Hi All,
I have a relatively new tank (4 months), BioCube 32g. (specifics below)
I had a pair of Ocellaris Clownfish. I lost one, apparently due to aggression. I waited 5 days then, after no signs of illness, I bought a smaller Clownfish to go with the survivor. There was no sign of aggression with the new little one. However, I did see signs of stress. The new little fish did not eat as enthusiastically as the other fish. I thought it was normal adjustment to the new tank and food (pellets and frozen mysis). Then the fish started to look thin with a white film (not spots) on its body. It did not survive.
No, I did not quarantine the new fish. I am looking into setting up a quarantine tank now. The remaining clown and the diamond Goby both look completely healthy with no signs of stress or disease.
Now I'm trying to decide what to do next.
1) I will set up a QT for any new fish.
Right now I don't know if I will ever add any more fish. Maybe I will just add more corals. And I need to quarantine corals too?
2) Should I remove the two fish and treat them for disease, leaving the DT fallow?
I worry that the process would be very stressful to the fish. An empty tank with no biological filtration?
If a take the filter sponge from the DT, won't I just bring disease into the QT along with the good bacteria?
I don't want to give up on SW, but I sure don't want to have more fish die if I can help it.
Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10, Phosphate 0.1, pH 8.1,Calcium 410, Magnesium 1320, Alkalinity 8.0, Salinity 1.023.
The DT includes live rock with barnacles, feather dusters, macroalgae, coraline.
Ocellaris Clownfish (1)
Diamond Goby (1)
Peppermint shrimp (3)
Scarlet hermit crabs (3), dwarf hermit crabs (3), Pithos crabs (3), porcelain crab (1)
Cerith, nassarius, trochus snails, limpets
Pulsing Xenia, branching GSP, Ricordea mushroom, torch coral
Thanks,
Debbie
I have a relatively new tank (4 months), BioCube 32g. (specifics below)
I had a pair of Ocellaris Clownfish. I lost one, apparently due to aggression. I waited 5 days then, after no signs of illness, I bought a smaller Clownfish to go with the survivor. There was no sign of aggression with the new little one. However, I did see signs of stress. The new little fish did not eat as enthusiastically as the other fish. I thought it was normal adjustment to the new tank and food (pellets and frozen mysis). Then the fish started to look thin with a white film (not spots) on its body. It did not survive.
No, I did not quarantine the new fish. I am looking into setting up a quarantine tank now. The remaining clown and the diamond Goby both look completely healthy with no signs of stress or disease.
Now I'm trying to decide what to do next.
1) I will set up a QT for any new fish.
Right now I don't know if I will ever add any more fish. Maybe I will just add more corals. And I need to quarantine corals too?
2) Should I remove the two fish and treat them for disease, leaving the DT fallow?
I worry that the process would be very stressful to the fish. An empty tank with no biological filtration?
If a take the filter sponge from the DT, won't I just bring disease into the QT along with the good bacteria?
I don't want to give up on SW, but I sure don't want to have more fish die if I can help it.
Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10, Phosphate 0.1, pH 8.1,Calcium 410, Magnesium 1320, Alkalinity 8.0, Salinity 1.023.
The DT includes live rock with barnacles, feather dusters, macroalgae, coraline.
Ocellaris Clownfish (1)
Diamond Goby (1)
Peppermint shrimp (3)
Scarlet hermit crabs (3), dwarf hermit crabs (3), Pithos crabs (3), porcelain crab (1)
Cerith, nassarius, trochus snails, limpets
Pulsing Xenia, branching GSP, Ricordea mushroom, torch coral
Thanks,
Debbie