Maroon clown

[bhuamani32]

My maroon clown doesn't look good and isn't swimming correctly. I don't have a qt tank and has white spots covering him. I don't have any reef friends that could take care of him and is swimming upside down and laying on ground. I live in nj and don't really have anyone to give him too

 

[Dave Gille]

I'm real sorry about your Clown but he's probably already gone... If it makes you feel any better, I just lost close to $2,500 in livestock in my 300 gal due to Ich & Marine Velvet cuz I didn't have a quarantine tank set up. Now I deffinately will! Search Craig's List for a 20 gal & dose all new fish with copper before adding them to community tank. Had someone told me this two years ago, I wouldn't have gone what you're dealing with! Good luck & keep at it!

 

[bhuamani32]

Wow yeah I just lost him but i am terribly sorry for what happened to you. I know how it feels just losing one fish. And yes I have three more tanks just do not have the correct equipment to start it up. Did you lose all fish or corals also. And where do you live? I am very new in hobby and still have many problems with my 90

 

[Dave Gille]

I live in San Antonio & have been in the hobby for a little over three years. 1st time I had Ich was July 2010 in a 125g tank & was able to safely quarantine them in a Hospital tank I set up using hyposalinity. I built my 300 gal from the ground up. New everything, sand, rock, Ect except for the two fish that survived. Since then I've been very careful what kind of fish I put in tank & am super cautious where I purchase them from. Haven't had any problems since 2010 but something did go wrong. The worst thing I did wrong was not quarantining fish, only acclimating them.

 

[bhuamani32]

Yeah I really wish I could find some one close to me that was in the hobby. I am struggling but have a 90 gallon tank up with a lot of algae problems. But yeah I am trying to get a qt tank up just need some for equipment. And yeah I hope this disease doesn't spread to my other fish in the tank

 

[MarinaClown]

Sorry about your clown. Do you have any other fish? Chances are they are affected as well and will need treatment. There are really cheap $40-$50 all in one aquarium kits you can buy and only use it as needed if you don't want a permanent QT set up. Good luck!

 

[huma-huma]

Sorry about your clown. Do you have any other fish? Chances are they are affected as well and will need treatment. There are really cheap $40-$50 all in one aquarium kits you can buy and only use it as needed if you don't want a permanent QT set up. Good luck!

+1. qt tanks only need to be basic setups, a hob filter, heater and a few pieces of pvc piping to hide in. also I wouldn't instantly treat every new fish you get with copper. although copper is a very effective treatment, its also pretty harsh. if you leave the new fish in qt for 3-4 weeks, youll see any diseases manifest before you add to the tank, at which point id treat.

 

[bhuamani32]

Ok if I did set up a qt tank should I get a HOB from like petco or do you think they would sell them at my lfs. And should I keep the salinity and temp the same in the tank. I have a 10,20 long, and 30 gallon. Do you know which one I should use. I can also try the kits also just not sure what better option is.

 

[bhuamani32]

And I have an ocelaris, goby, two chromis, fire fish, cardinal fish, and lawnmower blenny.

 

[huma-huma]

you can run a hob filter. any petco or petsmart will have them. as for size, depends on what you are going to be qting. if its a small fish or 2, the 10 would work. if you want a bit more size, use the 20