WarDog's Tank Thread : Episodic Trial And Error

[Wretch]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Well, its official, the wife just called and reported the Damsel and her favorite Clown are dead. Second Clown probably isn't too far behind. Corals and inverts appear to be unaffected. Time to reevaluate and leave the tank fallow for 3 months I guess.

Seriously ****ed, because I know it could have been avoided.

Damn man that really sucks? Do you know exactly what it is? Seems to be pretty harsh just to be ick. I know it sucks not having any fish in the tank for a while but it lets you work on other things.

Aquascape and frag placement. Lets you acquire more frags. Lets your pod population increase. Allows you to plan for the fish you want and the order you want to get them(or all at once). Gotta keep it positive. Really 3 months in the life of a tank isn't all that long.

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by wilswils57

damn dude i was following this thread too! that sucks. i got wrecked by velvet/ich too! lost 9 fish

I've lost countless numbers of fish during my freshwater days, but as this is my first salt tank, it really stings. Probably the worst part is that the clowns were my wifes favourite part of the tank. She really started to come around once they went in. The poor girl had to flush her favourite fish today. I'll need to buy her something shiny.

Originally Posted by Wretch

Damn man that really sucks? Do you know exactly what it is? Seems to be pretty harsh just to be ick. I know it sucks not having any fish in the tank for a while but it lets you work on other things.

Aquascape and frag placement. Lets you acquire more frags. Lets your pod population increase. Allows you to plan for the fish you want and the order you want to get them(or all at once). Gotta keep it positive. Really 3 months in the life of a tank isn't all that long.

Unfortunately I wont know what it is unless I can do a biopsy under a microscope, which I don't have. Lots of telltale white spots, but also a white sheen that appears under blues.

If and when the last fish dies, I'll be putting him on ice until I can get my hands on a microscope.

Completely ruled out Velvet based on the fact that the tank from which the Flame came, has mild Ich, but all fish are fine.

Can Ich wipe out an entire tank once introduced in 7 days? Symptoms began after the Flame was introduced, so I assume he was patient zero.

Also considering poisoning, and use of tap water for rinsing certain tools etc. Pretty hard to believe any poisoning would show the same symptoms as Ich. Confirmed with the wife and mother in law that no cleaning/spraying was done near the tank.

Still haven't mounted any frags, and I wanted to thin out the sandbed. So yeah, lots of stuff to do in the meantime. Maybe even set up a QT because, you know, I'm an idiot.

[Wretch]

Originally Posted by WarDog

I've lost countless numbers of fish during my freshwater days, but as this is my first salt tank, it really stings. Probably the worst part is that the clowns were my wifes favourite part of the tank. She really started to come around once they went in. The poor girl had to flush her favourite fish today. I'll need to buy her something shiny.



Unfortunately I wont know what it is unless I can do a biopsy under a microscope, which I don't have. Lots of telltale white spots, but also a white sheen that appears under blues.

If and when the last fish dies, I'll be putting him on ice until I can get my hands on a microscope.

Completely ruled out Velvet based on the fact that the tank from which the Flame came, has mild Ich, but all fish are fine.

Can Ich wipe out an entire tank once introduced in 7 days? Symptoms began after the Flame was introduced, so I assume he was patient zero.

Also considering poisoning, and use of tap water for rinsing certain tools etc. Pretty hard to believe any poisoning would show the same symptoms as Ich. Confirmed with the wife and mother in law that no cleaning/spraying was done near the tank.

Still haven't mounted any frags, and I wanted to thin out the sandbed. So yeah, lots of stuff to do in the meantime. Maybe even set up a QT because, you know, I'm an idiot.

Well fish die in quarantine as much as in a display tank but everyone has there opinion on that. Maybe yours has changed now after this icky episode.

Make your tank nice and pretty in the next 3 months. Get good growth on your sps then when you add fish they will make the tank even better looking.

[gregzz4]

Sorry to hear about your losses Warren
It definitely hurts losing fish

[Aquattro]

FWIW, I set up a QT after losing a bunch of fish. I lost more fish in QT than not, so now my tank is full of non quarantined fish, all happy and healthy.
I don't even have an opinion on it anymore, I think it's a good idea, but not for me.

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

FWIW, I set up a QT after losing a bunch of fish. I lost more fish in QT than not, so now my tank is full of non quarantined fish, all happy and healthy.
I don't even have an opinion on it anymore, I think it's a good idea, but not for me.

Oh yeah... that's why I didn't bother with a QT.

[Aquattro]

I got lucky so far, and not pushing it. Fish list is complete, so fingers crossed nothing happens. If I lose another tank full, I'm probably done!!

[F.H]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

FWIW, I set up a QT after losing a bunch of fish. I lost more fish in QT than not, so now my tank is full of non quarantined fish, all happy and healthy.
I don't even have an opinion on it anymore, I think it's a good idea, but not for me.

FWIW, I lost all my fish, about 4 of them when I was new to saltwater about 3 years ago to ich, or a similar "white spot" disease, although I'm pretty sure it wasn't velvet.

Left my tank fallow for 3 months, vowed to QT everything wet that goes into my tank from then on.

I haven't lost a single fish since, and currently have 7 in my tank.

As with every other aspect of this hobby, you'll have stories on one end of the spectrum such as Aquattro's and then stories on the other end such as mine.

My experiences have convinced me that QT is the way to go, his have convinced him otherwise.

Good luck with moving forward, I know probably every single reefer on Canreef has lost some livestock one way or another. Right now is the perfect time to ask around, maybe do some research and figure out exactly which direction you would like to take.

[Aquattro]

Absolutely 2 views on QT. If anyone asks me, I recommend it, I just don't practice it myself anymore. Mostly out of frustration.