Velvet!! :(

[AussieCrazy]

Hey everyone. Well I got a bad case of velvet , don't know where it came from or anything just know that I have it. Each fish is going one by one. My question to everyone is should I just take these poor fish that are suffering ? And also how long is the turn around so that one day I can put fish back? Is 4-6 weeks? Should I wait even longer? Thanks everyone for your time.

 

[jadakiss]

dame sorry to hear that.

 

[AussieCrazy]

Thanks jada.

 

[NYreefNoob]

6-8 weeks with no fish, i went through this a year or more ago and lost 90% of my fish. you got it from not qt'ing a new addition or treating a fish. only chance would be to catch all fish and have a temp qt tank set up and try treating the fish

 

[ryangrieder]

6-8 weeks with no fish, i went through this a year or more ago and lost 90% of my fish. you got it from not qt'ing a new addition or treating a fish. only chance would be to catch all fish and have a temp qt tank set up and try treating the fish

yupp.

buddy did the same thing...3 times. his LFS got a bad batch a few times of fish, and he does not qt his fish. he got one fish with it, and wiped out 80% of his system instantly. he waited 2 months, slowly built his system back up, and did it again! then a year later, once more! now he qt's everything he gets, and does not shop at that LFS anymore..

 

[AussieCrazy]

I don't have a qt tank, but I feel so bad for the fish that are sick, like there suffering , any ideas.

 

[ryangrieder]

only way of saving them is if you right this minute go get a qt tank and start treating them asap. if not they will most likely die within the next day or two. velvet is a hell of a disease. maybe try contacting dom and see if he will qt for you in the mean time.

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

hey guys im fairly new to this so i have to ask , what is velvet?

 

[ryangrieder]

hey guys im fairly new to this so i have to ask , what is velvet?

Marine velvet...

http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=83

ALso, are you 100% sure its velvet, a lot of people confuse velvet for other diseases or fungus. Velvet is not extremely common that much anymore, that's why I ask