Might have to eat my own words re: quarantine

[Aquattro]

Thanks Kelly. The problem with this stuff is I still am not entirely sure what it is. Velvet is typically much smaller than ich, and shouldn't be visible as dots, but I have dots. Ich doesn't typically kill in three days and turn the fish stringy. Although I'm not an expert on ich, I've rarely had it, and it's always gone away on it's own.
So I'm treating for something I haven't identified. Hopefully I'm doing the right thing, and hopefully an unfiltered treatment tank doesn't cause more stress and kill them with the cure.

[dc4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Thanks Kelly. The problem with this stuff is I still am not entirely sure what it is. Velvet is typically much smaller than ich, and shouldn't be visible as dots, but I have dots. Ich doesn't typically kill in three days and turn the fish stringy. Although I'm not an expert on ich, I've rarely had it, and it's always gone away on it's own.
So I'm treating for something I haven't identified. Hopefully I'm doing the right thing, and hopefully an unfiltered treatment tank doesn't cause more stress and kill them with the cure.

Is it possible that its both ick and velvet, might be the velvet stressing the fish and making ick appear?

[MKLKT]

I think I'm suffering something similar in my tank, I haven't purchased a new fish in about a year though. The last thing I added was a few SPS colonies from J&L on boxing day, and prior to that I haven't had anything new in there since about October. I lost my favourite fish so far and 2 others are showing similar signs to what you're describing. Why couldn't it be the ugly fish I don't care about?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MKLKT

I think I'm suffering something similar in my tank, I haven't purchased a new fish in about a year though. The last thing I added was a few SPS colonies from J&L on boxing day, and prior to that I haven't had anything new in there since about October. I lost my favourite fish so far and 2 others are showing similar signs to what you're describing. Why couldn't it be the ugly fish I don't care about?

If it's velvet, it's going to be all the fish, pretty or ugly. Hopefully I've caught mine in time, now I just need to keep them alive in the treatment tank.

[MKLKT]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

If it's velvet, it's going to be all the fish, pretty or ugly. Hopefully I've caught mine in time, now I just need to keep them alive in the treatment tank.

It's annoying as I don't really have anything I can pinpoint as a carrier or cause. I don't live in the same house as where my tank is located so I won't be able to monitor daily nor have a quarantine large enough for all my fish. I was going to attempt Metronidazole bound to the fish food but we'll see how that goes. All I can say is that I know what you're going through right now.

[daniella3d]

could it be brooklynella? it's a fast killer too, but formaline or paraguard cure it in few days.

Take a look on google image for brooklynella and see if it match.

this is a clownfish with brook:




acriflavine is said to cure brook in about 2 weeks. So depending what it is, your med might just work.

Originally Posted by Aquattro

If it's velvet, it's going to be all the fish, pretty or ugly. Hopefully I've caught mine in time, now I just need to keep them alive in the treatment tank.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

could it be brooklynella? it's a fast killer too, but formaline or paraguard cure it in few days.

Take a look on google image for brooklynella and see if it match.

this is a clownfish with brook:

acriflavine is said to cure brook in about 2 weeks. So depending what it is, your med might just work.

I looked at this and yes, it almost looks the same. I figured though, that mostly it was a clownfish thing, and my clown is one of the happier fish today
But yes, it looks more like that than it does pics of velvet I've seen.

[Rice Reef]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

could it be brooklynella? it's a fast killer too, but formaline or paraguard cure it in few days.

Take a look on google image for brooklynella and see if it match.

this is a clownfish with brook:




acriflavine is said to cure brook in about 2 weeks. So depending what it is, your med might just work.

Brad, hang in there... If u need anything don't hesitate to ask . Will certainly help out. Have a spare 90 gallon, heaters and a few powerheads. If it is brooklynella cure it quickly... Brook wiped out all but my damsels five yrs ago. I'm still in shock after hearing you talking about it on Sunday. Your tank is a true piece of living art...

[Aquattro]

Thanks Wayne, I think I've got it covered. The big task is keeping water quality in the treatment tank. If you've got a mature canister filter jusy lying around.....

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by dc4

Is it possible that its both ick and velvet, might be the velvet stressing the fish and making ick appear?

Yes, I suspect that's possible, and even likely.