Help!!!!!!!!! tank outbreak

[VJ&POOPS]

I have an outbreak in my tank, almost sure it some sort of parasite, water test reveal everything ok, salt level good, temp 80 deg. About a week ago I did a 50% water change - was moving tank, sand got stirred up.....

Problems, lost damsels and an atlantic blue tang, pop-eye and ik:dead1: :dead1:
I have a clown fish, a purple pseudo all that remains......no sps/lps, 1 very tiny anemone.........

I need something to eat or kill the parasite..... onfused: ..

 

[DEEPWATER]

cleaner wrasse or shrimp ,
neon goby

 

[Deanos]

Marine Diseases

 

[Tonyscoots84]

sorry to hear about all this.. maybe they got ick from the sand getting stirred up or maybe just from stress... popeye usually happens when they bang there eye into lets say a rock. and then they get an infection....

 

[ezee]

VJ&POOPS,

What makes you think it is a parasite? Some details would be good.

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[herman]

Hey Tony,
How do you get ick from the sand being stirred up? Lets not try to make a diagnosos without knowing the situation first dude. It will just cause confusion.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

it could be alot of things.. the sand thing is def. not good. and the stress that was prob. done to the fishs wasnt good either. there are many causes for everything..

 

[herman]

it could be alot of things.. the sand thing is def. not good. and the stress that was prob. done to the fishs wasnt good either. there are many causes for everything..

And how is the sand thing not good?

 

[Tonyscoots84]

do i really have to answer that herman.. i figure that would be common sense for us by now.. LMAO

here goes to a day of answering to herman...:arg: :sigh1:

 

[herman]

Look, there is nothing bad about sand. Thats it. BB is just another way of doing things, thats all. Yes I would like for you to answer it. You got to justify your comments man

 

[Tonyscoots84]

nononono herman dont get me wrong.. i like sand but it depends how long the sand was in the tank and how much bad stuff is in the sand.. i think ur reading it all wrong. herman come on u dont no me by now.. :wink1:

 

[herman]

Actually, I have not met you Ive kept tanks with sand for years without problems. So please explain

 

[nanoreefer22]

nononono herman dont get me wrong.. i like sand but it depends how long the sand was in the tank and how much bad stuff is in the sand.. i think ur reading it all wrong. herman come on u dont no me by now.. :wink1:

I'd jump in and save you on this one, but you gotta get through this lil pickle on your own .

 

[Tonyscoots84]

hahaha i aint opening any bottles of pickles here.... no need for it..

ok

after the sand has been established for a period of time the sand usually stores bad stuff within it. hence when stirred and the sand is moved it releases all the bad stuff into the water column how much i dont no but he did have 2 fish die... so as i said it could be many things. the sands toxins, stress and many other factors...

 

[herman]

Sure Tony. :banghead:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

:tired: :yo: :thanks: hehehe

 

[VJ&POOPS]

So, would you recommend removing the sand and keeping crushed rock on the bottom?

 

[Tonyscoots84]

maybe someone here with a bit more experience could answer that for you:headache: :kidding:

 

[jhale]

So, would you recommend removing the sand and keeping crushed rock on the bottom?

never use crushed coral, it's a nutrient trap and will raise your nitrates like crazy.

 

[kimoyo]

I have an outbreak in my tank, almost sure it some sort of parasite, water test reveal everything ok, salt level good, temp 80 deg. About a week ago I did a 50% water change - was moving tank, sand got stirred up.....

You moved your tank with 50% of the water in it? What type of tank and how big?

Problems, lost damsels and an atlantic blue tang, pop-eye and ik:dead1: :dead1:

How long after you moved the tank did they die? Did you get any new fish in recently?