ugh Fish dead!

[cathyg_99]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Empty your display tank of ALL remaining fish (sounds like you did and they're in a QT) Treat the fish with seachem cupramine in QT tank and leave the display fishless for a minimum of 6-8 weeks.

I had velvet go through my tanks a couple of years ago worst disease ever in this hobby.

Here's a link to the thread I did when I had velvet, lots of info in it.
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=51938

i have one left and hes not doing very well this morning... so i just leave the display empty for 6-8 weeks? anything i should be adding?

[dsaundry]

Do you have a uv sterilizer? Or access to one? How large is your tank?? 8-12 weeks would be better and some more aggressive water changes 25-30% unless you have very sensitive corals or clams in system, then just 10-15% is fine. After the qt time has passed, do not try to restock too quickly. That can set up even more issues. Good luck I know its a hard thing to go through. Been there done that

[cathyg_99]

thanks... i think if my last clown dies im just going to stock it with corals for now... maybe fish for christmas?

[dsaundry]

That would be fine, just remember to add slowly...My 140 has recovered nicely from my set-back at the beginning of the year and is looking great again...yours will too.

[cathyg_99]

other than corals nothing has been added for a while, 3+ weeks and before that all came from my 90 gallon

[ALang]

Horrible disease, velvet is!! *shudder*
Hope that you will get through this OK.
Every time we hear about this disease, we just feel so badly for the people going through it.
Careful with the copper. Get all new tools for this purpose: nets, heater, bucket. Don't ever cross-contaminate your main tank with any remnants of copper, or you'd risk loosing more inverts, and the inability to ever use your main tank for anything other than a fish-only tank.
Good luck.