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shellback
Fri, 2nd Jan 2004, 08:47 AM
The last two weeks have not been so good I started noticing what looked like dust on my fish in the small tank. Fish eating good but starting to have problems. Read up on ich which seemed to be larger cyst than this but try what was advised. Lowered salineand raised temp,dwarf angel,two stripe damsel and arrow crab killed over.Saline was at 19 to 20 kept that way for a week yesterday lost red skipper and cleaner wrasse. Started to raise saline slowly this morning found clown dead, :cry: now not sure what to do only have domino and firefish left. I can't tell if firefish is effected shows no signs but domino is covered in what looks like dust. No, no pics camera wouldn't do that close up. Lost my tank dont want to lose more,want to find out what this is and treat before new fish come in.
GaryP
Fri, 2nd Jan 2004, 09:53 AM
What color are the spots. If they are white its probably ich. If they are more of a brown or gold, it could be marine velvet.

Gary
Instar
Fri, 2nd Jan 2004, 10:02 AM
Ick looks kinda like salt. If its finer than that, you got serious trouble. Since it killed so fast, sounds something like amyloodinium. Ick won't kill that fast and ick may not kill them at all if they are otherwise healthy. The fact that the arrow crab kicked may be a function of lowering the salinity. The fact that the clown kicked is really something. What was your most recent addition to the tank? What kind of clown?
The damsels around here are mostly junk. Where did you get it?
shellback
Fri, 2nd Jan 2004, 10:11 AM
most recent was turbos from Alamo, Clown was a blk/white had him awhile,damsels where good not a problem had them longer than the clown problem started not long after getting snails from orded picked up at last months meeting.
shellback
Fri, 2nd Jan 2004, 11:34 AM
Coral Fish Disease looks like there doomed trying to find meds now but might be to late, they have put up a good fight but may be to late. Even so will treat tank neverless to bad it had to happen though finding the right meds is the fun part watching them die off isn't. :cry:

Thanks All Chuck
Jenn
Fri, 2nd Jan 2004, 11:45 AM
Sorry about you losses Chuck.