Marine Velvet aftermath

[Factorybacking_05]

Pretty amazing. Nothing changed (besides water changes) or added into system in the past 6 months. Wiped out 6 of my fish so far in 2 days.

 

[MFlores888]

When velvet got into my tank it wiped out about 6 fish in less than 48 hours. Was pretty close to leaving the hobby.

 

[dontavo27]

Damn sorry for your loss.

 

[mattyzang]

That stuff sucks sorry to hear

I went fallow and saved most of my fish, but then they got a bacterial infection and started dropping like flies from that

this hobby really blows sometimes

 

[nicodim55]

Just went through the same thing a month ago. Lost all my clowns 🥲🙏 sorry for your loss

 

[Factorybacking_05]

Thank you everyone. It definitely isnt easy, crazy to think it can strike at almost any time.

 

[Tangwich]

Oh dam..sorry to see that. No open windows where any kind of chemical could have gotten in or visitors or anyone that could have put something in ur tank?
Back in 07, some roomates at the time thought it would be fun or funny to get drunk and spray something in my tank while i was at work ....and that wiped out all my fish kinda like velvet.

 

[tricky_tran]

Oh my. This is heart breaking. I have been trying to make sure I don’t put my hands in my tank for anything. If I do, I make sure I’m washing and sterilizing with hot water before I do because of all the hand sanitizer. Sorry for your loss.

 

[resortez]

Yup. Those are the heartaches that make you want to throw the tank out the window but hold steady & keep on course.

 

[BgFish]

Sorry for your loss. I went thru the same thing- lost two clowns, an anthias, a royal grama, a mandarin, and a molly. Tank had no new additions for months, and no changes. Just one day clown was dead- rest of the fish looked ok. Next day the rest of the fish were dead.

One molly and a algae blenny seemed to not be affected and are actually still in the tank- I never added any more fish to that tank as I never went fallow so I assume it’s still in the tank.
I have a few tanks, and when I get around to it I’ll put those two fish in QT and let the tank go fallow.

good luck man and sorry again that happened.

 

[Jimbo327]

Can velvet just appear without adding anything in 6 months?

 

[LittleReefers]

Any tips on how to treat marine velvet ? Think I might have it in my tank.

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Any tips on how to treat marine velvet ? Think I might have it in my tank.

quarantine tank and use copper

 

[anthonys_aqua]

Can velvet just appear without adding anything in 6 months?

not really, marine velvet kills in days. it was introduced some how