Achilles being Achilles

[wickedfish]

Bought him from a fly by night shop. He was eating and active but he was in very low salinity water. Which leads me to believe that they knew he was a sick fish or that they may try to mask other sick fish.

Did not medicate before he went in, what do you recommend? He was first in. But I did buy some new fish a week after, a wrasse and an anthia.

The issue with the Achilles started 3 weeks later when I added my old fish in.

I noticed the ich or whatever parasite was on him and all the marks, white spots galore. I was shooting steam out of my top. I was like dude why!!,! And then I was like because you didn't put him in a quarantine tank and take measures to assure he was healthy.

I guess I'm clueless when it comes to properly acclimating a fish.

 

[wickedfish]

I am waiting to see if the last 3 fish make a recovery, which it looks so-so. I give them 52% chance of survival if I was a betting man.

I am raising the temp and keeping parameters squeaky clean, feeding with garlic. Not adding fish at all. Going to not add anything until July or when I see it's cool. I will add a really ridiculously expensive hard to keep fish to see if it makes it...... making sure your reading my boring ramble.

I am also going to do a 50% water change, turn off the uv and carbon and add some micro lift herbtana something it's for common fish diseases. I am weary because of my corals. And the effects it can bring on them.

 

[jason142]

I am also going to do a 50% water change, turn off the uv and carbon and add some micro lift herbtana something it's for common fish diseases. I am weary because of my corals. And the effects it can bring on them.

I used herbtana in my 29g and it has pretty much everything but sps with no ill effect if that helps ya.

 

[JOSE CASAS]

Wow you seem lost and confused lol

 

[wickedfish]

Broski,

It's disheartening to lose fish especially ones you've hand fed for years every single day.

Let's turn this thread in what to do when you buy a fish.

Jose, I am calling you out. Your steps from beginning if you wish, I am more interested in from purchase to into your tank.
:to_pick_ones_nose3:

 

[rayray]

ahh c....

Bought him from a fly by night shop

in 10 years of buying fish, I only go to 2-3 LFS, 3 online dealies... because FOR ME, most places are just plain bad... I stick to the places where the fish I buy have never died on me...

He was eating and active but he was in very low salinity water...

so he was already really weakened... why did you buy him? Hyposalinity works because theoretically fish can compensate for osmolarity changes beyond the ability of ich... but hypo is really hard on fish kidneys, gills, and nervous system...

Did not medicate before he went in...

you MUST treat in some way before you add anything to your DT!!! even if the coral/fish comes from J. Casa's thriving tank I would treat a fish with a proper freshwater dip, and run coral in Revive. I treat livestock when I move them from my own reef to my FOWLR...

The issue with the Achilles started 3 weeks later when I added my old fish in.

SO... I am pretty sure ich was already in your tank and in check... then the weakened achilles got it bad.... then ich multiplied and overwhelemed the other fish...

I am waiting to see if the last 3 fish make a recovery...

you have decided not to attempt to "get rid" of ich by moving the remaining fish and treating them. It is reasonable. any future fish you add will need to be strong in order to avoid the achille's fate...

Broski,
Jose, I am calling you out. Your steps from beginning...

No offense, but IMO, the lessons is...

LACK OF PATIENCE

1. poor specimen selection... most important in this case

2. you bought from a questionable dealer
3. no QT/treatment

 

[wickedfish]

in 10 years of buying fish, I only go to 2-3 LFS, 3 online dealies... because FOR ME, most places are just plain bad... I stick to the places where the fish I buy have never died on me...



so he was already really weakened... why did you buy him? Hyposalinity works because theoretically fish can compensate for osmolarity changes beyond the ability of ich... but hypo is really hard on fish kidneys, gills, and nervous system...


you MUST treat in some way before you add anything to your DT!!! even if the coral/fish comes from J. Casa's thriving tank I would treat a fish with a proper freshwater dip, and run coral in Revive. I treat livestock when I move them from my own reef to my FOWLR...


SO... I am pretty sure ich was already in your tank and in check... then the weakened achilles got it bad.... then ich multiplied and overwhelemed the other fish...


you have decided not to attempt to "get rid" of ich by moving the remaining fish and treating them. It is reasonable. any future fish you add will need to be strong in order to avoid the achille's fate...


No offense, but IMO, the lessons is...

LACK OF PATIENCE

1. poor specimen selection... most important in this case

2. you bought from a questionable dealer
3. no QT/treatment

Agreed.