inverts.288859/#post-3515086
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/medications-to-keep-on-hand.213574/#post-2445583

 

[Kirschy17]

Thanks a lot, i honestly feel so stupid when asking amillion questions but i guess ill keep doing it haha. Also i felt like im actually getting a hang of it when this hit me. Thanks for the links. Ill read through them for sure!

 

[Oldsalt01]

In this obsession, as in life, I feel the only stupid question is the one u don't ask. We all make silly mistakes, but as long as we learn from them, we're ahead of the game. Hang in there.