Whats wrong with my fish ??

[FWC]

O.k ,yes ,my tank is young and such.

However that is not the issue. I did not post here to be heckled about my tank and its stock and maturity.

So I maintain my original question ,what is wrong with my fish and how do I fix it ??

[janalta]

Heckled? Really?

People can't help you without details.
Three people asked you how long your tank has been up and running....you don't find it relevant...it is.

There are no visable parasites, spots or other signs of disease on your fish, therefore, no one can give you a positive answer as to what is going on.
You added a visably ill fish with cloudy eyes to your tank. What was wrong with her and what she died of...again, no one can tell you that without seeing that fish. ( although cloudy eyes can be caused by a bacterial infection )

You were not heckled.....you wanted advice....and were advised that your tank is too new to have that much livestock added...and that is part of your problem...whether you care to admit it or not. It is an issue.

Since you do not have a disease or parasite that is visable.....and since you have corals in your tank....dosing with anything could result in losing your corals and inverts. So, it is not advisable to experiment with different treatments just in case.

The fish in your photos don't look critically ill....no spots, no white patches, no sores, all are swimming normally. Until you can see something, it's dangerous to start dosing your tank just in case.
The fact that they appear itchy could mean something like flukes.....gaping mouths, slowing down, pale...could well be water quality....not just chemically, but airation, flow, temp, filtration, salinity.
A parasite would not explain why your corals are also not looking healthy.

[Aquattro]

Janalta, good answer!

[FWC]

O.k ,more info.

I just tested the water ,it came back the following. It probably also explains the coral not looking so hot.

Nitate = 3
Nitrite = 0.05
Ammonia = 0.7
pH = 7.3 (I believe the low ammonia is why the coral is un-happy)

Tank has been up for about 2 months

Also the anthias wasnt ill looking when I added her ,however after a few days eyes ,and then body clouded over and she died.

Also something is coming over the filefish. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/j...h/DSCF9638.jpg
http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/j...h/DSCF9639.jpg
http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/j...h/DSCF9640.jpg

ETA : Sorry if I seem snappish/over defensive or anything ,it's just one of those things...if that makes sence

[Borderjumper]

Is that an orange spot filefish? If so.. I thnk they are very specific on what they eat...

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Is that an orange spot filefish? If so.. I thnk they are very specific on what they eat...

Believe they only eat coral...not a good choice for a fish.

[Aquattro]

Yup, just checked, they require SPS corals for snacking on.

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Believe they only eat coral...not a good choice for a fish.

I think they only eat acro polyps

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

I think they only eat acro polyps

Correct. The fish is already dead

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by FWC

There have been two in the last week.

First was a female anthias who was badly beat up by my male ,and she soon developed a cloudy layer over he eyes ,followed by clowing over by her whole body ,loss of balance ,stopped eating and died.

I replaced her with another female last night ,and she looks to be pretty healthy so far.

Originally Posted by FWC

I picked up a little cleaner wrasse toight to help ease the fishes itching, all my fish are molesting him to clean them :P

Originally Posted by FWC

O.k ,more info.

I just tested the water ,it came back the following. It probably also explains the coral not looking so hot.

Nitate = 3
Nitrite = 0.05
Ammonia = 0.7
pH = 7.3 (I believe the low ammonia is why the coral is un-happy)

Tank has been up for about 2 months

Also the anthias wasnt ill looking when I added her ,however after a few days eyes ,and then body clouded over and she died.

Also something is coming over the filefish. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

too many added at too soon i believe you maxed out your bio load, there are 6 fish in the picture above and the tank is only 2 mths old.....minus cycling and its alot of fish in a couple short weeks.


the tests say so them selves there should be no amonia present in a healthy tank.

fish will always go to the cleaner because there is nothing else they can do the cleaner will always accept a free meal.


first i would get rid of the amonia by a hefty water change and feed the fish with garlic soaked foods.i wouldnt add anything else to the tank for a few weeks, they really need to mature. the way to a successful tank from scratch is one with a low bio load added over time.

good luck