Schgred
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So my tank finished cycling last week with 40 pounds of live rock in a 37 gallon tank. After it finished cycling I went to petco (the only place in the area with saltwater fish) and bought one tank bred clownfish and a few crabs and snails for the clean up crew.
I don't have any sort of quarantine tank which I know is not ideal but I took my time acclimating the fish and cuc and added them last Thursday night. Everything seemed good up until Sunday morning. When I got up I noticed some white film that was hanging on the bottom of the clownfish. I also noticed that he wasn't using one of his side fins very well. I thought I would keep an eye on him to see how he was doing. Monday morning the slime was worse and his fin was badly damaged. Since I put him in the tank last Thursday he hadn't eaten much. Noticing that he was getting worse, I tried a brief freshwater dip. While that don't seem to stress him too much he deteriorated from there and died this afternoon. Everything I saw and read about pointed to brooklynella. My parameters are all great so I'm assuming I got him with the parasite but that the stress of the new tank brought on the symptoms. Thank you petco.
The question is regarding the current tank and how long I need to wait to add anything else.
1. Should I do a water change?
2. What fish aren't affected by brooklynella? Or should I assume any fish could get it?
3. I would like to add a clownfish eventually but can say that I won't be getting it from petco. I'm thinking about starting with two yellow tail damsels. How long do I need to wait to add the fish?
I'm in no hurry to add fish as I realize the need to be patient. Any help and insight into what to do next would be helpful. Thanks!
I don't have any sort of quarantine tank which I know is not ideal but I took my time acclimating the fish and cuc and added them last Thursday night. Everything seemed good up until Sunday morning. When I got up I noticed some white film that was hanging on the bottom of the clownfish. I also noticed that he wasn't using one of his side fins very well. I thought I would keep an eye on him to see how he was doing. Monday morning the slime was worse and his fin was badly damaged. Since I put him in the tank last Thursday he hadn't eaten much. Noticing that he was getting worse, I tried a brief freshwater dip. While that don't seem to stress him too much he deteriorated from there and died this afternoon. Everything I saw and read about pointed to brooklynella. My parameters are all great so I'm assuming I got him with the parasite but that the stress of the new tank brought on the symptoms. Thank you petco.
The question is regarding the current tank and how long I need to wait to add anything else.
1. Should I do a water change?
2. What fish aren't affected by brooklynella? Or should I assume any fish could get it?
3. I would like to add a clownfish eventually but can say that I won't be getting it from petco. I'm thinking about starting with two yellow tail damsels. How long do I need to wait to add the fish?
I'm in no hurry to add fish as I realize the need to be patient. Any help and insight into what to do next would be helpful. Thanks!