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  1. seanb

    New Fish dying after 3 days

    Beth, yes all I have in my main tank is fish 100g tank, no corals or live rock, what does my salinity need to be dropped to I do have a refractometer, also how fast can I do the drop, and then how fast can I raise the salinity Sean
  2. seanb

    New Fish dying after 3 days

    If I treat the whole tank with hyposalinity or copper what salinity do I drop the tank to 1.009, if I don't use hyposalinity and I use copper, will it affect the tank and will it affect my live rock and live sand, let me know which direction I should take. Also what is an optimal salinity level...
  3. seanb

    New Fish dying after 3 days

    Thanks for the info Beth, but none of my existing fish are affected only every time I introduce a new fish do I have a problem, I am just puzzled as to why they die within 3 days they eat fine for a 1 day or so but then die on the third, sometimes it looks like they are gasping for air at the...
  4. seanb

    New Fish dying after 3 days

    I am having a strange problem with my tank, I have a 100g uniaquarium running fluval 300 and built in wet trim, also have skimmer on tank Current Fish Maroon Clown Niger Trigger Foxface Flame Hawk Yellow Tang Humu Trigger Blue Tang Everytime I add a new fish they eat for the first day and a half...
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    Please Help, Beth or Terry

    MY question is why are my existing fish fine, I don't see them being affected, and why is it happening after the 2nd day
  6. seanb

    Please Help, Beth or Terry

    Don't notice any aggression just heaving breathing when spotted puffer died he was hanging out at the top of tank, diamond goby at bottom wagging body, didn;t notice any visible diseases on diamond goby, on spotted puffer almost like kind of shedding on skin, almost then noticed spots on naso...
  7. seanb

    Please Help, Beth or Terry

    The salinity at the fish store is 1.019, also the fish is eating for 2 days well then dies on 3rd day, I am totally confused what do, doesnt; seem to be affecting existing fish in tank
  8. seanb

    Please Help, Beth or Terry

    The symptons are as follows Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Ph 8.3 to 8.4 Salinity 1.017 Temp 80 No symptoms on existing fish, however any new fish that I add to the tank don't make it past 3rd day They eat great for 2 days, then on the 3rd day don;t look to good, and then end up dying, I saw on my naso...
  9. seanb

    Fish Dying

    Nitrates are at about 10, no real aggression from blue tang, basically any fish I add to the tank dies in 3 days, eats for 2 well, then dies on 3rd day, I am puzzled don't know what to do Accimilation is as follows I float the bag for about 20 minutes, then add water from my tank every 10...
  10. seanb

    Please Help, Beth or Terry

    Please help 100g tank I have been using greenex to help cure the fish, any other suggestions Every time I add a fish it seems to eat fine for 2 days, then on the third day, the fish is breathing heavy and then dies Added Diamond Goby Greenbird Wrasse Yellow Tang Naso Tang, All other fish in the...
  11. seanb

    Fish Dying

    Salinity is low, because the I have read that for fish only you can keep at 1.017, for accimilation floated bag for 30 minutes, then added some my water, then dumped water then released fish in tank Current fish in tank Maroon clown pair Six Line Wrasse Goby Bluen Tang Foxface Flamehawk the...
  12. seanb

    Fish Dying

    Please help 100g tank Every time I add a fish it seems to eat fine for 2 days, then on the third day, the fish is breathing heavy and then dies Added Diamond Goby Greenbird Wrasse Yellow Tang Naso Tang, All other fish in the tank doing fine no symptoms eating week, soaking food in garlic...
  13. seanb

    Naso Tang Dead

    I have had my yellow tangs, and blue tang in there with no problem, what do you suggest I add to the tank
  14. seanb

    Naso Tang Dead

    Why is the naso tang, the only one that is getting sick?
  15. seanb

    Naso Tang Dead

    Need help on why I keep losing Naso Tangs Currently have blue tang, maroon clown pair, flame hawk, schools of small yellow tangs 3, and flame angel, foxface, bicolor parrot. All my fish are doing fine and eating fine. This is now happened to me twice and doesn't seem to be affecting the other...
  16. seanb

    Please Help Sudden Death

    Beth, thanks for the reply do you have any suggestions, on whatI should I do? Water change, Hypo etc.
  17. seanb

    Please Help Sudden Death

    100g tank, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite ph 8.0 salinity 1.014 All of a sudden last week, I did a 10% water change also bleached my rocks at the time, after doing this I lost one fish then another and then another and another Powder Blue, had a white film Naso Tang, had spots Green Bird Wrasse, no...
  18. seanb

    Help, Possible Ick

    Need help, has anyone heard of herbal ich attack, currently using in my tank, should I turn the uv sterilzier off, when using medication also what is the best salinity to have when fish only to prevent parasites
  19. seanb

    Help, Possible Ick

    Beth, here is what happened, I have a 100g tank, did a 10% water change all of sudden the next day one fish died then another then another, I also bleached my rocks, and then soaked my rocks in fresh water with amquel for almost 8 hours after bleaching, checked my ammo and nitrite next day...
  20. seanb

    Help, Possible Ick

    Help I have lost 3 fish in the following 2 days, nitite 0, ammonia 0, ph 8.0, salinity 1.017 HAve just bought herbal ick attack, does anyone know what could have been causing my fish to die, please help asap
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