Joshifer

I think it's brooklynella. The fire fish has no marks on its body. I'm just saying examining myself and looking at Google images of brook. It looks like velvet. But what stuck out most is the black marks. That I mistook the other day for coral stings. I could be wrong. I'm just trying to figure out what's going on here. I'm not bothering the fish I'm just googling and comparing images.

I'm just not sure how long do I keep the copper treatment going. The box doesn't say. Just says a month supply.

I didn't know that. But he seems okay he's acting normal.

I don't think it's velvet. Probably ich. I hope it's ich. Yes I have a fire fish In copper. He's doing fine. Doing better then what he was in the DT anyway. He was freaking out without a rock to hide in I got him a plastic rock he's better now. The clownfish is doing better also. The glass floor as I said is littered with white specs. That I can't examine until tomorrow I don't wanna put any lights on. Tomorrow I need to hunt copper kits ill hit a few stores. If I'm unable to find any maybe I can borrow a kit. All of th equipment being used is new I purchased it today. Nothing's going back and forth. Once I'm done using as a hospital tank I'm gonna set it up as a QT. As for my DT I plan on doing a water change tomorrow. As usual. Run the lights as normal. I have coral and inverts I need to keep going. I just hope my coral don't freak out without fish. For diving into this blindly I'm keeping calm about this im not falling apart over it as I thought I would. I'm talking about myself not the tanks. But as I said I'm noticing a big difference in the fish for the better. To my eye anyway. they went from not moving and breathing heavy to swimming around and breathing normally in a few hours of transferring. I'm preparing myself mentally if they don't make it. I want them to make it. But I need to prepare myself for the worst. And dust it off. And take care of my DT corals and inverts for 72 days before introducing anything new. Personally I hope they make it. And they can live in this 10G for 72 days.

Theirs white dots on the glass floor of the tank. I can't see exactly what they are because I'm keeping the lights off even the lamp near the tank to reduce stress. Tomorrow durring daylight I can get a better look. Fish are no longer lethargic. And swimming around normally. Vs in the display they were gasping and not moving. So seems better to the eye.

I removed the rock. Put it outside let it dry out or whatever I wasn't using it it was just in the back chamber. I got a plastic Texas holy rock from Walmart for the fire fish to go into. Petco didn't have any copper kits. Gonna hunt it tomorrow.

Fish are in. I added some fiji branch rock for some kinda bio filter. It doesn't have any hitch hikers theirs nowhere for them to hide. Anyway. Fish are already looking better. I just fed to test if they'll. Eat and they ate. How long do I keep them in copper? Bottle doesn't say just says 1 month supply. Their gonna be in this 10G for a while. Might as well buy them plastic plants or something to hide in. What is it 72 days without fish in DT to kill off diseases ?

Okay. Filled with tap water. Added salt. It's all mixing. I added chlorine removed. This one does not affect ammonia or binds it just removes chlorines. Water is cloudy salt is mixing. I did not add the copper yet. I have bio spira. Would that help any? I did not add it. Fish are still in DT lights been out all day to reduce stress

I emptied it. Starting over.

I used tap water to mix the salt...gotta do it all over again with distilled water now. Luckily I didn't transfer the fish over.

Wait I used amquel water detoxifier. And this copper aid is chelated copper sulfate. I remember reading they shouldn't mix...

All they had was kordon copper aid. I filled the tank up running the filters without carbon heater power head SG matches the tank. I put the dosage for the copper aid. Do I just put the fish in? Or wait?

I got some work today thank God. Going to Petco to get a 10G with the dollar a gallon sale. Filter. Heater. Extra salt. Since this is a hospital tank would it be ok to use tap water mixed with tank water and with prime because I'd be changing the water so much? Also which medication do I buy? Should do lower salinity higher salinity. Higher temps mid temps. All comments and tips appreciated.

I'm beginning to think it's velvet. The clown began to look dusty. A gray white coating covering it. Days after the RG died. Which wasn't long. 4 days maybe. Til that clown died. I've been educating myself on marine diseases. And it seems to resemble velvet. Which needs a host fish. I don't need to tell you all that you know it already. this remaining clown is beginning to look bad. The fire fish I can't tell as he is mostly white. The red part of him I don't really see anything. Yet anyway. I can't do anything. to save them I'll give them to someone who can treat them. At least they'll live. And I'll go fishless for whatever 3 months til the disease dies.

