Fishes don't seem to be hardy

[stetan]

Hi, 

Is it common for fishes to die ?  I get my fishes from lfs and 50% of the time, they do not survive long.

Is it because the way the catches the fishes using cyanide ?

[leong_rei]

Few thing must do for me when I buy fish back home I will copper it for 3-4days then put inside main tank breeder box for 7-9days then let the fish in . If u put new fish in they will fight

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[leong_rei]

1 more thing I feed all my fish with garic to increase their immune system. Lass time I never do all this thing my fish also 50% die after I do all this thing now 90% fish won't die

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[nwyk153]

2 hours ago, stetan said:

Hi, 

Is it common for fishes to die ?  I get my fishes from lfs and 50% of the time, they do not survive long.

Is it because the way the catches the fishes using cyanide ?

Maybe you would like to go in full detail? like how long your tank has been running? or what kind of fish that died in ur tank?

[Harlequinmania]

High causality rate has to do with various factors like fish diseases and fish bully which is the common things that happen when introducing new fish into tank.

What leong share is very good which the medical treatment and putting the new fish In isolation box will help slowly intro the fish to see any sign of bully and to check for any sign of diseases ,and also to train the fish to feed first before release .

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[FuEl]

Copper for at least 2 weeks. 3 - 4 days is not enough.

[leong_rei]

I copper for 6 days all my anthias eye become blu try 2 time. 2time also got this same problem with anthias

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[Schwantz]

What copper concentration do you use for quarantine?

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[leong_rei]

Seacham

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[Schwantz]

I use Seachem Cupramine too. But use half dosage for quarantine.

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[finbir]

Hi bro,

 To date, my current tank which is almost 15yrs old can take any new fish; provided they r compatible. The most important thing is to get the new guy to settle down n this I do my initially leaving it in a quarantine sans medication. After it has regain its strength which can be between two weeks to a month, I then start treatment with 'stop itch' medication sans copper. When a newby is eating well, it will not be easily bullied n will soon be accepted by the residents.

[queen angel]

Some fish are diff to keep eg moorish idol n butterfly fish , mandarin fish etc .   Some are easy such as clown fish n damsel . I keep new fish in a relatively big Perspex container and put inside the tank for some time until they r stable n able to mix around w other fish.  it could take some few weeks  .  Also if u can try to buy fish which already eating in the fish shop . 

[acura007]

Firstly, do you have any resident fishes in your tank? If no then 90% is the water quality. Is it a new setup? If it is, patience is what you need. You need to get bacteria settled before putting in fishes. PM me if you need help.

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[Eric Ng]

Getting a healthy and clearly free from too much stress is key to start off too. 

Hold off temptations to rush into buying a fish if its not in the best of conditions will help to save a lot of money too

[leong_rei]

Hi bro,

 To date, my current tank which is almost 15yrs old can take any new fish; provided they r compatible. The most important thing is to get the new guy to settle down n this I do my initially leaving it in a quarantine sans medication. After it has regain its strength which can be between two weeks to a month, I then start treatment with 'stop itch' medication sans copper. When a newby is eating well, it will not be easily bullied n will soon be accepted by the residents.

Bro your new fish u quarantine in main tank or other tank ?

[finbir]

Hi bro,

         There's an article on this topic by Tanne Hoff at Reef Builders, yesterday. I use my sump , which has an almost similar setup to the main display. The guys can settle down till they r fat n healthy.

         Well, I've done it many times but all it needs is a newby to undo the good. Mind u, ur new fishes can live for well over two months n one day,a new addition can cause an outbreak of itch n only the strongest can survive.

        Good luck.

[kenyee]

A question wrt hardy fishes..Why fishes that deem to be hardy cant survive in a tank whereas fishes that deem to be "difficult to care" are ok in the same tank? All I can say its life is luck n fate.. cheers n happy reefing

[klyve]

11 hours ago, kenyee said:

A question wrt hardy fishes..Why fishes that deem to be hardy cant survive in a tank whereas fishes that deem to be "difficult to care" are ok in the same tank? All I can say its life is luck n fate.. cheers n happy reefing

Lol... I like ur quote .....