• Fish are dying. Advice is needed.

  • Danielle8118

Good afternoon, everyone. The question is as follows: after purchasing the white-bellied surgeon, who is no longer with us, problems began. The surgeon arrived, but he was so sad and emaciated, pale, just a skeleton, that I had to isolate him in a third of the tank. However, on the third day, he developed crypt, ate only artemia, and even that poorly. A day later, almost all of them got crypt. The die-off started with the lace apogon; a week after introducing the surgeon, the apogon lost its appetite, later its anus began to swell, and eventually, its insides started to come out, and it died. The same thing has now started with the forcipiger; it is still alive but swims strangely, sometimes hovering in one place, breathing heavily, covered in crypt. The little dog has paled and lies still, but when moved, it swims as if trying to bite its own tail; I don't know how to explain it more precisely. The sterilizer is running constantly, and the ozonator is used periodically, but it seems that's all... I will send photos later. I would appreciate any help. The old lady took the nosed and the bicolor dog...

Lynn4242

Wow, where did such a white-breasted one come from? It feels like when the surgeon was defecating, his waste was eaten by your fish. It looks like poisoning. Fish are caught not only with nets but also with cyanides. Nine years ago, when I just started, a lot of fish also died. They come with a thin back, live for about 7-10 days after delivery, and then it's all over, but I haven't encountered anything like yours (just assumptions).

Selena4467

My condolences... but there is no mention of quarantine or baths for preventive bathing, especially for such a fish that looks suspicious at first glance.

Kathleen

There was no time for quarantine; it was decided, albeit reluctantly, to launch it in a rush since this relative desperately needed it. The matters at hand today are not about those who have left, but about those who are still with us, and most importantly, to understand what this is and what to do with it.

Yvette209

Once, I brought a hapatus, and it was still cold. It was so stretched out; the owner didn't overfeed it. He was afraid of the corals, but in reality, he was starving it... So I put it straight into the reef, and the next day it was all in the crypt, but after a week, everything was fine, and when it came to food, it turned out to be the fastest of all. After a month, you wouldn't recognize it... I got a beautiful fish. It seemed to have an appetite - for two days, and that was it... Most likely, it had been conditioned, but this is the first time I've seen something like this - definitely some kind of infection, my condolences...