Ick vs bacteria ?
Hello gentermen and ladies, please help. Want to hear from you guys what you think on this subject! I do not know it all.
First, So far I have remove all my fishes from my 80 gal reef tank and place all my fish in a small bear bottom quarantine tank with a heated, skimmer, with the some of the same water from main tank. First day I added some Melafix as per instruction. 2nd day I did a water change 25% and added Melafix and super ick cure and that's where we are at today. I have feed my fish in the pass spectrum marine fish food which I think is the best in the market with some Kent marine liquid Garlic Xtreme. And I'm feeding them that once more.
Calcium 440 ppm
Nitrite. 0.0 ppm
PH. 8.4 ppm
Nitrate. 0.5.ppm to 10 ppm. ( dead fish 4)
Ammonia. 0.0. Ppm
Alkalinity KH 9 dkh 161.1 gh/KH
SG. 1.024 Sg/ 31 ppt
Temp. 80 degrees
Phosphate. 0.00
Question 1) could it be possible that when I change the food to whole frozen
mysis shrimp, brine shrimp instead of my regular feeding that could have course this or could it have been new fish I introduce to the tank but did not look like they where sick and I ask the guy at the store to feed them and they where ok. By the way those fishes I perchase die and the ones that are left are my reg fishes. Lost 4 new fish?
2) look at some pic on line and compare them to my clown fish and they look the same marking but I could be wrong. I'm not a fish doc. Looks like ick they say. I never have this problem before and been in the hobby for many years, but there a first time for everything. Have readed on lots of things to do. What would you do if it was you?
2) what do you think about using Melafix together with Super Ick Cure both API products.
Please all input would be greatly appreciated. Thank You MikesReef.
Hello gentermen and ladies, please help. Want to hear from you guys what you think on this subject! I do not know it all.
First, So far I have remove all my fishes from my 80 gal reef tank and place all my fish in a small bear bottom quarantine tank with a heated, skimmer, with the some of the same water from main tank. First day I added some Melafix as per instruction. 2nd day I did a water change 25% and added Melafix and super ick cure and that's where we are at today. I have feed my fish in the pass spectrum marine fish food which I think is the best in the market with some Kent marine liquid Garlic Xtreme. And I'm feeding them that once more.
Calcium 440 ppm
Nitrite. 0.0 ppm
PH. 8.4 ppm
Nitrate. 0.5.ppm to 10 ppm. ( dead fish 4)
Ammonia. 0.0. Ppm
Alkalinity KH 9 dkh 161.1 gh/KH
SG. 1.024 Sg/ 31 ppt
Temp. 80 degrees
Phosphate. 0.00
Question 1) could it be possible that when I change the food to whole frozen
mysis shrimp, brine shrimp instead of my regular feeding that could have course this or could it have been new fish I introduce to the tank but did not look like they where sick and I ask the guy at the store to feed them and they where ok. By the way those fishes I perchase die and the ones that are left are my reg fishes. Lost 4 new fish?
2) look at some pic on line and compare them to my clown fish and they look the same marking but I could be wrong. I'm not a fish doc. Looks like ick they say. I never have this problem before and been in the hobby for many years, but there a first time for everything. Have readed on lots of things to do. What would you do if it was you?
2) what do you think about using Melafix together with Super Ick Cure both API products.
Please all input would be greatly appreciated. Thank You MikesReef.
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