So I started my aquarium around 5 months ago and i have been slowly adding coral and fish into it. I have one copperband butterfly, one flame angel, a kole tang, a clownfish, a six line wrasse, and a bengai cardinal. I introduced the copper band, the angel and the tang around the same time so I don't know which one was the carrier but now I am positive I have velvet in my tank. The first thing I noticed was when I was doing a waterchange last night and the tang was looking very sickly. I examined him closer and realized he was coated with what looked like white powder. Immediately I knew it was velvet so I tried to set up a quarantine tank asap. The next morning the tang was already dead, and the rest of the fish were coated in white spots. My bengai is the only one that seems healthy. My question is what should I do from here? I know now to set up a quarantine tank before hand and to quarantine fish before introducing to my DT, but for how long should I keep the new fish there? Also, I have heard from Aaron from SPS corals to make the tank fowel for at least three months until reintroducing fish. Would the parasites affect the coral? Also would the parasites be able to feed off the coral and survive? Please help any help would be appreciated
Ahhhhh velvet help!
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i didnt have velvet, but i had a bad chase of ick. i took out all of my fish about 2 weeks ago. dosing copper every time i do a water change to keep a high level of copper in the qt. about how long should the fish be out of the DT tank is a hard call. i know ppl who have kept them out for 8 weeks and were ok after that, and i know ppl who keep them out for 3 months. me personal, am going for 2 or 3 months. all matters on how jumpy i get. but am sure youll get some more input from others.
If you don't quarantine them the velvet certainly will kill your fish. I introduced velvet 2.5 years ago and lost 23 fish.
Recommend to get em in that qt tank. Treatments you will have to read up on, but if you hit em with copper too hard, they may die. But you're in for a long road, most people fold their hand.
Whatever you do, don't add any fish for at least 2 months to that aids tank
Recommend to get em in that qt tank. Treatments you will have to read up on, but if you hit em with copper too hard, they may die. But you're in for a long road, most people fold their hand.
Whatever you do, don't add any fish for at least 2 months to that aids tank
Unfortunately hyposalinity absolutely is not effective for velvet. Copper based medications are the only reliable treatment.
Again, sorry to hear about your troubles Gary, were you able to get the quarantine setup? The velvet could be gone as soon as 6 weeks but it's best to wait 8 weeks or more. The parasites will not infect coral or any other invert, they can only host fish.
Again, sorry to hear about your troubles Gary, were you able to get the quarantine setup? The velvet could be gone as soon as 6 weeks but it's best to wait 8 weeks or more. The parasites will not infect coral or any other invert, they can only host fish.
