Why do my fish keep dieing

[derickd]

:help: I got a two new Percula Clowns and in less that a week they have ich. I put in greenex for them and the next day thay are dead. So I did a water change and let the tank run for a week befor getting a new fish, with in two days it had ich to so i tryed something diffrent. I tryed ichattack and thay lasted two more days then died. I need help bad. I do a water chang ever tow weeks I put in Marine-Max one side of the pack is Diseasepreventing probiotic and theother side is Life Maximizer with antioxidants. But I keep lossing fish and it sucks. HELP ME!

 

[ricks280]

derickd, you must provide a bit more info, tank size, filtration, how long has it been running for, plus parameters sg, ph,etc. but for now stop stocking your tank just be patient . (rick)

 

[jobob]

maybe try a different lfs? and try to buy then bigger. they have been sending babies over ever since the finding nemo movie.

 

[kimber27]

I kinda experienced the same thing. My tank has been up and running for over a year, it was fully stocked and everyone was happy & healthy then dumb me put in a blue tang. She came down with ick, probably something I did caused it but anyway since I had LS, LR and coral there wasn't much I could do. Everything died, fish wise that is except one green damsel. I've since added a cleaner shrimp and little bits of live rock here and there. After about a month I added a half black damsel and it came down w/ ick and died. I'm not putting in any other fish, I'm not sure how long I should wait but for now I will only add corals. I've been told and read conflicting things about ick, some say it's always present in your tank regardless, others say it has to be introduced, does anyone know what is true & how long it is before it's safe to add new fish?
I hope you solve your problem soon. I have read that coral vital causes ick to become dormant, don't know if it's true though.

 

[itchy]

Do a search on the boards for HYPO. If ich has shown up on your fish then it is still present in the tank as it has a 3 week life cycle. Most mods on here will advise you to do a QT tank for new fish so that you may treat them for disease before introducing them into you display tank. In order to help with your ich problem it is wise to let it sit Fallow for 4 weeks to let the ich run its cycle and die off. If you introduce another fish it will most likely continue to grow. Try to list water parameters as there may be something there that could be stressing out he fish as well. Most of the treatments for ICH are a waste of time and money as they don't seem to work.

 

[kimber27]

Thanks for the info, when all my fish started getting sick I did set up a 29 gallon qt tank but it was too late. I have a couple fish I put in there to keep it going but don't know if I'm going to keep it as it seems like putting a fish in there then moving it stresses them out so bad for me it's just not worth it. I'm thinking of eventually changing it to a sump for my main tank if I can ever figure that one out. For now I'm just slowly adding my lr.

 

[jobob]

i had the same problem, i lost $300 in fish in one month. it sucked! i tried meds, that is what i think killed them. two different meds and i think they had a reaction to each other. almost killed my toadstools. it looked like acid was eating them away. i got a uv sterilizer and waited about 3-4weeks and then started to add fish one at a time. now i just leave the uv on as a safety net. and got a cleaner shrimp and some cleaner gobies.(i think the gobies help spread the ick more. but since its gone i dont have to worry about them. my hippo loves getitng cleaned, he wouldnt leave them alone so i had ot get more.!!!lol

 

[deansreef]

there is a six week waiting period for the ick to cycle out.. please wait at least the six weeks and be patient

 

[jobob]

yea but after 3 weeks the ick lay eggs and if u got crappy water it will jump on the weak fish then its starts again. or even if the fish is weak from the last ick cycle. so do a water change.