Branew
Aquarium Advice Regular
1. How long have you had the fish? Do you know if it was wild caught, or tank raised?
Blue Damsel - 1 Year
Kole Tang - 1 Year
Porcupine Puffer - 9 months
Racoon Butterfly - 6 months (lost recently, see below)
Huma Huma Trigger - 3 months
2. How long has the fish been in the tank? What are the tank mates? Any aggression?
No aggression noticed except maybe raccoon and now Tang rubbing tail into Trigger when under same rock together.
3. Is the fish eating? If so what does it eat?
All fish are eating and seem hungry. They eat frozen Krill and frozen Life Line
4. What are the water parameters? pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, SPG? (actual numbers please: posting high, average or normal is not helpful) What saltwater test kit are you using? Will post later
5. Is the fish showing any physical signs of disease, grain of salt size spots, discoloration, ragged fins, misting or spots on the fins, cuts, cloudy eyes, etc? Blue Damsel - None
Kole Tang - discoloration, ragged fins, cuts, rubbing on rocks
Porcupine Puffer - None
Racoon Butterfly - recently lost but showed discoloration, ragged fins, cuts, rubbing on rocks before it died, same as Kole is starting to show
Huma Huma Trigger - None
6. Is the fish "flashing" (scratching or rubbing on rocks, decorations or substrate)?
Blue Damsel - No
Kole Tang - YES
Porcupine Puffer - No
Racoon Butterfly - YES, was before lost
Huma Huma Trigger - No
7. How is the fish acting? Is it swimming around, or just hovering in one spot or corner of the tank?
Blue Damsel - Swimming, seems OK
Kole Tang - Does hover under rock but then comes out and swims but not as much as it did, always come out for food
Porcupine Puffer - Swimming, seems OK
Racoon Butterfly - before lost, hovered under rock but then comes out and swims but not as much as it did, sometimes swam violently, always come out for food until day before it died
Huma Huma Trigger - Swimming, seems OK
8. Did you use quarantine? If so for how long and did you have a need to treat for any ailments? Is it in qt now? Are you currently treating with any medication(s)?
I have a QT set up but havent used it yet
No meds yet, see more information below
9. Describe in detail how the fish was acclimated.
Acclimated by floating and then adding small amounts of tank water to bag every 5-10 minutes for about 30 minutes
10. What size system? What type of filtration do you use? Do you have any live rock or sand?
- 55 Gallon
- Crushed Coral
- 20+ lbs Live Rock
- aMiracle Wet/Dry
- Penguin BioWheel
- BakPak BioFilter/Protien Skimmer
- Power Head
11. Do you use any additives? Have you used any sort of meds in the main tank?
I used cupamine about 6 months ago to treat ich and it worked fine
Other
My temp in my tank is usually around 82-84 (I am not happy about it) even though my house is at 76. The way my tank is placed in my house I get direct sunlight hitting the tank for about 30-45 minutes in the afternoon that I belive is causing a 2 degree temp spike daily. I have a 20ft ceiling in the room and the top windows arent covered (I would cover them if my wife would let me). Next Summer I plan on addressing my temp issue but for now it is what it is, I live in Chicago so the Winter wont be a problem)
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My concern is with my Kole Tang. I recently lost a Racoon Butterfly to the same symptoms. The Raccoon started to get discolored, then I started to notice damaged scales, open wounds, rock rubbing (sometimes violently), hiding under a rock. No Spots, no cloudy eyes, no growths, and ate till the dies before he died.
Now my Kole Tang is starting with discoloration (very light brown now), open wounds, fins are becoming frayed, starting to hide a bit but no spots, no eye problems, no growths, not really rubbing on rocks (maybe a little bit), and always ready to eat.
Yesterday I went to a LFS and they told me to treat for ich so I went home, did a water change (20%), moved my Live rock to my spare 20 G tank, removed carbon, turned off Skimmer only to notice my Cupamine was not where I thought it was. I noticed my water did smell a bit fishy during my WC.
Today, I went to another LFS to get some Cupamine. The guy there told me to treat for Flukes so I am a bit confused now and was hoping someone here would assist me with some advice.
