louis Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 i put 1 cooling fan at my fish tank but the water go low very fast so i top up the water by using tap water and my fish get white spot can any one tell me y....is it that they too stress when water change and will they recover by them self...pls help me thank....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jem Posted October 5, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 5, 2005 hi there louis.. its not cause by the water top up.. your fish is infected with white spots/ich parasites that are already in your tank water.. do some read ups.. here are some links for you to read up on reefers experience with ich http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=37103 http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36549 http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=34140 http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=32001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nakazoru Posted October 5, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 5, 2005 Errr, 90% of fishes that I buy from LFS is infected with parasites, white spot being most common. Either always scratching to ride of white spots. I take on a 100% QT procedure. Just bought a sabae clown, last sunday, 3 days in QT already scratch it body. Going to execute hypo tomorrow... I trust that all the LFS fish are ich infested, so be aware. Quote Equipment: 30G Corner Tank with 10G Sump, 2 x 24W artinic T5, 1 x 24W 10K, 1x 24W 20K, 3" Grade 0 sand & Live rocks, Activated Carbon, Bio-home, 2 x Seio M620, Hailea 1/2HP Chiller, Redsea Pro Skimmer Live Stock: Turbo Snail x 1, Green Mandarin Dragonet X 2, Blue Tang X 2, True percular x 2, 1 x Algae Bleenie, Clarke clown x 2 Reef: 1 x 2" Blue maxima, Red/Brown/Purple Mushroom (Discosoma), Pink Ricordea yuma, A little colony Brown/Green common Zoanthus, Red/Pink/Green US Zoanthus, Eagle-eye Zoathus, 14 Branch Goniopora Pandoraensis, 1 Starburst Polyps, 3 + 2 Branch Frogspawn, 4 Blasto, palythoa, Cheato RIPs (Since June 2005): 1. Sabae clown (KO by Clarke clown) 2. 1 branch melted frogspawn 4 branch 3. Golden maxima (Ripe the base off rock by me) 4. Algae Bleenie x 2 (Starvation) 5. Blue Maxima x 1, 2 x Maxima, 1 x frogspawn, rics (Overtemp...) Old 30G Corner Tank. Restarted 30G Corner Tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jem Posted October 5, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 5, 2005 I trust that all the LFS fish are ich infested, so be aware. erm..rephrase.. not all..mostly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nakazoru Posted October 5, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 5, 2005 erm..rephrase.. not all..mostly Wah, you seems like a lawyer... Okay, here it goes: Most if not all... Quote Equipment: 30G Corner Tank with 10G Sump, 2 x 24W artinic T5, 1 x 24W 10K, 1x 24W 20K, 3" Grade 0 sand & Live rocks, Activated Carbon, Bio-home, 2 x Seio M620, Hailea 1/2HP Chiller, Redsea Pro Skimmer Live Stock: Turbo Snail x 1, Green Mandarin Dragonet X 2, Blue Tang X 2, True percular x 2, 1 x Algae Bleenie, Clarke clown x 2 Reef: 1 x 2" Blue maxima, Red/Brown/Purple Mushroom (Discosoma), Pink Ricordea yuma, A little colony Brown/Green common Zoanthus, Red/Pink/Green US Zoanthus, Eagle-eye Zoathus, 14 Branch Goniopora Pandoraensis, 1 Starburst Polyps, 3 + 2 Branch Frogspawn, 4 Blasto, palythoa, Cheato RIPs (Since June 2005): 1. Sabae clown (KO by Clarke clown) 2. 1 branch melted frogspawn 4 branch 3. Golden maxima (Ripe the base off rock by me) 4. Algae Bleenie x 2 (Starvation) 5. Blue Maxima x 1, 2 x Maxima, 1 x frogspawn, rics (Overtemp...) Old 30G Corner Tank. Restarted 30G Corner Tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yellowfin tuna Posted October 6, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2005 Errr, 90% of fishes that I buy from LFS is infected with parasites, white spot being most common. Either always scratching to ride of white spots. I take on a 100% QT procedure. Just bought a sabae clown, last sunday, 3 days in QT already scratch it body. Going to execute hypo tomorrow... I trust that all the LFS fish are ich infested, so be aware. like tat,,,, my quarantine tank definitely has to start soonnnnnn..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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