I've done a stupid thing. I found some wild snails at the beach and brought them home and put them (and some water and sand) into my quarantine tank that has been empty for a while. It was an attempt to cycle the tank, since it's been empty for about 4 months.
I figured that it was OK, since it didn't go into my 50 Gallon tank, but then in a lapse of judgement, I put one of these snails into my main tank. Three days later, I noticed that my clown looked like he developed ICH and had some bloody scales. I suspect that I've contaminated my tank with wild bacteria. Doh!
Can anyone give advice as how I should proceed? Do I need to clean everything out and start from scratch? Should I medicate the entire tank with antibiotics? What are the chances that these events are unrelated?
One more detail. One of my damsels has fled to the top of the tank, and has been hanging out up there since before I introduced the snail. I thought he didn't look so good, and he seemed to be pale and had a few scales missing. He's still up there, and hanging in there. Could he be the culprit who ave a bacterial infection to the clown?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks for reading.
Gozirra
I figured that it was OK, since it didn't go into my 50 Gallon tank, but then in a lapse of judgement, I put one of these snails into my main tank. Three days later, I noticed that my clown looked like he developed ICH and had some bloody scales. I suspect that I've contaminated my tank with wild bacteria. Doh!
Can anyone give advice as how I should proceed? Do I need to clean everything out and start from scratch? Should I medicate the entire tank with antibiotics? What are the chances that these events are unrelated?
One more detail. One of my damsels has fled to the top of the tank, and has been hanging out up there since before I introduced the snail. I thought he didn't look so good, and he seemed to be pale and had a few scales missing. He's still up there, and hanging in there. Could he be the culprit who ave a bacterial infection to the clown?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks for reading.
Gozirra