Jinxs
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Hi, I'm new to this site. I hate that this is my first post here but here goes.
Tank Parameters:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
PH: 7.8
Temp: 82 F
55 gallon FOWLR 2 years old
This tank was stocked with a true percula, Midnight clownfish, Flame Fin Tomini tang, Coral Beauty Angel, black goby, and a white spotted dwarf puffer (Hawaii).
We thought we had an ich outbreak when I noticed white spots on our puffer. The only thing added to the tank in months had been a few hermits and a couple of snails. Anyway, 48 hours after showing symptoms of ich our puffer had died. He had been in our tank for 2 years with no issues. We had a mild ich outbreak a year ago but he wasn't affected. I didn't understand why he died so fast.
The next day our clowns start showing the white spots. I thought our tang was fine but she was swimming into the powerheaders. Having never dealt with velvet, I wasn't aware of this symptom or that velvet can also start with symptoms of small white dots all over the body. She died the next morning.
That made me realize we were not dealing with ich. That same day our true percula had developed a thick mucous from his gills and fins. We freshwater dipped our clowns and I had to drive multiple hours to find medication to fight off velvet. When I got back my percula was already dead. I could not get CP but did get acriflavine and cupramine plus all the necessary add-ons, including Furan-2.
Never having dealt with a serious marine disease before and already having both our tanks stocked (we also have a 29 gallon) and healthy, we don't have a QT. That was a very stupid mistake.
Now I'm setting up a QT but I'm not sure it will be enough to save the last 3 of my fish. I know now how very important that little step is. I've been treating with acriflavine since I can't dose my DT with copper (invertebrates).
So here's my question. How long do I have until the velvet cycle begins again and possibly kills my remaining fish? My angel and clown have mild symptoms of velvet and possibly ich as well. I bought Garlic Guard to try to get them to eat more but they're barely picking at their food.
Then here's a tip to people like me who don't think they need a QT. I promise you do. When you start losing your favorite fish, you'll wish you had one. Not to mention, brush up on marine diseases. I didn't and would have killed my fish faster because I planned on treating what I thought was ich with hypo salinity. Velvet is NOT affected by hypo. I would have stressed my fish more and for no reason. I've been learning a very hard and expensive lesson.
One last question. Can hermits and or snails carry velvet to a tank? There's no other way it could have been introduced to our system.
Tank Parameters:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
PH: 7.8
Temp: 82 F
55 gallon FOWLR 2 years old
This tank was stocked with a true percula, Midnight clownfish, Flame Fin Tomini tang, Coral Beauty Angel, black goby, and a white spotted dwarf puffer (Hawaii).
We thought we had an ich outbreak when I noticed white spots on our puffer. The only thing added to the tank in months had been a few hermits and a couple of snails. Anyway, 48 hours after showing symptoms of ich our puffer had died. He had been in our tank for 2 years with no issues. We had a mild ich outbreak a year ago but he wasn't affected. I didn't understand why he died so fast.
The next day our clowns start showing the white spots. I thought our tang was fine but she was swimming into the powerheaders. Having never dealt with velvet, I wasn't aware of this symptom or that velvet can also start with symptoms of small white dots all over the body. She died the next morning.
That made me realize we were not dealing with ich. That same day our true percula had developed a thick mucous from his gills and fins. We freshwater dipped our clowns and I had to drive multiple hours to find medication to fight off velvet. When I got back my percula was already dead. I could not get CP but did get acriflavine and cupramine plus all the necessary add-ons, including Furan-2.
Never having dealt with a serious marine disease before and already having both our tanks stocked (we also have a 29 gallon) and healthy, we don't have a QT. That was a very stupid mistake.
Now I'm setting up a QT but I'm not sure it will be enough to save the last 3 of my fish. I know now how very important that little step is. I've been treating with acriflavine since I can't dose my DT with copper (invertebrates).
So here's my question. How long do I have until the velvet cycle begins again and possibly kills my remaining fish? My angel and clown have mild symptoms of velvet and possibly ich as well. I bought Garlic Guard to try to get them to eat more but they're barely picking at their food.
Then here's a tip to people like me who don't think they need a QT. I promise you do. When you start losing your favorite fish, you'll wish you had one. Not to mention, brush up on marine diseases. I didn't and would have killed my fish faster because I planned on treating what I thought was ich with hypo salinity. Velvet is NOT affected by hypo. I would have stressed my fish more and for no reason. I've been learning a very hard and expensive lesson.
One last question. Can hermits and or snails carry velvet to a tank? There's no other way it could have been introduced to our system.
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(just in case the familiarity with that phrase makes you more comfortable!)
