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I need some help because I'm freaking out a little. :shout:
I have a 125g DSB-Reef and got Ich a couple of months ago. I borrowed a friends 75g and set it up as a long term QT in my basement and in December transferred my live stock. I have 3 different kind of Tang so I put some of my sons old toys in the tank for hiding spots (after cleaning them). I have a Hippo, Yellow and Achilles.
I kept the tank at normal parameters for a couple of weeks before I began the Hypo-salinity treatment. I began to lower the salinity by .002 every 12 hours until reaching 1.009 on Friday Jan 7.
Everything was going ok but I started to notice a chormis or two missing so I covered the tank with netting even though I found no evidence of jumpers.
Here's the big problem:
Two days ago I noticed my tangs have a white film all over them, they aren't eating like they were before and they are a tad lethargic. I don't have pictures because none of my shots were showing up well enough to see what I'm talking about.
This morning I did a water change to keep the salinity regulated and suck out some of the stuff that settled at the bottom. While in there I tried to blow the film off the Yellow and Achilles gently with a turkey baster. Not only did it not work but I was also surprise at the lack of response by both of the normally spry fish.
Does anyone have any ideas? I'm starting to freak out a good bit. I'm tired of losing my fish!
I have a 125g DSB-Reef and got Ich a couple of months ago. I borrowed a friends 75g and set it up as a long term QT in my basement and in December transferred my live stock. I have 3 different kind of Tang so I put some of my sons old toys in the tank for hiding spots (after cleaning them). I have a Hippo, Yellow and Achilles.
I kept the tank at normal parameters for a couple of weeks before I began the Hypo-salinity treatment. I began to lower the salinity by .002 every 12 hours until reaching 1.009 on Friday Jan 7.
Everything was going ok but I started to notice a chormis or two missing so I covered the tank with netting even though I found no evidence of jumpers.
Here's the big problem:
Two days ago I noticed my tangs have a white film all over them, they aren't eating like they were before and they are a tad lethargic. I don't have pictures because none of my shots were showing up well enough to see what I'm talking about.
This morning I did a water change to keep the salinity regulated and suck out some of the stuff that settled at the bottom. While in there I tried to blow the film off the Yellow and Achilles gently with a turkey baster. Not only did it not work but I was also surprise at the lack of response by both of the normally spry fish.
Does anyone have any ideas? I'm starting to freak out a good bit. I'm tired of losing my fish!
