nordeb42
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Post by nordeb42 on Mar 25, 2014 17:41:52 GMT -5
last week i got 2 new fish my large hippo who was in my tank got ick and all of my fisk in my tank are dying some have ick and some have a white cotton I have 5 dead fish 3 large tang and 2 angels and I need help
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Post by maineultraclassic on Mar 25, 2014 17:45:24 GMT -5
If you didn't quarantine your new fish, you have no idea what they were carrying on them when you introduced them to your tank.
Where did you buy the new fish?
More then likely, they had ich on them, carried it into your tank, all your fish now have it and are going to die unless you can catch them and quarantine them. Now you are going to have to go 3-4 weeks fish free in your tank to kill off the ich.
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Post by Pokahpolice on Mar 25, 2014 18:54:10 GMT -5
Sorry to hear but the sad truth is there really isn't a ton you can do. Water change and some Ich treatment is about it. Chem Marin's Stop Parasite gets pretty good reviews.
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Post by jasonandsarah on Mar 25, 2014 21:22:25 GMT -5
Is there anything else going on with the tank? Normally that many fish don't die from just ick. From what I've known most fish will only die from ick if they're already sick or have some other problem?
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Post by Lance on Mar 25, 2014 22:47:27 GMT -5
One fish gets compromised...acts as host to large numbers of parasites which overwhelm other fishs' immune systems. Fish with parasites have open wounds from parasites and from scratching...leading to open sores and fungal infections.
Is it "ich" (Cryptocaryon irritants) or is it Oodinium? Different parasite, different treatment.
Is this a fish only tank or do you have inverts?
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Post by bryan on Mar 26, 2014 7:44:56 GMT -5
I can't stand ich! When I picked this hobby back up a few years ago I made a commitment to try my best at a disease free tank! This included quarantine anything "wet" for at least 9 weeks. I do the tank transfer method on ALL fish. So far I have had ZERO issues and my DT is disease free! I'm very happy about that. Sorry to here about your issues, I've been there and it sucks!
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Post by nordeb42 on Mar 26, 2014 18:04:01 GMT -5
coarls snails crabs
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Post by nordeb42 on Mar 26, 2014 18:16:42 GMT -5
all was looking good the corals, snails, crabs, shrimp all look good just the fish 9 dead 4 to go it a 230 gal and I have a 100 gal. that fine just the tank I put new fish in it looks like ick but I did have 2 clown fish and a orangeshoulder it looked like cotton so what is that
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Mar 26, 2014 18:25:13 GMT -5
Not sure what it is, but it sounds exactly like what I went through last summer...I went fish free for 6 weeks, and the fish I then added were in QT with copper treatment for 2 weeks. Now I just QT in my frag tank, no meds.
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Post by jasonandsarah on Mar 27, 2014 4:27:47 GMT -5
No way you could post a picture? There's a lot of different things that could look like cotton? If it's a parasite you can get herbtana. Look it up idk if you have time now?
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