Possible Velvet??

[LuckyPhil]

If its just your achilles tang just remember that they require high flow/high turbulent water movement.
Your achilles may be just swimming in front of the powerhead/wavemaker to meet their needs.

I have one myself, healthy, eating like a beast and at times like to swim near the wavemaker (But not like the video above i.e. directly infront)
I'll record a video when my lights are on.

 

[Humblefish]

If I understand. You want me at 2.0 by end of night. If I do that all fast wouldn’t that kill the wrasses ? What is the recommended game plan to get 2 by midnight

Can you get it to 1.0ppm by tonight? Not therapeutic, but enough to kill most of the free swimmers.

Tomorrow morning, work on getting it up to 1.5 ppm (minimum therapeutic) before you go to bed tomorrow night. After that, you can slowly raise it to 2.0 ppm - which will give you some wiggle room in case it suddenly drops.

 

[ecam]

the achilles died while i was away... im combing qt's now and using copper... im doing 100% water change.... will get to 1.0 tonight. that should be copper dosage of 5ml (1 teaspoon) per 4 gals. so for 55 gallons... im shooting for 68.75 MLs or 13.75 teaspoons....

 

[Maritimer]

Very sorry to hear about the achilles ... they're such gorgeous fish . . .

Hoping you've caught this - and stopped it - in time for the others.

~Bruce

 

[Humblefish]

 

[ecam]

What level do you think this is ?

 

[4FordFamily]

What level do you think this is ?

Need better light to determine

 

[ecam]

 

[4FordFamily]

Gosh at different times and photos I’ve said definitely 1.5, others 1.0.

This is why I shot for 2.5 with chelated copper... to be safe because so much human error with that test kit.

You’ll probably get 5 different answers but I say it’s 1.0

 

[ecam]

Thanks I feel it’s in the lighter side too.

 

[ecam]

I’m getting this up quickly with fairy wrasses. So concerned. Hope they make it. Or this might be my last ride. Losing that Achilles is almost a death knell for me. Smh

 

[ecam]

What color do you think this is.

 

[Maritimer]

I think it's 2.0 ... + . . . but I've been known to read these low, and overdose in the past.

~Bruce