I will try to post some pics when I get home tonight
I will be monitoring this post and would like to thank anyone in advance for their help.
Blue Damsel - 1 Year
Kole Tang - 1 Year
Porcupine Puffer - 9 months
Racoon Butterfly - 6 months (lost recently, see below)
Huma Huma Trigger - 3 months
2. How long has the fish been in the tank? What are the tank mates? Any aggression?
No aggression noticed except maybe raccoon and now Tang rubbing tail into Trigger when under same rock together.
3. Is the fish eating? If so what does it eat?
All fish are eating and seem hungry. They eat frozen Krill and frozen Life Line
4. What are the water parameters? pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, SPG? (actual numbers please: posting high, average or normal is not helpful) What saltwater test kit are you using? Will post later
5. Is the fish showing any physical signs of disease, grain of salt size spots, discoloration, ragged fins, misting or spots on the fins, cuts, cloudy eyes, etc? Blue Damsel - None
Kole Tang - discoloration, ragged fins, cuts, rubbing on rocks
Porcupine Puffer - None
Racoon Butterfly - recently lost but showed discoloration, ragged fins, cuts, rubbing on rocks before it died, same as Kole is starting to show
Huma Huma Trigger - None
6. Is the fish "flashing" (scratching or rubbing on rocks, decorations or substrate)?
Blue Damsel - No
Kole Tang - YES
Porcupine Puffer - No
Racoon Butterfly - YES, was before lost
Huma Huma Trigger - No
7. How is the fish acting? Is it swimming around, or just hovering in one spot or corner of the tank?
Blue Damsel - Swimming, seems OK
Kole Tang - Does hover under rock but then comes out and swims but not as much as it did, always come out for food
Porcupine Puffer - Swimming, seems OK
Racoon Butterfly - before lost, hovered under rock but then comes out and swims but not as much as it did, sometimes swam violently, always come out for food until day before it died
Huma Huma Trigger - Swimming, seems OK
8. Did you use quarantine? If so for how long and did you have a need to treat for any ailments? Is it in qt now? Are you currently treating with any medication(s)?
I have a QT set up but havent used it yet
No meds yet, see more information below
9. Describe in detail how the fish was acclimated.
Acclimated by floating and then adding small amounts of tank water to bag every 5-10 minutes for about 30 minutes
10. What size system? What type of filtration do you use? Do you have any live rock or sand?
- 55 Gallon
- Crushed Coral
- 20+ lbs Live Rock
- aMiracle Wet/Dry
- Penguin BioWheel
- BakPak BioFilter/Protien Skimmer
- Power Head
11. Do you use any additives? Have you used any sort of meds in the main tank?
I used cupamine about 6 months ago to treat ich and it worked fine
Other
My temp in my tank is usually around 82-84 (I am not happy about it) even though my house is at 76. The way my tank is placed in my house I get direct sunlight hitting the tank for about 30-45 minutes in the afternoon that I belive is causing a 2 degree temp spike daily. I have a 20ft ceiling in the room and the top windows arent covered (I would cover them if my wife would let me). Next Summer I plan on addressing my temp issue but for now it is what it is, I live in Chicago so the Winter wont be a problem)
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My concern is with my Kole Tang. I recently lost a Racoon Butterfly to the same symptoms. The Raccoon started to get discolored, then I started to notice damaged scales, open wounds, rock rubbing (sometimes violently), hiding under a rock. No Spots, no cloudy eyes, no growths, and ate till the dies before he died.
Now my Kole Tang is starting with discoloration (very light brown now), open wounds, fins are becoming frayed, starting to hide a bit but no spots, no eye problems, no growths, not really rubbing on rocks (maybe a little bit), and always ready to eat.
Yesterday I went to a LFS and they told me to treat for ich so I went home, did a water change (20%), moved my Live rock to my spare 20 G tank, removed carbon, turned off Skimmer only to notice my Cupamine was not where I thought it was. I noticed my water did smell a bit fishy during my WC.
Today, I went to another LFS to get some Cupamine. The guy there told me to treat for Flukes so I am a bit confused now and was hoping someone here would assist me with some advice.
I will try to post some pics when I get home tonight
I will be monitoring this post and would like to thank anyone in advance for their help.