400 gallon project

[Lance]

Originally Posted by untamed

Here's the sequence of events...draw your own conclusions:

1) SpG of the tank falls from 1.025 to around 1.022
2) Pulsing Xenia self distructs completely! Total meltdown. This, of itself, was not really of concern to me. I've seen Xenia do this before. It usually comes back, but if it doesn't I'm not going to get upset about it's loss.
3) Achilles Tang breaks out in worst ich ever. Won't eat.
4) I've rapidly adjusted the SpG back up to 1.025.

The Achilles became so lethargic that I was able to reach in and basically hand-catch him. Those of you who are familiar with achilles tangs would know this is REALLY lethargic. I dropped him into a bucket of FW (at tank temp) to try to relieve him of some of the parasites. This puts the fish into some kind of rigor and I could only stand to leave him in there for about 1 minute.

Thinking he was basically frozen still, I was only holding him loosely in my hand when I removed him from the FW. He exploded in violent flipping and I was lucky to throw him across the top of the tank where he bounced off the top of the light fixture and back into the tank!

He seems much better this morning. I suppose we'll see.

Brad, IMO I don't think the lowered SG made the Ich worse as the Ich parasite needs higher SG levels. I believe the lower SG stressed the Achilles and thus made it a target for the parasites in your system.

[untamed]

Well...Achilles is one tough fish. At this point, he has not eaten anything for at least 7 days. He still looks pretty solid at this point. Just as I start to think he is behaving a bit better, he turns for the worse. Lately, he's become the target of attacks by my yellow tang and ABT.

So...he's been moved to the refugium for some refuge. He may not make it, but at least now he won't get harrassed and he has unlimited food all to himself if he wants it.



In this photo you can see the extent of the parasitic attack. The large spot near his gills is just coraline on the glas, but everything else you can see is ich. You can also see some damage done by the yellow tang on his mid/upper back.

[untamed]

Since I know everyone loves a challenge.... See if you can spot the algae blenny in the following photo of Achilles in the 'fuge. This blenny has been living in the 'fuge now for almost a year.



BTW...if you see a frag that you really like, everything in this tank is available...cheap as always.

[hillegom]

Hope he recovers

[Lance]

Poor guy! Get better Buddy.
Brad, I give up, I can't find the Blenny.

[Delphinus]

Good luck with the Achilles.

I can't see the blenny either. Only thing I'm not sure of is that blob under the eggcrate but that could be a snail shell too for all I know.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by untamed

Since I know everyone loves a challenge.... See if you can spot the algae blenny in the following photo of Achilles in the 'fuge. This blenny has been living in the 'fuge now for almost a year.

Get well soon......Is he curled up under the shroom on the right?

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by fishytime

Get well soon......Is he curled up under the shroom on the right?

Nope read my edit above

[fishoholic]

I hope your Achilles gets better, and for the life of me I can't find the blenny Which is annoying because I'm usually pretty good at finding hidden items in pic.'s.

Edit: never mind I found him, he looks to be covered in green fuzzy algae (looks almost like gsp) he's right behind the egg crate on the right side and you can just make out his face poking up from the egg crate hiding partly behind the orange sps frag.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Edit: never mind I found him, he looks to be covered in green fuzzy algae (looks almost like gsp) he's right behind the egg crate on the right side and you can just make out his face poking up from the egg crate hiding partly behind the orange sps frag.

Oh yeah, I see him now. Good eyes Laurie!