3 fish dead in 2 weeks and it does not look good for the rest

tinman · #1 06-23-2010, 02:21 AM

you da man dr kien, hats off to you!

fsjman · #2 06-23-2010, 04:33 AM

Damn man this brought tears to my eyes Good job Kien hats off to you hope they make it

Ian · #3 06-23-2010, 06:08 AM

awesome!!!

kevNnic · #4 06-23-2010, 02:37 PM

they are looking 100x better!! glad to see there are people out there willing to lend a hand in this horrible situations, I really need to setup a QT tank here soon!

sitandwatch · #5 07-15-2010, 03:09 PM

The fish have come home!!!

I picked up the Niger, Pink Tail, Clowns and Yellow tang last night from Dr Kien.

They all look sooooo much better, by the time I acclimated them it was dark so I will get some photos up later.

I have to give a huge thanks to Kien and his family for looking after and treating the fish, without that assistance I am pretty sure I would be out the hobby.

Leah · #6 07-15-2010, 03:37 PM

Glad you have your fish back and it all worked out. And kien way to go...so incredibly nice of you to do all you did. Pretty sure not many people would have done it.

fishoholic · #7 07-15-2010, 03:51 PM

Not to put a damper on things but it's only been about 4 weeks since Kien took the fish from you. Velvet can last in your tank for 6-8 weeks (after you remove all the fish) there might be a possibility that the velvet is still in your system and your fish might re-catch it. I really hope this doesn't happen but I would of waited at least 3 more weeks before bringing them home. I waited 8 weeks before I added my fish back to the display when I had velvet, and even then I was scared they might re-get it. Thankfully they didn't, but everywere you read says to leave your tank fish free for a minium of 6 weeks because the velvet virus can live in the system for that long, even without fish to host on.

Chaloupa · #8 07-27-2010, 03:35 PM

KIEN....can you please tell me the dose you were doing of both the formalin and copper, and exact treatment regiment? I appreciate it!

Lance · #9 07-27-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fishoholic

Not to put a damper on things but it's only been about 4 weeks since Kien took the fish from you. Velvet can last in your tank for 6-8 weeks (after you remove all the fish) there might be a possibility that the velvet is still in your system and your fish might re-catch it. I really hope this doesn't happen but I would of waited at least 3 more weeks before bringing them home. I waited 8 weeks before I added my fish back to the display when I had velvet, and even then I was scared they might re-get it. Thankfully they didn't, but everywere you read says to leave your tank fish free for a minium of 6 weeks because the velvet virus can live in the system for that long, even without fish to host on.

+1 Minimum of 6 weeks, 8 weeks recommended.