Marine Velvet, I can't believe its happening to me.

[Coralgurl]

Very sorry for your losses!! Is there anything you can do to stop it or does it just have to run its course?

Hang in there!

[Snappy]

I feel your pain. I introduced two fish into my system last Boxing day and had my fish get sick with velvet within 2-3 days. It starts off looking similar to ich but then coats them in a whiteish blanket of velvet. I lost over 50 fish including some of my long time faves. It wiped out a lot of fish but there are at least a dozen that I thought were gonners that have recovered completely. That said, I still have another 3 or 4 fish that were really sick and recovered but still have some cloudiness in their eyes that I am possitive is just scarring from when they were sick because I have added other fish since then with no ill effects. I guess they now just have cateracs. Anyway it took about 3 months to run it's course. If they will continue to eat the stronger ones may have a fighting chance to beat it. I am very sorry for your losses and hope it doesn't continue.

[FishyFishy!]

Yeah one of my damsels has the cloudy eyes, and my big clown is starting to get cloudy eyes.... :-(

[Lance]

So sorry to hear this Mike.

[Casey8]

I am very sorry for you Mike I had been going through this disease several times in this hobby too. It really sucks when you lost a Kole tang after having it for 10 years.
Very sorry Mike.

[reefgirl189]

I'm really sorry... I hope everything takes a turn for the better. Don't jump ship just yet!

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by reefgirl189

I'm really sorry... I hope everything takes a turn for the better.

IME, this doesn't ever take a turn for the better. Your fish die. Usually all of them. After my bout, I will not put a fish in my tank that has not been quarantined and treated. Period.

[MarkoD]

What if you run a uv sterilizer? Maybe you'll be able to save some of the stronger fish