I'm googling and not finding any real answers. Only clue I came across was someone saying when fully submerged after time the salt causes the gasket around the power plug to give out and water leaks inside the heater. Eventually cooking the water inside the heater causing it to explode. All of these people mentioned it running for 3 months. Owners manuals say to completely submerge the heater. Maybe I can hang it just so the power cord is out of water. I don't know. But I found a lot of people having this problem. And it bothers me. Not only for the tank but the safety of my family and home. One guy pulled it out too quick and it blew up in his face and took cobalt to court. Another families house burned down. Another man lost priceless corals. Which is my lease concern when my family is involved. Scary stuff.

I don't know if it's an ermergency but As Kim said remove some water. Let's make a brace. I'm usually good at emergency makeshift stuff. If you have extra pieces of thick glass laying around and some silicone. You can place the glass flat and attach it across as a brace. It's ugly but it'll hold you off til you get a more permanent fix. If you don't have these items. I can't think of the name of them. Those grip things that look like scissors. But hold stuff. One on the front one on the back. Put cardboard not to scratch or crack your tank. Thick wire. Maybe a wire hanger or two. Or picture hanging metal wire. Wrapped tightly around them. To act as a temporary brace. This will not last forever but at least you'll get to sleep tonight and deal with it tomorrow. I'm sure theirs flaws in my makeshift braces but like I said it'll offer some kinda relief temporarily. If not the tank but your peace of mind.

Yes yes I know hospital tank QT medicate. I went to fast. I'll say it before anyone else. I have no money for a hospital tank. Or the extra salt and medications it needs. Since this hurricane nobody wants to give me work as their just focusing on their families and houses which I don't blame them. Nobody Needs my services at the moment their saving their money in case of emergency. That's what all my clients been telling me anyway. I'm not paid by the hour. Im paid if I work.

Tree Sprite told me if black spots appear that's the coral stinging the clown as their trying to host it. Is this what she was taking about? Almost looks like a bruise. Not really dark but it's on the white so it shows. I'm not panicking over it I'm just wondering because I've been trying to get them to host euphs since day 1. Well it... Lost the sick one today. Taking it pretty bad I couldn't even look my wife had to remove the body, been out of sorts all day. But this bruise cheered me up a little. This guys been grieving all day. He knows the other is gone. The fire fish won't move from his side even now with the moonlights. The fire fish usually goes in its cave. But he's staying out as if he feels the clownfish's sadness. I did it. The shrimp did it. I don't know I'm not pointing fingers. I'm blaming myself mostly. But I feel really horrible about that clown as I adored them both. And seeing this clown grieve is hurting me more. The whole family noticed him looking for the other clown all day. Didn't even name them yet as i was waiting to see who's the boy and who's the girl. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So it wasn't a fluke their just bad heaters. Maybe I'll sell the replacement and buy a different brand.

Thanks appreciate it. I think this little 10 watt will hold off til the cobalt comes. Lady said she's personally shipping it today. I think she was afraid I'd sue as it blew up.

Wow

So last night the lights on the neotherm started flashing. Acting odd so I removed it and replaced it with another heater. Plugged it in today in a bucket of tap water the thing exploded in the bucket

My hands are hardly ever in there I hate putting my hands in there. But your both right. Too much changing. I'm gonna back off. And let them relax. Now just a few minutes ago my heater which is the cobalt neotherm began to make a crackle sound. The lights began flashing Then went up to 94° by itself so I unplugged it and pulled it out quickly and it began to emit smoke. Like Jesus it's one thing after another. The only other heater I have is an Aqueon mini 10W betta heater I was using to heat up new salt water. I stuck that in the return pump chamber. Now the CBS has no heater in the bucket. :/ hope he makes it thru the night. Even tho he's evil I don't want him to die. Now I need to makeshift a way to keep the CBS water from freezing.

Coral banded was chasing the sick clown around the tank. Swimming and lunging at him he even swam to the top of the tank to try and grab the clown. I caught him and put him in a 5G bucket with tank water a heater and prime. He's getting dropped off to Petco tomorrow. Evil viscious little thing clipped the clowns tail. Now the poor clowns can relax. I bet the shrimp stressed the Royal gramma to death too. Their beautiful but Never again.

I'm not sure how I would match pH. Temp I can do. It's a tank bred osc clown so their pretty tough. I am keeping stress factors down. The CBS is stressing it if I have to tear the whole tank apart tomorrow I'm getting him out. He stressed the Royal gramma to death. I'll drop him off to Petco or to the children's lab.maybe better off Petco I don't wanna infect the kiddy tank where Dave works