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[don ryks]

HI EVERYBODY.LAST WEEK I POSTED ABOUUT MY LARGE COWFISH ACTING STRANGE AND NOT EATING WELL I NOW HAVE 7 OUT OF 15 FISH DEAD IN 4 DAYS.THIS APPEARS TO BE ICK BUT IT IS KIND OF STRANGE THAT IA HAVENT LOST A FISH IN AYEAR AND A HALF.I HAVE 20 YEARS IN THIS WONDERFUL HOBBY BUT FOR THE LIFE OF ME AND MY FISH I CAN NOT FIQURE THIS OUT.I DO A 35 GAL WATER CHANGE EVERY 30 DAYS.I DO NOT OVER FEED AND MY CHILLER KEEPS MY TANK TANK A CONSTANT TEMP EVERY DAY. IF ANYONE CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION I WOULD GREATLY APPRERCIATIVE.I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BELIVER IN WATER CHANGES AND STILL FEEL THAT IS IS NOT A FILTER ON THE MARKET THAT CAN MAKE THEM OBSOLITE.BUT I HOPE SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHING I DONT.I SURE IF ANYONE CAN INVENT A CURE FOE ICK THEY WILL BE BILLIONIRE.SO IN THE MEAN TIME COPPERSAFE IN AND JUST WAIT FOR THE CAUSATY REPORT TO FOLLOW.HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN HELP,THANKS FOR LISTENING AND BY ALL MEAMS ,PLEASE RESPOND.IM AT ABOUT A 300.00 LOST RIGHT KNOW.TKS,DONnull

 

[pufferlover]

Hmm! A Cowfish sick then half the tank dead I think you might worry about what the Cowfish might have released as far as its toxic poison. If you have been doing water changes it is what probably has kept some of the fish alive. I would get the cow out but I don't know if you can solve this now. Not trying to scare you to death but I think this has a good chance of being what has happened- lets see what others say tonight then I would act asap.

 

[don ryks]

TERRY B.THANK YOU FOR THE REPLY.YES I HAVE A FISH ONLY TANK.THE WIERD PART ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IS I HAVENT PUT ANEW FISH IN THE TANK IN OVER A MONTH.THE COWFISH STARTED OUT BY STAYING IN ONE CORNER AND DID NOT EAT.WHEN HE DOESNT EAT I KNEW THEN I HAD A PROBLEM.THEN,AFTER ONE DAY SPECS STARTED SHOWING SHOWING ON ITS BODY.THE NEXT MORNING MY PURPLE TANG,FLAME ANGEL AND BICOLOR ANGEL WERE DEAD.THAT AFTERNOON THE QUEEN ANGEL,WHICH IS MY LARGEST FISH[ABOUT 5 INCHE.ACROSS]WAS ALSO DEAD.SO FAR THE 2 SISSOR TAIL GOBBIES,THE MIDNIGHT ANGEL,AND THE YELLOW TANG ARE LEFT.ONE OF MY PROBLEMS IS I CANT CATCH THE FISH THAT SHOW SIGNS OF THE DIEASE WITHOUT MOVING MOST OF THE ROCKS AND CORAL OUT.OR DISRUPING THE TANK COMPLETELY.I AM GOING TO TAKE YOUR SUGGESTION,THANKS AGAIN,I WILL BE IN TOUCH,DON.

 

[don ryks]

PUFFERLOVER,THANKS FOR REPLING.THE OWNER OF THE SHOP I GO TO ALSO SUGGESTED THE SAME THING ABOUT THE TOXIN.I ALSO HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MARC WEIS,AWELL KNOWN AQUIRIUM AND SALTWATER DIEASE TYPE OF GUY.HE HAS A GREAT LINE OF PRODUCTS.IM WAITING TO HERE BACK FROM HIM,THANKS AGAIN,ILL BE TOUCH.DON.

 

[pufferlover]

Don; Was not trying to worry you with my post but it is what came to my mind real fast. In the past I lost 2 tanks one due to a cowfish and one due to a pair of boxfish (same difference almost) and in both cases the other fish showed spots then died but the cow and the box were the first to not act right before the problem got beyond my control. If the other fish (still ok) have been in tank quite a while with the cow they would have become somewhat immune to some of the toxin depending on how much the Cow might have let go. Anyway let me know what you hear from Mark and what you end up deciding to do.

 

[don ryks]

TERRY B.,I LOST 7 OF 15 OF MY FISH.THE ONLY FISH THAT WERE SCRATCHING DIED.AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH IT MAY HAVE BEEN VELET RATHER THAN ICK THAT CAUSED THE DEATHS.THE COW FISH WAS FIRST TO DEVELOPE THE SPOTS AND THE BEHAVIOR CHANGE,HOWEVER THE FISH THAT DIED DID NOT SHOW ANY SPOTSBUT THEY DID SCRATCH.THE REALLY STRANGE PART IS THAT MY QUEEN ANGEL SEEMED IN PERFECT HEALTH AND DIED WHILE I WAS AT WORK.THE FISH THAT ARE LEFT NSEEM TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE.THEY ARE ACTING NORMAL AND EATING WELL.SINCE I HAVE A FISH ONLY TANK I USED COPPERSAFE.I DID NOT WANT TO BUT I NEEDED TO TAKE EXTREME MEASURES.IM DUE FOR A WATER CHANGE THIS WEEKEND.DUE YOU THINK I SHOULD POSTPONE OR CHANGE.MARC WEISS IS ON VACA,STILL WAITING ON HIS REPLY.THANKS FOR YOU IMPUT AND I BE IN TOUCH,TKS AGAIN,DON.null

 

[don ryks]

PUFFERLOVER,PLEASE READ MY POST TO TERRY.THANKS FOR YOUR HELP TOO.I HATED TO USE THE COPPER SAFE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU THINK I SHOULD WAIT ON THE WATER CHANGE OR GO AHEAD.PS.ALL WATER TEST ARE IN THE GOOD RANGE BUT LIKE YOU I BELIEVE IN VERY REGULAR WATER CHANGES.THANKS AGAIN,DON.PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH.

 

[don ryks]

TERRY B,THANKS AGAIN.ITS BEEN 4 DAYS NOW ALL FISH THAT ARE LEFT ARE EATING AND ACTING NORMAL.I WILL TEST FOR COPPER STARTING TOMMORROW.STILL TRYING TO DECIDE ABOUNT THE WATER CHANGE.I AM GOING TO TEST AND WATCH FOR ANOTHER 3 TO 4 WEEKS.THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE.WILL BE IN TOUCH,DON.R

 

[pufferlover]

I would do the water change making sure you dose the new water with the proper amount of copper since you have already started with it. I like Terry am a believer in water changes (do all my tanks weekly even tho it is a chore). Just in case the cowfish is involved at all diluting the water a bit can't hurt till you get closer to the real problems answer.