Set the Story Straight - HLLE

aquarius 1

Member
I've read and read and read and read about Head and Lateral Line Disease as far as causes treatments etc. and I'm still fighting a losing battle in my 150 FOWLR. I have a Koran, Flame Angel, Foxface, Clown Tang, Niger Trigger, and a pair of Percs. The two angels are definitely showing signs of the disease as they are beginning to discolor around the face. I installed a grounding probe about a month ago and it doesn't seem to be doing much. The tank is run on two Fluval 303 canister filters and a protein skimmer and the water quality is near perfect, all level are at 0. The fish get fed three time a day, once in the morning with Formula 1/2 soaked in Zoe, in the afternoon with straight spirulina flakes, and at night with the formula 1/2 soaked in Selcon. Usually every other day if not more frequently, they get either Seaweed selects, nori, or a seafood treat on the clip (either shrimp, scallops, or codfish). Even with this regiment my fish are still suffering and I can't figure out why. Any ideas? I've heard of feeding them vegetables like carrots, broccoli, and others, does this really work? Anything else I can do? I don't want to have fish with ghost faces!!!
 

oyam1

Member
you got stress in the tank.
fish will not get well if anxiety is hi.
2 angels????????????? thats stress + other open water fish, i dont know if they will ever get better.
one has to go NOW!!!!!!!!!!
 

beth

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Staff member
What are your phosphate and nitrate levels?
Are you running carbon in the canisters?
Can you post up any pics of the effected fish?
 

beth

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What are you feeding the fish?
Grounding Probe?
Grounded wiring?
I would remove the carbon and replace it with a non-active meida [floss or ceramic pieces, etc. It has been said that carbon can cause HLLE if you are using it continueously.
 
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