Marine Velvet horribleness

[Leah]

Wow Laurie it has been really rough for you, if nothing else it has made me reconsider
having a q.t. tank. I agree with you on the pita thinking as I to have lost many fish in
q.t. that may have made it otherwise. I for one am glad you posted and am pleased
that you did not get the flack some have on here....it is been an eyeopener for a few
people I am sure. And you probably saved a lot of people this horrible experience.
Thank you for sharing with us and we can all learn to do better. Hoping everyone left
recouvers quickly. I know when I lost a bunch of fish once, I felt like throwing in the
towel I was so upset. It will just take time.....thinking of you!!! It will get better!
Leah

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Me too! Two whole days without death here's hoping. I do believe with some melifix after the copper treatment is over the Sohal will heal.

I totally agree, as long as you can keep him eating and he's fairly active, he will heal up just fine

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Leah

Wow Laurie it has been really rough for you, if nothing else it has made me reconsider
having a q.t. tank. I agree with you on the pita thinking as I to have lost many fish in
q.t. that may have made it otherwise. I for one am glad you posted and am pleased
that you did not get the flack some have on here....it is been an eyeopener for a few
people I am sure. And you probably saved a lot of people this horrible experience.
Thank you for sharing with us and we can all learn to do better. Hoping everyone left
recovers quickly. I know when I lost a bunch of fish once, I felt like throwing in the
towel I was so upset. It will just take time.....thinking of you!!! It will get better!
Leah

Thank-you Leah.

I'd like to think that I didn't get much flack because everybody loves me

But seriously I believe it's more so because I was willing to admit to how dumb I was (so there was no need to point it out) That I've learned from my mistakes and will QT from now on (so no lectures on that needed) and that no matter how bad a person screws up no one deserves to go through what I've been going though.

[Lance]

[quote=fishoholic;414711]Thank-you Leah.

I'd like to think that I didn't get much flack because everybody loves me


Yes, Laurie we all love you.

[my2rotties]

Tangs are tough and heal quickly. I think Scarface would be a good name for him, especially sue to the happy nature of Sohal tangs in general I think you should name all the fish now... since they all have a story to tell.

[naesco]

Unless there is some evidence of a parasite on the skin of the fish you should stop using copper treatments and remove the residue with charcoal.

The skin is exposed and therefor the fish is very susceptible to opportunistic fungal and bacterial infections.

I would recommend that you use a neomycin based saltwater anti-bacteria medication.
Follow the dosage recommendations carefully.

Wayne

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Lance

Yes, Laurie we all love you.

See I knew I was on the right track!

Originally Posted by naesco

Unless there is some evidence of a parasite on the skin of the fish you should stop using copper treatments and remove the residue with charcoal.

The skin is exposed and therefor the fish is very susceptible to opportunistic fungal and bacterial infections.

I would recommend that you use a neomycin based saltwater anti-bacteria medication.
Follow the dosage recommendations carefully.

Wayne

I don't see any of the velvet on his skin anymore, but a little over a week ago (before treatment) he was very covered in velvet. This disease hides so well, and has been very nasty, would only a week of copper treatment be enough? I would hate to risk pulling him out before the proper treatment time is over and risk everyone getting infected again but I would also hate to have him die from a fungal or bacterial infection.

Any thoughts?

[Lance]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

See I knew I was on the right track!



I don't see any of the velvet on his skin anymore, but a little over a week ago (before treatment) he was very covered in velvet. This disease hides so well, and has been very nasty, would only a week of copper treatment be enough? I would hate to risk pulling him out before the proper treatment time is over and risk everyone getting infected again but I would also hate to have him die from a fungal or bacterial infection.

Any thoughts?

Laurie, it is advised to run the Cupramine treatment for 14 days. IMO the risk of stopping treatment too early and having the disease come back is too great. Instructions on the bottle say 14 days, so that is what I did.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Lance

Laurie, it is advised to run the Cupramine treatment for 14 days. IMO the risk of stopping treatment too early and having the disease come back is too great. Instructions on the bottle say 14 days, so that is what I did.

Ya that's was I was thinking. He will just have to wait for the melifix treatment.

[fishoholic]

So for some reason I can't find my cleaner wrasse anywhere. He was healthy looking swimming around lots and eating well Friday night. I think I saw him Sat. morning (but I'm not 100% sure) but since Sat. night I can't see him anywhere in the QT tank. I looked all around the QT tank in case he jumped out but I didn't find his body outside of the tank and I don't see his body inside of the tank.

Either he's hiding really really well (not sure how I couldn't see him since there isn't many hiding spots in QT) or he died and the other fish ate him leaving no evidence behind (which is hard to believe that there wouldn't be some pieces of his body left to find since there in a fairly empty QT tank) or he did jump and I just can't see his body anywhere

Wish I knew where he is

*edit* I found the cleaner wrasse inside of the heater cover (dead and stuck to the heater) the heater cover was put on the heater to protect the fish from burns, not to create an sleeping inferno for my wrasse to die in