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Hi everyone. I am having problems with one of my tanks, a large fish only that I set up about a year ago. About 6 months ago I had a large die off as a result of what I thought at the time was velvet. Classic symptoms, I couldn't catch it in time to treat even though treatment would have been really challenging given the size of tank and the rockwork. Anyway, I lost all my fish but a regal tang who miraculously survived all attempts to catch or even starve it so I could run fallow.
Fast forward about 6 months, I succumbed to pressure and started to stock the tank again not ever having really diagnosed what had happened. Things were going well for a while and I thought whatever had diseased my tank before had passed with the other fish and the long period of time where the hardy regal was the only inhabitant. Not so. About 2 months ago I started seeing signs again, cloudy eyes, tattered fins, reclusive behaviour... This time I was able to catch one of the fish that had it the worst and earliest, a yellow flagfin angel. I gave him a freshwater dip and wow, did a lot of flukes come off him. I put him into a QT tank, treated him with Rally PRO Ruby Reef (which had been recommended on this forum) and he made what seemed to be a full recovery. I put him back into my display and all seemed well. Until about 2 weeks ago when he started looking kind of pasty (no other symptoms) but other fish started developing cloudy eyes. Thinking it was flukes, I dosed the display with 6 days of ruby reef (which is more than the required 3 day dose), did a large water change (not easy on a 600G system, about 25% I'd guess) and then treated with prazi pro. Almost immediately it seemed like most of my fish (except for that danged regal) took a turn for the worse, not only the anticipated appetite supression and heavy breathing associated with low oxygenation, but reclusive behaviour, cloudy eyes and a strange mottled look on my blonde naso. Over the past 2 days I lost my flagfin, my emperor and I'm expecting my flamingi and majestic to go any time. My little puffer is acting very strange but hanging on, and my blue trigger seems covered in a lot of tiny spots. The regal and the trigger are the only ones who seem to be eating.
Anyway, I can provide more info if needed to help diagnose, but I've also included some pictures to help. I'm really at wits end, frustrated with myself but also obviously very concerned about my fish.
Fast forward about 6 months, I succumbed to pressure and started to stock the tank again not ever having really diagnosed what had happened. Things were going well for a while and I thought whatever had diseased my tank before had passed with the other fish and the long period of time where the hardy regal was the only inhabitant. Not so. About 2 months ago I started seeing signs again, cloudy eyes, tattered fins, reclusive behaviour... This time I was able to catch one of the fish that had it the worst and earliest, a yellow flagfin angel. I gave him a freshwater dip and wow, did a lot of flukes come off him. I put him into a QT tank, treated him with Rally PRO Ruby Reef (which had been recommended on this forum) and he made what seemed to be a full recovery. I put him back into my display and all seemed well. Until about 2 weeks ago when he started looking kind of pasty (no other symptoms) but other fish started developing cloudy eyes. Thinking it was flukes, I dosed the display with 6 days of ruby reef (which is more than the required 3 day dose), did a large water change (not easy on a 600G system, about 25% I'd guess) and then treated with prazi pro. Almost immediately it seemed like most of my fish (except for that danged regal) took a turn for the worse, not only the anticipated appetite supression and heavy breathing associated with low oxygenation, but reclusive behaviour, cloudy eyes and a strange mottled look on my blonde naso. Over the past 2 days I lost my flagfin, my emperor and I'm expecting my flamingi and majestic to go any time. My little puffer is acting very strange but hanging on, and my blue trigger seems covered in a lot of tiny spots. The regal and the trigger are the only ones who seem to be eating.
Anyway, I can provide more info if needed to help diagnose, but I've also included some pictures to help. I'm really at wits end, frustrated with myself but also obviously very concerned about my fish.