sad day :(

[ivegotcrabs]

i woke up yesterday and saw 2 white spots on my kole tang and first thought was ich
but he was eating fine and active as usual so i decided to wait a while before stressing him out............BIG mistake


woke up this morning to a tank full of dead fish

yellow eye kole
true perc clown
mccosker's flasher wrasse
orange bar goby?????
blue green chromis X2

all dead
they were covered in a white film so i asume this wasn't ich
maybe brooklynella

any way how long should my tank sit fallow before trying again

 

[hhughes]

Wow... overnight? That's crazy. Sorry .

 

[lilrobb]

D'amn!

 

[hackman72]

WOW!! I hate to hear that.

 

[ivegotcrabs]

i could not believe it
i mean i love my tank and i tend to stare at it all day trying to think of ways to improve
i didn't see any signs until the tang had 2 spots...... 2 stinkin spots!!!!!!!!!!!!
went to work, came home and he had a few more but not that bad, went to bed, got up and had to go fishing to find them all

i had no idea that brooklynella or any other parasite could work that fast

 

[hackman72]

I'm not a disease expert at all. PM JennM. She's got the knowledge to help you with this.

 

[elfloyd]

Sorry... Can anyone confirm what could have spread so quickly?

 

[miami dolfan]

Aww man! Sorry to hear that.

 

[mikesommers]

Sorry to hear that Wil. That is Brook if you ask me.

I would follow up on this:
Brooklynella is a type of saltwater ich caused by an infestation of the ciliated protozoanBrooklynella hostilis. It is most closely and commonly associated with subfamily Clownfish members of the Damselfish family, and therefore is typically referred to as Clownfish Disease. Although this parasitic scourge similar to others requires a fish host to survive, it is not particular in its quest to find one. Angelfishes, tangs or surgeonfishes, wrasses, jawfishes, and seahorses among others will host Brooklynella.
These protozoa reproduce asexually by means of simple binary fission through conjugation, which is why they are able to multiply so much more rapidly than Cryptocaryon (Marine Ich/White Spot Disease), and Oodinium (Velvet/Coral Fish Disease), and why it can kill fish within a few days and even hours upon recognition. For this reason accurate diagnosis and immediate treatment of all fish exposed to these life-threatening organisms is critical.
Symptoms to Look For
Most similar symptomatically to Oodinium, this too is a parasite that primarily attacks the gills first. At the onset fish may scrap up against objects, rapid respiration develops, and fish often gasp for air at the surface as the gills become clogged with mucus. Fish become lethargic, refuse to eat, and colors fade, but the most noticeable difference that sets Brooklynella apart from Oodinium is the heavy amount of slime that is produced. As the disease progresses a thick whitish mucus covers the body, usually starting at the head and spreading outward, skin lesions appear, and it is not uncommon for signs of secondary bacterial infections to arise.

Exactly what you described to me on the phone.

 

[ivegotcrabs]

that is exactly what it looked like but i had know idea it killed them that fast

 

[mikesommers]

IVEgotCRABS;594302 wrote: that is exactly what it looked like but i had know idea it killed them that fast

Very serious disease. Sorry man. I hate stuff like this.

 

[ivegotcrabs]

yea it make me want to give up because i hate killing fish or any other animal for that matter
but i learn from my mistakes and i will try again

 

[jennm]

Could have been Brook, could have been Amyloodinium... do you have any pictures of the deceased fish? It might help ID it.

What are your parameters? When and what was your most recent addition?

Do you quarantine?

Jenn

 

[ivegotcrabs]

JennM;594330 wrote: Could have been Brook, could have been Amyloodinium... do you have any pictures of the deceased fish? It might help ID it.

What are your parameters? When and what was your most recent addition?

Do you quarantine?

Jenn

no pics sorry
ph 7.9
trate 10
trite 0
ammo 0

my last addition was the kole and flasher
all did well for 2 weeks

 

[wonka2000]

Sorry man, I had this not too long ago. My Picasso clowns were coverd in a slime, I thought it was a stress slime, but only to find out the next day my loss. Then a Naso died as well as green clown goby. Not a good week for me either. Other fish survived, but I also treated my tank with a fungi medication.

 

[ivegotcrabs]

this stuff looked like white dots(ich)and a white film on the sides of their body

 

[wonka2000]

I don't remember mine having dots, but they had the white slime/film.

 

[superclown]

Wow so sorry to hear I don't have half the livestock u did and anytime something of mine dies it makes me feel like I've failed somehow hope u can prevent this from happining again

 

[ivegotcrabs]

i need to save up for a qt setup
and be more careful of where i get my livestock

 

[markl]

I'm about to set my 20g tonight for a QT tank.Its always the thing I've skipped out on in my past reef tanks. Here is an article Jenn wrote about setting one up.