Hi all, I’m so depressed that this is my first post. I’ve been reading these forums since starting my tank up in June of last year and it’s been super helpful. Hoping to get some advice as there’s a lot of approaches I’ve seen for ich management and treatment.
I had a red Firefish goby that became stressed from tank changes (added 4 corals, 4 fish). It hid for a week and then became social again. It was super skinny but eating great at this point so I wasn’t concerned. This was 7 days ago. Two days ago I noticed sprinkles on the Firefish goby’s side, sigh. I also noticed my black cap Basslett and purple Firefish flashed on the sand a couple times.
the red Firefish goby is now gone, assuming it died after first dose of Metro soaked food and cleaned up swiftly. The basslett has 2 white dots now and still scratching, the remaining purple Firefish is flashing occasionally.
my goal is help these little guys make it through and then manage afterwards.
Current approach:
- 11W UV in the sump (started 2 days ago when I realized there was an issue).
- prepped 1 tbsp frozen food soaked in Metroplex + Focus, 6 drops Selcon, a bunch of Garlic Guard. Feeding 2 times a day carefully (all fish are coming to the top to eat luckily)
- feeding mysis once a day soaked in garlic for all of the tank so the non-fish still get some food
would you incorporate anything else? Considering changing 5 gallons water every 2-3 days??
tank size: 70 gallon w/ 10 gallon sump
Current tank stock: black cap basslett, purple Firefish goby, yellow clown goby, clownfish, Tanaka Pygmy wrasse, purple eyed cardinal fish, bangaii cardinal fish, 2 x scooter blennies
The sensitive fellas: 7 snails, 4 hermit crabs, 2 coco worms, 2 cleaner shrimp, 2 electric flame scallops, red sponge balls, Kenya tree, leather cabbage, candy cane
I had a red Firefish goby that became stressed from tank changes (added 4 corals, 4 fish). It hid for a week and then became social again. It was super skinny but eating great at this point so I wasn’t concerned. This was 7 days ago. Two days ago I noticed sprinkles on the Firefish goby’s side, sigh. I also noticed my black cap Basslett and purple Firefish flashed on the sand a couple times.
the red Firefish goby is now gone, assuming it died after first dose of Metro soaked food and cleaned up swiftly. The basslett has 2 white dots now and still scratching, the remaining purple Firefish is flashing occasionally.
my goal is help these little guys make it through and then manage afterwards.
Current approach:
- 11W UV in the sump (started 2 days ago when I realized there was an issue).
- prepped 1 tbsp frozen food soaked in Metroplex + Focus, 6 drops Selcon, a bunch of Garlic Guard. Feeding 2 times a day carefully (all fish are coming to the top to eat luckily)
- feeding mysis once a day soaked in garlic for all of the tank so the non-fish still get some food
would you incorporate anything else? Considering changing 5 gallons water every 2-3 days??
tank size: 70 gallon w/ 10 gallon sump
Current tank stock: black cap basslett, purple Firefish goby, yellow clown goby, clownfish, Tanaka Pygmy wrasse, purple eyed cardinal fish, bangaii cardinal fish, 2 x scooter blennies
The sensitive fellas: 7 snails, 4 hermit crabs, 2 coco worms, 2 cleaner shrimp, 2 electric flame scallops, red sponge balls, Kenya tree, leather cabbage, candy cane