Help!!!

[clown boy]

Also, this guy told me that I had to only Quarantine the fish that were showing symptoms..... Good advice?

:help: :help: :help:

 

[lpuzon]

well, all ur fishes have been exposed to ich already..........

 

[clown boy]

Almost forgot: My levels are..... well, all I can remember is that they are all good. It does have a tiny bit of ammonia, though. By the way, these are tests from my display tank.
Originally Posted by lion_crazz
I would do hypo on all the fish
I have a Diamond Gobie in my main tank that I rarely see at all. How do I catch him? :notsure:

Originally Posted by lion_crazz
I would do hypo on all the fish in the 55
The 55 is my QT. My 135 that has ich is my display tank. At this point, there are no fish in the 55.

 

[quaos]

Any ammonia is a bad thing. Just catch the goby asap but first get the ther fish in the qt. Because your qt isnt cycled you will need to do a lot of water changes.

 

[lion_crazz]

What kind of live bacteria did you buy from the LFS?
Any ammonia is bad, so if you had ammonia, I am sure you nitrates was not great. Did the LFS test for alkalinity?
I would try to catch the diamond goby out of the display. Any and all fish can carry on the life cycle of ich.

 

[clown boy]

Originally Posted by lion_crazz
What kind of live bacteria did you buy from the LFS?
It's called "TLC for Saltwater Aquariums."
Originally Posted by lion_crazz
Any ammonia is bad, so if you had ammonia, I am sure you nitrates was not great.
My nitrates are fine.
Originally Posted by lion_crazz
Did the LFS test for alkalinity?
No.
Originally Posted by lion_crazz
I would try to catch the diamond goby out of the display.
How do I catch him? I rarely even see the tip of his head!

 

[clown boy]

:help:

 

[clown boy]

Please!? :help: :help: :help: :help:

 

[lpuzon]

i'll bump this for u

 

[clown boy]

I guess I'd better start a new thread.....

 

[renogaw]

instead of starting a new thread, go buy a test kit and tell people your readings. then, since you bought a qt, read up on treating ich. theres a ton of info there.

 

[lion_crazz]

Well, I don't know what further I can do for you. I'm sorry, but that's the truth. You need to catch the diamond goby because the ich will try and attach to him because they will not have any other host. I really cannot tell you why you might be having issues because like reno said, you do not really know any of your water levels. Alk is extremely important in a quarantine tank, and you really need to have at least a pH, kH, and nitrate test kit when you do hypo on a fish, because these levels tend to jump out of control. And a refractometer is a must-have while you do hypo because that is really the only way to ensure that the hypo is really hypo (1.009). I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news, but that is the truth. These are the possible consequences when you do not use a quarantine tank for all new fish introductions.
Good luck with everything, and I will be here to help you if you have any further questions.

 

[clown boy]

Thank you all very much.
Hmmmmm......
I went out and bought a test kit for ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, and ph. This morning, I looked at my Blue Hippo Tang, and there are now only one or two white spots! I hadn't even put my Blue Hippo in the QT yet! Come to think of it, it looks more like specks then spots. Does this mean it really wasn't ich?!?!
:jumping: :cheer:

 

[lion_crazz]

It might not be! :happyfish Was he the ony fish with the specks?

 

[clown boy]

Originally Posted by lion_crazz
It might not be! :happyfish Was he the ony fish with the specks?
My Purple Tang has one...... :cheer:

 

[clown boy]

bump

 

[lion_crazz]

It might also be ich. Can you post a picture of your fish?
How are the fish doing?

 

[clown boy]

Hmmmmm...... I see one or two scratch marks on my Blue Hippo..... I'll try to post a picture when my lights turn on.

 

[lion_crazz]

Scratch marks could mean that he is flashing, a common sign of ich.
If you could post your water levels, that would also very much help as well. pH, kH, ammonia, nitriete, nitrate, temp., and salinity would be helpful.

 

[clown boy]

Originally Posted by lion_crazz
Scratch marks could mean that he is flashing, a common sign of ich.
If you could post your water levels, that would also very much help as well. pH, kH, ammonia, nitriete, nitrate, temp., and salinity would be helpful.
What is kH?