Brookynella KILLING MY FISH ONE BY ONE!! HELP

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  1. Quiksilver5451

    Quiksilver5451 Plankton

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    I really need some advice!!! I bought two wild caught clowns that had [FONT=&quot]brookynella.... Now 9 fish including them have died! its only been like 2-3 weeks since the bad clowns were put in!

    I have no idea what to do i still have a yellow tang and a fox face in the tank and they both are eating and acting normal... i dont know if i need to take them out of the tank or if that will stress them out even more!? This is very frustrating to me not only because of the money ive lost but i dont want anymore fish to die... I try and keep the tank clean and i do 20% water changes every week. I have been supplementing spirilina food with garlic extreme and selcom.

    Water prameters are all in check:
    0 ammonia
    0 nitrite
    10 nitrate
    1.025 salinity
    79 degrees
    The tank is a 90 gallon with a 55 gallon sump.

    *Fish that ive lost: (In order)
    2 wild clowns (brought brookynella [/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]in my tank!)
    2 ocellaris clowns (clowns ive had for 5 months)
    2 mocha clowns (the place replaced the two that died, "bad shippment" my stupidity that i didnt know it was brook) So angry with my self for not QT'ing.. i will be from now on.
    1 Blue spotted tang
    1 Royal gramma
    1 bi-color blenny (today) :-[

    I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO TO KEEP THESE GUYS ALIVE!... Qt, uv sterilizer... Please give me some advice.. i know this disease is NASTY, kills so fast!

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  3. Moxtrain

    Moxtrain Peppermint Shrimp

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    Brooklynella

    Read up on it here. Looks like you need to QT and treat them with formalin.
     
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  4. elwolfe

    elwolfe Coral Banded Shrimp

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  5. Quiksilver5451

    Quiksilver5451 Plankton

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    Thanks.... I have the yellow tang and the fox face in my qt tank (Day 2).... I gave them a freshwater dip and and treating with quick cure... they seem to be doing pretty good! Thank god! i should have done this sooner with the others.

    Well i have learned a hard lesson and i will be qt'ing all of my fish for a month before adding them to the display tank!!

    Hopefully keeping them in a 10 gallon qt for a good 4-6 week, until the tank has ran fallow long enough!

    If you have any more advice about treatment or on running a fallow tank... It shouldn't affect my corals or anemones should it??

    Thanks!
     
  6. initial_reefer

    initial_reefer Bristle Worm

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    this stuff is hardcore both my clowns had it they lasted 2 weeks I fresh dipped them every day to remove as much as I can but it was too much stress
     
  7. initial_reefer

    initial_reefer Bristle Worm

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    the formalin came the same day the last one died thats when I decided to take a break