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glaekenjz

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I have had a 125 gallon tank for about a monthy now. I bought it from a friend, and it was established for three years before we moved it. After I set it up, I went through the initial set up proccess, and after a week, tested everything, and it all came back great. I bought a few fish, and everyone of them did great for a few weeks. Then, recently, my fish started to get sick. The left sides of their bodies started to get really pale, and slimy looking. Their left eyes started to cloud up, and then they died. I lost quite a few fish in about a 2 day period. Now, I have one more damsel that is still alive, and doing very well. Not too mention a few shrimp, snails, hermit crabs, a condalactus anenome, and a ricordia polyp. They are all fine, but everything else died. 2 tangs, a dwarf angel, and a butterfly fish.
Second problem, is that I cannot find the bodies of my damsels. Would an anenome eat my damsels if it grew large enough?
Thirdly, now after I have done a few water changes and monitored the last fish, I have started to notice that my aquarium water is starting to get very yellow. It is clear, just yellow. I am using my protein skimmer the way that I was instructed to.
So, can someone please help me?
 
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glaekenjz

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And another thing. My tank is so big, and I have so much live rock, and other various things, that it would be almost impossible for me to catch a fish to put it into a QT. I tried.
 
lefty

lefty

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In a large tank such as yours, it isn't uncommon for you to not find the carcass of the fish. It is more likely that your hermits ate the fish. I know that it's hard to catch fish in a big tank with lots of LR, but you may have to resort to taking our your LR to catch them.
It sounds like your fish had Brooklynella. If so, you'll need to act fast to keep your fish alive. Formalin baths will cure this disease. You'll probably want to do a bit of research on the disease to make sure this is what your fish have(had). Common symptoms are skin lesions, a thick and white mucus coating, gasping near the surface, acting lethargic, refusing to eat, and losing color (your fish may not have all of the symptoms listed above). Like I said, you will need to act very quickly if your fish has this. Fish with Brook often die within a couple days of having it.
-lefty
 
lefty

lefty

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No. You'll need to perform the dips in a separate container with just the fish (you also want to keep the temperature right). Check out the FAQs thread at the top of this page. Beth has a nice article in there on Formalin dips. :)
-lefty
 
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