Hi Everyone, firstly I appreciate any help and/or advice you can provide. Pretty stressed out right now about the state of my tank and am unsure of where to go from here. A bit of background, my tank has been established for around 2 years now, most of which has gone smoothly. There was some ich management but with the exception of 1 flare up the fish are happy, fat, and healthy. Due to the size, number of fish, and rock structure I decided it was best to manage rather than treat. As I mentioned, they eat like hippos and are chunky and content.
That is until a week or two ago. About 2 months ago a friend recommended a new LFS to me and I was told the fish were pre-QT'd and safe for immediate introduction into my DT. Stupidly, I took that advice and did not QT a copperband, a twinspot goby pair, and a snowflake eel. It was impulsive and I'm pretty disappointed in myself. I'm pretty sure the eel got the gobies, but the copperband never showed any signs of illness. It simply did not want to eat and would not eat frozen, pellets, or even live. I did see him eating in the store, however. The CB died maybe a month or so ago and as unfortunate as it was, life seemed to go on in the tank. The eel is doing great, btw. About a week ago I found my powder blue tang dead, followed by an orange storm clown yesterday, and now a cardinal. Given the CB was introduced almost 2 months ago, is it possible this infection/parasite was transmitted and laid dormant for that long? It seems to me that the foxface has what looks like ich, while the sailfin and blue hippo have velvet.
The only other thing that has changed is last weekend the power supply to my return pump fried. I went Sat. and Sun. with my return off, but left all of my wavemakers on with plenty of flow/surface action and also threw in 2 airstones for good measure.
I'm not sure how to verify a diagnosis, and frankly have never had to treat/dip/isolate any of my fish before. I know there is plenty of information here on R2R, but it's definitely intimidating and nerve-racking. I think either way I would like to treat them as I would ideally like a parasite free tank, but I know treatments vary per diagnosis and I'm just not sure what direction to go in right now. Thanks again in advance for any info/recommendations/diagnoses!
That is until a week or two ago. About 2 months ago a friend recommended a new LFS to me and I was told the fish were pre-QT'd and safe for immediate introduction into my DT. Stupidly, I took that advice and did not QT a copperband, a twinspot goby pair, and a snowflake eel. It was impulsive and I'm pretty disappointed in myself. I'm pretty sure the eel got the gobies, but the copperband never showed any signs of illness. It simply did not want to eat and would not eat frozen, pellets, or even live. I did see him eating in the store, however. The CB died maybe a month or so ago and as unfortunate as it was, life seemed to go on in the tank. The eel is doing great, btw. About a week ago I found my powder blue tang dead, followed by an orange storm clown yesterday, and now a cardinal. Given the CB was introduced almost 2 months ago, is it possible this infection/parasite was transmitted and laid dormant for that long? It seems to me that the foxface has what looks like ich, while the sailfin and blue hippo have velvet.
The only other thing that has changed is last weekend the power supply to my return pump fried. I went Sat. and Sun. with my return off, but left all of my wavemakers on with plenty of flow/surface action and also threw in 2 airstones for good measure.
I'm not sure how to verify a diagnosis, and frankly have never had to treat/dip/isolate any of my fish before. I know there is plenty of information here on R2R, but it's definitely intimidating and nerve-racking. I think either way I would like to treat them as I would ideally like a parasite free tank, but I know treatments vary per diagnosis and I'm just not sure what direction to go in right now. Thanks again in advance for any info/recommendations/diagnoses!